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approaches (i.e. POD <strong>an</strong>d POS) which rely on a single measurement taken at a<br />

particular point in time, with <strong>structural</strong> integrity monitoring (SIM), the continuous<br />

collection of data over a longer period of time is possible. The assessment process takes<br />

into account the stage of the lifetime of the structure which is being monitored <strong>an</strong>d the<br />

S-N curve for the welded steel plate joint for example, is expressed as Log (N) = 11.705<br />

– 3Log(S) <strong>an</strong>d is plotted on a log-log scale as illustrated in Figure 2.6.<br />

Figure 2.6: Stress life curve <strong>an</strong>d SIMdex limit setting after 130 000 cycles on a log<br />

scale (De Leeuw <strong>an</strong>d Brenn<strong>an</strong>, 2009)<br />

Brenn<strong>an</strong> (2007) also presents several other case studies of stress monitoring in<br />

rail application <strong>an</strong>d steel structures. According to him, a wireless <strong>an</strong>d self-powered<br />

stress memory system is able to identify components which, by the nature of their<br />

history, are more likely to contain stress-related flaws. As explained earlier, the<br />

conventional POD <strong>an</strong>d POS c<strong>an</strong> only tell the existence, type, size of the flaw <strong>an</strong>d<br />

location at <strong>an</strong>y point in time but not give <strong>an</strong>y indication of whether or not a flaw is<br />

likely to develop. Therefore, this type of memory system has the possibility to be<br />

explored further for pipeline structures <strong>an</strong>d research works are required to prove the<br />

effectiveness of this system in continuous pipeline stress monitoring.<br />

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