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Creator:: Srivastava, Aarushi
Abstract:: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer has been the material of choice for packaging industry as a result of its excellent mechanical and physical properties. These properties are highly dependent on the microstructure, chemistry, and processing conditions of this material. PET is often oriented in the machine direction (MD), the transverse direction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: forming plastic films in both MD and TD directions to obtain stronger films. Stretching is commonly known

Creator:: Xu, Bin
Abstract:: The global motivation for this work comes from the desire to fabricate "plastic lumber" with improved mechanical properties (particularly creep resistance) from recycled plastics and wood composites. The present studies have utilized "virgin plastics" of polystyrene (PS), an amorphous, stiff material that exhibits brittle fracture, and high density polyethylene (HDPE),...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: work comes from the desire to fabricate "plastic lumber" with improved mechanical properties

Creator:: Hunt, John
Abstract:: With the dominance of polyethylene as the building material for America's natural gas distribution system and a growing demand for natural gas, there exists and ever increasing need for improved methods of repairing damaged natural gas distribution pipe. This paper serves as the ground work for a multi-part study seeking...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and design of a pipe burst apparatus for the validation of plastic pipe hydrostatic design basis

Creator:: Harris, Kevin E.
Abstract:: The natural gas industry has become essential in many areas in the United States. Currently there is over 37.5 million miles of natural gas distribution lines. A large majority of these lines are polyethylene pipes. With such a large percentage of polyethylene lines in use gas companies are continually looking...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: there were approximately 544,000 miles of 2 plastic mainlines and 37.5 million miles of plastic

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