Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets–Reinforced Putty on the Burst Performances of Repaired Steel Pipes
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 14, Issue 2
Abstract
The demand to reduce fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite wrap to repair damaged pipes is increasing. However, there is currently no proper execution and evaluation of improving the properties of the infill material, i.e., putty for pipeline repair. Finite-element analysis (FEA) is used to investigate the performance and behavior of composite repair components individually, i.e., pipe, putty incorporating graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), and composite wrap. A finite-element (FE) model was developed and verified with previous studies with a margin of less than 15% error, followed by finite-element (FE) simulation using different putty properties. The burst capacity of the repaired pipe increased by 1.5%, indicating a nonsignificant contribution of GNPs toward load-bearing capacity. Nevertheless, putty with GNPs minimized a pipe’s sudden rupture and improved the putty’s load-transfer and load-sharing mechanisms by serving as secondary layer protection in the event of composite wrap failure.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (MOHE) under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Grant No. FRGS/1/2019/TK03/UTM/02/7), and certain equipment have been supplied by Orbiting Scientific & Technology Sdn. Bhd.
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Volume 14 • Issue 2 • May 2023
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Received: Jan 29, 2022
Accepted: Dec 14, 2022
Published online: Feb 11, 2023
Published in print: May 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Jul 11, 2023
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