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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Zhiping (author)In this paper, we analyse the surface crack growth in the Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforced steel plates subjected to tension by means of the finite element (FE) method. Following the experimental study, a three-dimensional FE model is developed to evaluate the Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) of the surface crack, and the crack growth...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Zhiping (author)In this paper, we experimentally studied the external surface crack growth in steel pipes reinforced with Composite System Repaired (CRS). CRS reinforced surface cracked API 5L X65 pipes were tested, containing three initial notch sizes and four reinforcement schemes. During the tests, the crack growth results, as well as the strain on the...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Zhiping (author)In the present paper, we propose an analytical method to calculate the Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) of circumferential surface cracks in steel pipes subjected to bending. In light of pipe geometry and bending load case, the analytical formula is raised by introducing new bending correction factors and new geometry correction factors on the...journal article 2020