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simulations for the hoop strain at defect is only 1.6% <strong>an</strong>d 0.4% for the nominal hoop<br />

strain. However, for axial strains at defect <strong>an</strong>d nominal areas, Simulation 1 shows a<br />

higher strain value compared to others. Simulation 3 shows a very small nominal axial<br />

strain of only 1.7 microstrain which is almost negligible. Among these three<br />

simulations, Simulation 1 which refers to the first set of predicted elastic const<strong>an</strong>t<br />

values was selected for the study of stress <strong>an</strong>d strain distribution that will be discussed<br />

further in the next sections <strong>an</strong>d chapter.<br />

Figure 3.22: Using predicted elastic const<strong>an</strong>t values in composite repair simulation<br />

(with 8 layers of repairs)<br />

3.9 Numerical Stress Analysis of Composite Repair<br />

There are two main objectives in this section. The first is to use the stress<br />

concentration factor (SCF) of non repaired pipe <strong>an</strong>d compare it with the composite<br />

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