Evaluation and selection of an optimum material for coil tubes in CT drilling technology for hard rocks in mineral exploration

dc.contributor.author	Lagat, Christopher Kipchumba
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr Reem Roufail
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Brian Evans
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T09:46:09Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T09:46:09Z
dc.date.created	2015-12-01T01:20:38Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/116
dc.description.abstract	The PhD study aimed at evaluating and selecting optimum material for coiled tubes in CT drilling technology for hard rocks in mineral exploration. Numerical computer modelling, using Abaqus and Hypersizer software packages, was undertaken to analyse stress distribution and investigate the effect of fibre orientation and stacking sequence of fibre layers that constitute the composite tube laminate. Cyclic bending tests using a fatigue testing machine and mechanical tensile tests were carried out to validate the simulation results.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Curtin University
dc.title	Evaluation and selection of an optimum material for coil tubes in CT drilling technology for hard rocks in mineral exploration
dc.type	Thesis
dcterms.educationLevel	PhD
curtin.department	Department of Petroleum Engineering
curtin.accessStatus	Open access