%0 Journal Article %1 tourreilbrittle %A Tourreil, C %A Pargamin, L %A Thevenet, G %A Prat, S %A Siampiringue, N %D - %K BRITTLE-FRACTURE Composite Insulator %T "BRITTLE FRACTURE" OF COMPOSITE INSULATORS: THE NEW EXPLANATION AND A FIELD CASE STUDY %X It is shown that brittle fractures are produced by an acid that comes from the hydrolysis of a component, the hardener, of the resin formulation used to make the FRP rod. In the laboratory, brittle fractures have been obtained using such an acid in contact with insulator rods subjected to a tensile stress. Using infra-red spectrometry, such an acid was found on the fracture surface of a 500 kV insulator that had failed after more than 15 years of service.

@article{tourreilbrittle, abstract = {It is shown that brittle fractures are produced by an acid that comes from the hydrolysis of a component, the hardener, of the resin formulation used to make the FRP rod. In the laboratory, brittle fractures have been obtained using such an acid in contact with insulator rods subjected to a tensile stress. Using infra-red spectrometry, such an acid was found on the fracture surface of a 500 kV insulator that had failed after more than 15 years of service.}, added-at = {2020-04-03T16:01:51.000+0200}, author = {Tourreil, C and Pargamin, L and Thevenet, G and Prat, S and Siampiringue, N}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25201d90e1ee16d9b0b6071c524de4aaf/ceps}, interhash = {64cbe8052526242042d907d01b062cb9}, intrahash = {5201d90e1ee16d9b0b6071c524de4aaf}, keywords = {BRITTLE-FRACTURE Composite Insulator}, timestamp = {2023-12-21T10:24:06.000+0100}, title = {"BRITTLE FRACTURE" OF COMPOSITE INSULATORS: THE NEW EXPLANATION AND A FIELD CASE STUDY}, year = {-} }