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Polymer Structural design code

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BuoyancyBloke

Marine/Ocean
Feb 15, 2005
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I am trying to design a Thermosetting Polyurethane part and would like to know what the best design code to use would be i.e. if it was steel i would use AISC 9th edition steel construction manual. In my application there is no specific guide i am aware of but some form of structural code would be great. The main area i am looking at is long term performance. i am currently using 60% of is tensile strength for short term use and 15% for long term. The long term figure is lower due to possible degradation of material etc. The client has asked me to justify the 15% but i have none so now need to work to a code and use its figures. Please help!
 
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