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Project #3183

Continuous System Leak Monitoring-From Start To Repair

$441,090
Completed
Principal Investigator
David
Hughes
Research Manager
Jian Zhang, PE, Ph.D.
Contractor
American Water
Condition Assessment
Asset Management
Pipes
Water Loss
Final Report

Abstract

Evaluates the potential of a daily acoustic monitoring system to locate leaks promptly. Identifies differences in pipe, and the subsurface environment between the onset of detectable subsurface flow and the time when the leak actually surfaces. Also studies how leaks of varying types can be categorized by acoustic signature and pipe characteristics. Examines the structural characteristics of breaks captured near the time the leak starts, to gain additional insights into the dynamics of failure. Tailored Collaboration partner: American Water. Published in 2011.

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