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1 INTRODUCTION<br />

One of the most common problems in the <strong>structural</strong> integrity of industrial pipelines<br />

is external corrosion. This external corrosion is normally driven by two factors, namely<br />

the environment <strong>an</strong>d the age of the pipeline itself. So, much effort has been put in by<br />

m<strong>an</strong>y comp<strong>an</strong>ies, individuals <strong>an</strong>d others in upholding the integrity of these ageing<br />

pipelines <strong>an</strong>d solving the external corrosion problem. The key success to realising the<br />

extension of pipeline life with proper protection is counting on a systematic strategy on<br />

how to develop <strong>an</strong>d implement integrity m<strong>an</strong>agement programmes by each pipeline<br />

operator. Based on the data generated by the inspection programme for inst<strong>an</strong>ce, <strong>an</strong><br />

operator c<strong>an</strong> go forward <strong>an</strong>d make decisions related to the current <strong>an</strong>d future integrity of<br />

a pipeline, remaining life assessment, <strong>an</strong>d appropriate preventative mainten<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>an</strong>d<br />

inspection activities to maintain the design pl<strong>an</strong> for the pipeline.<br />

The four components namely Assessment, Monitoring, Mitigation, <strong>an</strong>d Life<br />

Extension are shown in Figure 1.1 <strong>an</strong>d they provide the me<strong>an</strong>s to develop a<br />

comprehensive integrity m<strong>an</strong>agement programme <strong>an</strong>d meet specific needs <strong>an</strong>d<br />

situations for each pipeline operator <strong>an</strong>d pipeline system. One of the import<strong>an</strong>t criteria<br />

to ensure the success of this integrity m<strong>an</strong>agement programme is to know how the<br />

repair of the pipeline has been evaluated. Composite materials, for example, have been<br />

accepted as a repair option to restore the original strength of the effected damaged<br />

section, but the approach to <strong>an</strong>alyse how well the composite repair has influenced the<br />

stress <strong>an</strong>d strain distributions under the influence of internal pressure <strong>an</strong>d temperature<br />

between the reinforced steel <strong>an</strong>d the reinforcing composite is yet to be determined.<br />

Hence, this integrity m<strong>an</strong>agement really needs a good approach that c<strong>an</strong> increase the<br />

confidence level among the pipeline operators <strong>an</strong>d m<strong>an</strong>ufacturers.<br />

An <strong>integrated</strong> Structural Health Monitoring approach in composite based pipeline<br />

repair is novel because it provides <strong>an</strong> overview of the whole pipeline integrity<br />

m<strong>an</strong>agement programme. For example, the nature of the defect is properly assessed <strong>an</strong>d<br />

then further explored using the finite element method. ABAQUS software has been<br />

used in this simulation work <strong>an</strong>d the data acquisition of strain measurement was carried<br />

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