On the mechanical performance of glass-fibre-reinforced thermosetting-resin pipes: A review

A comprehensive review is conducted on the performed investigations in the field of mechanical behaviour of glass-fibre reinforced thermosetting-resin (GFRP) pipes. Classified into six categories of stress/strain analysis, failure evaluation, environmental issues, viscoelastic behaviour and creep analysis, fatigue analysis and impact analysis, the main streamline of the performed and on-going studies in current years have been outlined. The recent trend and challenges in conducted researches are highlighted and discussed. Performing a gap analysis, new perspectives which are still required to be developed more deeply for their industrial applications or have not been addressed in literature are nominated.