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Figure 2.2: Reported interest in defect types (Fixter <strong>an</strong>d Williamson, 2006)<br />

Corrosion is defined as loss of material as a result of chemical reaction between a<br />

metal or metal alloy <strong>an</strong>d its environment (Thodi et al., 2008). They point out the major<br />

corrosion mech<strong>an</strong>isms for pipeline installations include uniform corrosion, as shown in<br />

Figure 2.3, localised or pitting corrosion, <strong>an</strong>d erosion corrosion, as referred to in their<br />

risk-based integrity assessment using the Bayes Theorem <strong>an</strong>d actual inspection data.<br />

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