Pipe system flaws and defects

The simplest defect is an external flaw, generally occurring as a result of corrosion external to the pipe. In repairing these types of flaws, the repair assumes that the cause of the corrosion has been arrested, and there may be remaining steel substrate which the FRP can be bonded to. The repair typically consists of restoring the lost circular 

Rehabilitation of Pipelines Using Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites 

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