Experimental investigation and damage simulation of large-scaled filament wound composite pipes

This paper investigates the progressive collapse of filament wound Toray T700/Epotech X4201 composite pipes with various layups via a combined experimental and numerical study. The experimental program examines the flexural behavior of full-diameter T700/X4201 pipes under four-point bending and the tensile behavior of filament wound coupon specimens cut from the pipes. The tests show that the composite layup significantly influences the...