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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Wellstream International Limited, Tyne and Wear, GB;
Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Tyne and Wear, GB;
George Henry Frank Hatherley, Tyne and Wear, GB;
GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
An elongate element () for a flexible pipe body () and method of producing the same are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first fiber element () in a crush resistant elongate tube element (), wherein the first fiber element is suitable for monitoring at least one of strain, temperature and acoustic properties; inserting a further fiber element () in the tube element, wherein the further fiber element is suitable for curing a matrix material (); and inserting a matrix material into the tube element to fill at least a length of the tube element such that the first and further fibers elements within that length are surrounded by matrix material.