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

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Vistasp Karbhari is a Professor in the Departments of Civil Engineering, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington where he served as the 8th President. An internationally reputed researcher, Dr. Karbhari is an expert in the processing and mechanics of composites, durability of materials, infrastructure rehabilitation, and multi-threat mitigation and has authored/coauthored over 460 papers in journals and conference publications and is the editor/co-editor of 6 books. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the National Academy of Inventors (NAI); ASM International; the International Institute for Fiber-reinforced Polymers in Construction; the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure; the American Society of Civil Engineers; and the ASCE's Structural Engineering Institute, and is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Autorentext
Dr. Vistasp Karbhari is a Professor in the Departments of Civil Engineering, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington where he served as the 8th President. An internationally reputed researcher, Dr. Karbhari is an expert in the processing and mechanics of composites, durability of materials, infrastructure rehabilitation, and multi-threat mitigation and has authored/coauthored over 460 papers in journals and conference publications and is the editor/co-editor of 6 books. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the National Academy of Inventors (NAI); ASM International; the International Institute for Fiber-reinforced Polymers in Construction; the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure; the American Society of Civil Engineers; and the ASCE's Structural Engineering Institute, and is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Inhalt

1 FRP and an Introduction to Use in Rehabilitation of Pipelines

2 Types of pipe repaired with composites: Water Supply and Sewage pipelines

3 Trenchless Repair of Concrete Pipelines Using FRP Composites

4 Repair of Corroded/Damaged Metallic Pipelines Using FRP Composites

5 Comparison of FRP Wrapping versus Steel Sleeves for Repair of Pipelines

6 Time Dependent Reliability of FRP Rehabilitated Pipes

7 Use of ClockSpring as a Permanent Means of Pipeline Repair

8 Fiber wrapped steel pipes for high pressure pipelines

9 Finite element assessment for composite repaired pipes

10 FEA Modeling of FRP Repair in Offshore Risers

11 Design of FRP Overwraps for Pipe Pressure

12 Effect of Live Pressure on Overwraps

13 Repair of oil pipelines

14 FRP Repair Systems for Corroded Steel Pipelines