Patent ID: 8418337

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a reinforced pipe sections comprising: wrapping a layer of dry fibers by hoop winding a plurality of dry fibers around first and second metal pipes in a manufacturing facility; covering the layer of dry fibers on each metal pipe with an external liner without the application of a resin and without subsequent curing during fabrication thereby forming dry fiber reinforced metal pipes in a manufacturing facility; positioning the second dry fiber reinforced metal pipe adjacent to the first dry fiber reinforced metal pipe at a field location; connecting the second dry fiber reinforced metal pipe to the first dry fiber reinforced metal pipe via a weld at a field location; wrapping the weld by hoop winding a layer of dry fibers onto the weld area at a field location; and creating an external liner over the layer of dry fibers disposed around the weld without the application of a resin and without subsequent curing during fabrication, thereby forming a dry fiber reinforced weld area in a field location.