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4.2.3.1 Correcting Strain Gauge Data ......................................................... 133<br />

4.2.3.2 Calculations used to compute principal strains ............................... 134<br />

4.2.3.3 Direct Calculation of Principal Strains from Corrected Strains ...... 134<br />

4.3 The design of composite repair ...................................................................... 135<br />

4.4 Methodology of Experiment .......................................................................... 136<br />

4.4.1 Composite installation ............................................................................ 143<br />

4.4.2 Detailed descriptions of strain measurement .......................................... 145<br />

4.5 Pressure Test .................................................................................................. 148<br />

4.5.1 Results .................................................................................................... 148<br />

4.5.2 Analysis of Experimental Result ............................................................ 151<br />

4.6 Validation of Results...................................................................................... 159<br />

4.6.1 Comparison of m<strong>an</strong>ual calculation, numerical <strong>an</strong>d experimental results<br />

without composite repair ........................................................................ 159<br />

4.6.2 Comparison of results between ABAQUS (simulation) <strong>an</strong>d experiment<br />

with the composite repair ....................................................................... 163<br />

4.7 Summary <strong>an</strong>d Conclusions ............................................................................ 166<br />

5 THERMO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE TRIAXIAL WOVEN<br />

FABRIC (TWF) COMPOSITE IN PIPELINE REPAIR ...................................... 168<br />

5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 168<br />

5.2 Objectives ...................................................................................................... 169<br />

5.3 Techniques to Measure the Coefficient of Thermal Exp<strong>an</strong>sion (CTE) ......... 169<br />

5.4 Methodology of Thermal Exp<strong>an</strong>sion Experiments ........................................ 171<br />

5.4.1 The Fundamentals of the Thermal Output Measurement ....................... 175<br />

5.5 Analysis of Results ........................................................................................ 177<br />

5.5.1 The test result of Experiment 1 (Thermal output) .................................. 177<br />

5.5.2 The test result of Experiment 2 (Thermal exp<strong>an</strong>sion) ............................ 180<br />

5.5.3 Investigation of shear strain in the thermal exp<strong>an</strong>sion experiment ........ 184<br />

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