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four up to 18 layers. In this study, the length of repair was 280 mm <strong>an</strong>d the length of<br />

arc-shaped notch remained const<strong>an</strong>t at 40 mm.<br />

Stress concentration factor value<br />

Figure 3.27: The effect of thickness of repair on the stress concentration factor<br />

From Figure 3.27, it c<strong>an</strong> be seen that the increase of repair thickness does not<br />

have <strong>an</strong>y influence on reducing the SCF values. The plot shows that the average axial<br />

stress concentration,<br />

concentration,<br />

a<br />

K t is 2.25 <strong>an</strong>d it is higher th<strong>an</strong> the average of the hoop stress<br />

h<br />

K t which is only 1.44. By comparing with Figure 3.20 (i.e. stress<br />

concentration study on the non repaired pipe model), the axial SCF,<br />

hoop SCF,<br />

2.5<br />

2<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

4 8 12 18<br />

105<br />

a<br />

K t is 3.17 <strong>an</strong>d<br />

h<br />

K t is 1.66. We c<strong>an</strong> also see that after the pipe model with 40 mm arc-<br />

shaped defect has been repaired with the length of 280 mm of the glass fibre reinforced<br />

polymer, a signific<strong>an</strong>t reduction of stress concentration of 29.02% has been achieved in<br />

the axial direction <strong>an</strong>d 13.25% in the hoop direction.<br />

Axial Stress<br />

concentration<br />

Hoop stress<br />

concentration<br />

Repair<br />

Thickness (mm)<br />

In <strong>an</strong>other comparison study of SCF with <strong>an</strong>d without composite repair, Table<br />

3.10 summarises the result<strong>an</strong>t SCF using carbon fibre reinforced polymer at the variable

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