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Tension Testing of Flexible Expansion Joints
Project Title:听Tension Testing of Flexible Expansion Joints 听
Industry Partners:鈥疎BAA Iron, Inc.听
CIEST Personnel:听Hailey Parnell, Lindsay Guerrero, Bruce Lucero
Primary Investigator:听Prof. Brad Wham听
Year:听2020听
Project Summary:听听The intent of the test program is to听investigate听the axial performance of a Flex-Tend Flexible Expansion Joint (FEJ) and a Force-Balanced FlexTend Flexible Expansion Joint (FBFEJ), each nominally 6-in. diameter. Externally applied axial tension load test results are compared to data obtained from internal pressure burst tests and demonstrate that, while similar levels of axial force are required to initiate component failure, the failure mechanisms differ and and influenced by the circumferential stress supplied during burst testing. The work was undertaken in the Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing (CIEST) which is affiliated with the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the 海角社区. 听
Follow this link for the听Report by H.L. Parnell, L. Guerrero, B.A. Lucero, and B.P. Wham.
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