A method of securing wires of at least one armour layer and inner and outer collar members of a portion of flexible pipe

摘要

A method and apparatus for securing wires (312) of at least one armour layer (106) of a portion of flexible pipe body (100) in an end fitting (300) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of bending wires of at least one armour layer away from an axis of the flexible pipe body at a predetermined location, locating each wire of the armour layer in a respective groove (900) formed in a contact surface of at least one of an inner collar member (500) and an outer collar member (700) of the end fitting (300) and urging contact surfaces of the inner collar member and the outer collar member together to thereby lock wires of the armour layer in a fixed position at said predetermined location in the end fitting.