Finite Element Modelling of Static and Fatigue Failure of Composite Repair System in Offshore Pipe Risers

Abstract:

The static and cyclic failure mechanisms of offshore pipe riser repaired with a designated laminate orientation of carbon/epoxy (C/E) system were studied. The finite element (FE) model takes into account failure mechanisms of the composite sleeve inter-layer delamination, debonding at the steel riser-composite surface interface, and the maximum permissible strain of the repaired riser. Design conditions of the combined static loads (coupled internal pressure, longitudinal tensile and transverse bending) were determined through a limit state analysis [1,2]. The limiting static bending load that causes catastrophic failure under a coupled internal pressure and tensile loadings was determined through Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT). The effects of cyclic bending, mimicking the typical scenarios experienced in pipe riser exposed to dynamic subsea environment, were evaluated and compared against the static conditions. The low cycle fatigue of the composite repair system (CRS) is simulated using a direct cyclic analysis within a general purpose FE program, where the onset and fatigue delamination/disbonding growth are characterized through the Paris Law.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 875-877)
• Pages: 1063-1068
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.875-877.1063
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Park Hinn Chan, Kim Yeow Tshai, Michael Johnson, Hui Leng Choo
• Keywords: Composite, Corroded, Delamination, Fatigue, Repair, Riser

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