Abstract: A reinforcement device for a cylindrical pipe through which steam passes, the steam being obtained by heating water using combustion heat of a boiler, includes: a first reinforcement member that makes surface contact with an outer peripheral surface corresponding to one semi-circumference of the pipe, the first reinforcement member having a thickness that decreases toward both ends in a longitudinal direction of the pipe; a second reinforcement member that makes surface contact with an outer peripheral surface corresponding to another semi-circumference of the pipe, the second reinforcement member having a thickness that decreases toward both the ends in the longitudinal direction of the pipe; and a coupling member that couples the first reinforcement member and the second reinforcement member together around the pipe.

Abstract: A repair method of a cast steel member having a crack formed on a surface of the cast steel member includes: forming a recess having a wedge-shaped cross section that widens in a depth direction of the cast steel member by cutting the cast steel member from the surface of the cast steel member to a predetermined depth so as to include the crack; pushing and embedding a repair member made of a metal material more flexible than the cast steel member into the recess formed in the recess forming; and diffusion-bonding the repair member to the cast steel member by heating a boundary between an exposed surface.

Abstract: A distance measuring system includes: a reference member configured to be provided on a surface of a first pipe made of metal, the reference member serving as a reference for distance measurement; an attachment member provided on a surface of a second pipe, made of metal, connected with the first pipe through a weld; a distance sensor configured to be attached to the attachment member, to measure a distance to the reference member; and a measuring unit configured to measure the distance based on an output from the distance sensor.

Abstract: A distance measuring system includes: a reference member configured to be provided on a surface of a first pipe made of metal, the reference member serving as a reference for distance measurement; an attachment member provided on a surface of a second pipe, made of metal, connected with the first pipe through a weld; a distance sensor configured to be attached to the attachment member, to measure a distance to the reference member; and a measuring unit configured to measure the distance based on an output from the distance sensor.