This book describes efficient and safe repair operations for pipelines and develops new
methods for the detection and repair of volumetric surface defects in transmission pipelines.
It also addresses the physics mechanics and applications of advanced materials used for
composite repair of corroded pipelines.Presenting results obtained in the European Commission's
INNOPIPES FRAMEWORK 7 programme it develops long-range ultrasonic and phased array
technologies for pipeline diagnostics and explores their interactions with discontinuities and
directional properties of ultrasonic antenna array. The book subsequently shares the results of
non-destructive testing for different types of materials applications and advanced composite
repair systems and characterizes the mechanical properties by means of fracture methods and
non-destructive techniques.In turn the book assesses the currently available technologies for
reinforcement of pipelines drawing on the experience gained by project partners and evaluates
the recovery of the carrying capacity of pipeline sections with local corrosion damage by means
of analytical and numerical procedures. It develops an optimization method based on the
planning of experiments and surface techniques for advanced composite repair systems before
validating the numerical models developed and experimentally gauging the effectiveness of
composite repair with the help of full-scale hydraulic tests.
