Paper
Strengthening of Misaligned Welded Pipes with Outer Circumferentially Crack Using FRP Bandage Finite Element Analysis
- Authors:
- A-H. I. Mourad; W. K. Ahmed
- Abstract
- Finite element analysis is used to investigate the effectiveness of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) bandage in rehabilitating misaligned welded pipes with outer circumferential surface crack. It is assumed that the pipes are subjected to an axial tensile stress. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) regime is adopted to estimate the stress intensity factor (SIF). ANSYS software is used in the study through 3D-axisymmetric finite element analysis. The results demonstrated that stiffening with FRP bandage has a great influence on the reduction of the stress intensity factor at the crack tip improving the fracture integrity of the misaligned welded pipes.
- Keywords
- Crack; FEA; LEFM; Misalignment; Pipes; SIF
- StartPage
- 66
- EndPage
- 73
- Doi
- 10.18005/JMET0102005