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De Carvalho (2005) concludes that the stress concentration is proportional to the<br />

thickness of the pipe <strong>an</strong>d depth of the notch. The increase in both pipe thickness <strong>an</strong>d<br />

notch depth will increase the stress concentration factor accordingly. This relationship is<br />

also agreed by Kim <strong>an</strong>d Son (2004). However, their studies c<strong>an</strong> only relate to the wall<br />

thinning due to internal corrosion or erosion. There is a need for further numerical<br />

studies on the wall thinning due to external corrosion. Therefore, the current numerical<br />

study carried out by Murad <strong>an</strong>d Brenn<strong>an</strong> (2010) on the circumferential external arc-<br />

shaped notch outside the pipeline has notably contributed to the process development of<br />

repairing pipelines using composite <strong>an</strong>d the future development of fatigue assessment of<br />

the current ageing pipelines.<br />

2.8 Experimental Approach<br />

Using <strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>alysis-only approach does not provide pipeline operators with a<br />

complete methodology to assess the integrity of their pipeline systems. Experimental<br />

evaluation methods, including testing, are required to provide the pipeline industry with<br />

a robust integrity solution using composite materials (Alex<strong>an</strong>der, 2008b; 2009a).<br />

Traditional methods for the evaluation of the composite repair system often rely on<br />

classical mech<strong>an</strong>ics derived from strength of materials <strong>an</strong>d compatibility relations.<br />

There are limitations with these traditional methods, specifically in qu<strong>an</strong>tifying the level<br />

of reinforcement provided by the repair as reported by Alex<strong>an</strong>der (2008a).<br />

As a way to measure the load tr<strong>an</strong>sfer from steel substrate into composite, strain<br />

gauges are effectively used in the experimental evaluation. Since biaxial stress states<br />

occur very commonly in pipelines, the right strain gauges to be used would be rosettes.<br />

However, underst<strong>an</strong>ding in the selection <strong>an</strong>d application of rosettes is critical to their<br />

successful use in the experimental stress strain <strong>an</strong>alysis. Measurements Group (2000)<br />

reminds us that the tee rosette should be used only when the principal strain directions<br />

are known in adv<strong>an</strong>ce from other considerations <strong>an</strong>d extr<strong>an</strong>eous stress (e.g. bending,<br />

axial stress etc.) is not present, since these will always affect the directions of the<br />

principal axes. Other irregularities such as notch, holes etc. c<strong>an</strong> also locally alter the<br />

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