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epaired pipe, as shown in Figure 3.23. Details of the exact point that was used in the<br />

calculations of SCF will be presented <strong>an</strong>d the import<strong>an</strong>ce of the composite repair to the<br />

stress concentration factor will be discussed. The second objective, relating to the<br />

comparison of two different materials namely glass fibre <strong>an</strong>d carbon fibre composites,<br />

will be discussed later. Different parameters such as length <strong>an</strong>d thickness of repair are<br />

compared against the variable notch sizes.<br />

Figure 3.23: Pipe model without repair (Left) <strong>an</strong>d with composite repair (Right)<br />

3.9.1 Stress concentration comparison of the pipe with <strong>an</strong>d without the<br />

repair<br />

In this section, the SCF is studied between the pipe model with <strong>an</strong>d without the<br />

repair. The reference of the SCF of the pipe model without repair is available <strong>an</strong>d has<br />

already been discussed in the earlier section. The maximum hoop <strong>an</strong>d nominal stresses<br />

are referred to at element 5094 (i.e. at the notch root) <strong>an</strong>d element 2141 (i.e. away from<br />

the defect) as shown in Figure 3.24. Figure 3.25 shows axial stresses.<br />

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