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increase in the yield limit of steel caused by ageing is the main cause of the drop in its<br />

toughness after 30 years of operation. However, the risk of this damage due to lack of<br />

mainten<strong>an</strong>ce strategy should be proved by statistical model. Hence, Thodi et al. (2008)<br />

define risk as the product of probability of failure of <strong>an</strong> undesirable event <strong>an</strong>d its likely<br />

consequences. The main steps in risk-based integrity modelling are the estimation of the<br />

probability of <strong>structural</strong> failure <strong>an</strong>d its consequences. In their study, the mainten<strong>an</strong>ce<br />

pl<strong>an</strong> or strategy has also been included in their consequence <strong>an</strong>alysis (Thodi et al.<br />

(2008).<br />

In order to make sure the mainten<strong>an</strong>ce strategy is successful, operators <strong>an</strong>d<br />

protective system providers must work together. Gunalton et al. (2008) highlight that<br />

TOTAL is working closely with m<strong>an</strong>ufacturers to improve the characteristics of repair<br />

systems <strong>an</strong>d to complete them by additional components if needed. The gap between the<br />

perform<strong>an</strong>ce of the existing systems <strong>an</strong>d TOTAL‘s requirements are evaluated.<br />

One example of a very successful Life Extension programme is that of the<br />

Composite Hull Embedded Sensor System (CHESS) as highlighted by Todd et al.<br />

(2007). CHESS is used to measure global bending in ship hulls, local strain in selected<br />

areas <strong>an</strong>d strain in the waterjet propulsion system. Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors<br />

are used <strong>an</strong>d Finite Element Method (FEM) <strong>an</strong>alysis is performed in their life extension<br />

programme.<br />

In pipeline repair mainten<strong>an</strong>ce, there has been the established development of a<br />

high strength, lightweight, monitored reinforced thermoplastic pipe called a Smart Pipe<br />

that c<strong>an</strong> be used for the rehabilitation of <strong>an</strong> existing pipeline, or as a st<strong>an</strong>d alone<br />

replacement (Smart Pipe Comp<strong>an</strong>y, 2008). Qinetic (2006) has also developed<br />

OptaSense distributed acoustic sensing that c<strong>an</strong> detect threats before <strong>an</strong>y damage occurs<br />

such as combating third party interference, condition monitoring, leak detection <strong>an</strong>d pig<br />

monitoring etc. In order to address single critical integrity threats found at several<br />

locations of a pipeline system, Scrivner <strong>an</strong>d Alex<strong>an</strong>der (2008) have developed <strong>an</strong><br />

Engineering-Based Integrity M<strong>an</strong>agement Program (EB-IMP). The uniqueness of this<br />

development is the integration of actual pipeline data coupled with <strong>an</strong>alysis <strong>an</strong>d testing<br />

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