Use Of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastics (Grp) In Seawater Pipe System Offshore

The aim of this work has been to provide documentation of importance for the application of glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) pipes on topside offshore oil installations. The paper is comprised of summaries of review reports of available literature, technical reports etc. together with our own investigations. The results illustrate that glass fibre reinforced plastics represent a cost effective material for offshore sea water pipe systems, especially with respect to low weight and corrosion resistance. Fire test results also indicate that GRP represents a safe choice of materials for the applications which have been studied.