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II. MATERIALS
DiamondWrap®
composite
repair
system,
6”
carbon
steel
pipe
with
a
7/16”
hole,
hemispherical
indentor,
1-‐meter
dropping
apparatus
for
indentor,
hydro
test
apparatus
III. PROCEDURE
1) Five
6-‐inch
spool
specimens
with
a
7/16-‐inch
hole
specimens
were
repaired
using
2
layers
of
DiamondWrap®
BA
fabric
and
Standard
epoxy.
These
control
specimens
were
used
to
determine
the
Lower
Confidence
Limit
of
the
Energy
Release
rate
(γLCL)
for
the
un-‐impacted
repair
system.
To
verify
adequate
cure,
the
specimens
had
a
minimum
Shore
D
Hardness
of
78.
2) The
specimens
were
Impacted
by
dropping
a
0.5
kg
indentor
from
a
height
of
1
meter
over
the
location
of
the
7/16-‐inch
hole
in
the
pipe.
3) Specimens
were
pressurized
using
the
hydro
test
apparatus
until
failure
of
the
repair
system
occured.
4) The
burst
pressures
and
failure
mechanisms
were
analyze
according
to
ASME
PCC-‐2
Article
4.1
Mandatory
Appendix
IV,
by
calculating
the
energy
release
rate
of
the
material
(γ).
5) The
mean
energy
release
rate
(γmean.)
was
also
calculated
for
the
impacted
specimens
to
verify
γmean
was
greater
than
γLCL
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IV. RESULTS
Table
1:
Pressure
test
results
and
γ calculation
Trial
#
#
of
plies
di
(in)
Pi
(psi)
γ
γmean
γLCL
1
2
0.44
1493.00
7.23
6.11
2.37
2
2
0.44
1624.00
8.55
3
2
0.44
1094.00
3.88
4
2
0.44
1158.00
4.35
5
2
0.44
1493.00
7.23
As
seen
in
Table
1,
each
individual
trial
has
a
γ
value
that
is
greater
than
γLCL,
and
therefore
γmean
is
also
greater
than
γLCL.
V. CONCLUSION
After
impacting
and
pressure
testing
five
DiamondWrap®
repairs,
it
can
be
concluded
that
DiamondWrap®
is
impact
resistant
according
to
ASME
PCC-‐2
Article
4.1
Mandatory
Appendix
VI.