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

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.

• 1 FRP and an Introduction to Use in Rehabilitation of Pipelines2 Types of pipe repaired with composites: Water Supply and Sewage pipelines3 Trenchless Repair of Concrete Pipelines Using FRP Composites4 Repair of Corroded/Damaged Metallic Pipelines Using FRP Composites5 Comparison of FRP Wrapping versus Steel Sleeves for Repair of Pipelines6 Time Dependent Reliability of FRP Rehabilitated Pipes7 Use of ClockSpring as a Permanent Means of Pipeline Repair8 Fiber wrapped steel pipes for high pressure pipelines9 Finite element assessment for composite repaired pipes10 FEA Modeling of FRP Repair in Offshore Risers11 Design of FRP Overwraps for Pipe Pressure12 Effect of Live Pressure on Overwraps13 Repair of oil pipelines14 FRP Repair Systems for Corroded Steel Pipelines