Umehluko phakathi kwepayipi lesihlabathi le-FRP neipayipi lensimbi.Ipayipi lesanti lepulasitiki eliqiniswe ngengilazi liwuhlobo olusha lwezinto ezihlanganisiwe ezenziwe nge-resin njenge-matrix material, i-glass fiber kanye nemikhiqizo yayo njengento yokuqinisa, nesihlabathi se-quartz njengento yokugcwalisa.Ngokumelana nokugqwala okuhle kakhulu, izici ze-hydraulic, isisindo esingasindi namandla aphezulu, ukugeleza okukhulu kokudlulisa, ukufakwa okulula, isikhathi esifushane sokwakha, kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okubanzi okuphansi, isiphenduke inketho yemboni yamakhemikhali, ubunjiniyela be-drainage, nobunjiniyela bamapayipi.

Ipayipi lensimbi lisetshenziselwa ukuthutha uketshezi kanye nezinto eziqinile eziyimpuphu, ukushintshanisa ukushisa, nokwenza izingxenye eziwumshini neziqukathi.Futhi iyinsimbi yokonga.Ukusebenzisa amapayipi ensimbi ukwenza amagridi esakhiwo sesakhiwo, izinsika, nezisekelo zemishini kunganciphisa isisindo, konge insimbi ngo-20-40%, futhi kubone ukwakhiwa kwefekthri ngomshini.Ukusetshenziswa kwamapayipi ensimbi ukwenza amabhuloho omgwaqo omkhulu akugcini nje ukulondoloza insimbi, ukwenza lula ukwakhiwa, kodwa futhi kunciphisa kakhulu indawo yesendlalelo sokuzivikela futhi konga izindleko zokutshala izimali kanye nokugcinwa.