Spoolable pipe with increased compressive strength and method of manufacture

Abstract

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to manufacture an armor layer of a spoolable pipe. The method includes forming one or more laminates and wrapping the one or more laminates onto an underlying layer of the pipe. At least one of the laminates is composed of at least one reinforcement tape and at least one fabric tape. The laminates may be bonded to an adjacent laminate, thereby forming a reinforcement stack. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to manufacture an armor layer of a spoolable pipe. The method includes providing a plurality of reinforcement tapes having fibers oriented in a first direction and disposing at least one fabric tape between at least two layers of the plurality of reinforcement tapes. The fibers of the at least one fabric tape may be oriented in at least a second direction.

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