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440.82 microstrain <strong>an</strong>d for the axial strain is 5.7153E+01 x 50/10 = 285.77 microstrain.<br />

The same method is applied to other locations. The overall results are tabulated in Table<br />

4.2.<br />

Figures 4.17 <strong>an</strong>d 4.18 again show the strain results against pressure at the S3<br />

location tested in a linear elastic region but this time with different layers of composite<br />

repair. From these two graphs, it c<strong>an</strong> be seen that the increase of composite layer has<br />

reduced the strain value at the defect area (i.e. S3) <strong>an</strong>d the percentage reduction is much<br />

higher in the axial direction.<br />

microstrain<br />

5.00E-04<br />

4.50E-04<br />

4.00E-04<br />

3.50E-04<br />

3.00E-04<br />

2.50E-04<br />

2.00E-04<br />

1.50E-04<br />

1.00E-04<br />

5.00E-05<br />

0.00E+00<br />

10 20 30 40 50<br />

Pressure (bar)<br />

Figure 4.117: Hoop strain versus increasing pressure at S3 location<br />

150<br />

0 layer<br />

2 layers<br />

4 layers<br />

6 layers<br />

8 layers

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