Pipeline Condition Assessment in SA Water
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Presentation Overview
• CCTV
• MFL
• LPR
• US
• WSAA
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Presentation Overview
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CCTV
• Closed Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) • Most common method of condition assessment used for
sewer mains
• Occasionally used on water main for internal pipe condition assessment
• Intrusive – requires access points for the CCTV vehicle – Sewer manholes – Water – Cut-ins or welded manholes
• Relatively inexpensive (
CCTV
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CCTV
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CCTV
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CCTV
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MFL
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• Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) • Highly detailed pipe mapping • Occasionally used on water main for condition assessment • MFL tool can be
– Attached to external pipe surface – Inserted through pipeline
• Relatively slow and expensive process.
MFL
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EXTERNAL
INTERNAL
LPR
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• Linear Polarisation Resistance (LPR) • Soil testing is an indirect, non-invasive electrochemical
technique that can cost effectively deal with entire lengths of mains, without disrupting the operation of the mains.
• Some say LPR analysis is able to predict the performance of sections of mains in combination with Envirostat and PipeFail algorithms as well as identify the condition of individual pipe lengths.
LPR
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Source: WSAA R&D program Project PPS4 - REVIEW OF LINEAR POLARISATION RESISTANCE (LPR) METHODOLOGY FOR THE CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF BURIED FERROUS PRESSURE PIPELINES
US
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• UltraSonic wall thickness (US) • Direct measurement of wall thickness from external pipe
surface
• NDT, rapid, easy to use technique • Good for steel, not so good for cast • Equipment is relatively inexpensive
US
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WSAA
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• Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) • Collaborative projects since 2007 on pipeline condition
assessment
• Practical research deliverables – software, guidelines, etc • Networking & knowledge sharing • Ensuring SA Water remains aware of best practices used in
industry
Thank You
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KANE SCOTT
Asset Manager Water Networks
SA Water
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F 08 7003 1907
M 0417 859 715
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250 Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000
GPO Box 1751, Adelaide SA 5001
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