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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND PIPE FAILURE PREDICTION OF CRITICAL WATER MAINS

by D. C. Vitanage*, J. Kodikara** and G. Allen*

* Sydney Water, 1 Smith Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia.

(E-mail: Dammika.Vitanage@sydneywater.com.au, Greg.Allen@sydneywater.com.au)

** Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia 3800

(E-mail: Jayantha.Kodikara@monash.edu)

Conference:

Strategic Asset Management of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Leading Edge Strategic Asset Management (LESAM13)

Date of Conference:
9 – 12 September 2013

Conference Location :

Sydney, Australia

Abstract

Most major urban water utilities in Australia have extensive critical pressure main systems, parts of which have been in service for a century or more. Failure of critical mains has severe impacts in terms of maintaining service levels to customers, loss of fire fighting supply, safety, transport disruption and other social costs, as well as significant financial and reputational implications. A better understanding of the condition, performance and prediction of failure of critical water mains was identified by an international team of partners comprising utilities, research organisations and technology providers. This paper presents details of a global collaborative project developed to undertake research into this issue in partnership with local water utilities, local universities, international water bodies and pipe condition service providers (www.crticalpipes.com). The project scope, governance, activities and likely outcomes are briefly described.

Keywords
Condition assessment; collaboration; critical water mains; failure prediction; pipe corrosion

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Information about Pipes

In August 2011 international water research organisations, Australian water utilities and three Australian universities came together through a collaborative research agreement, and committed overall funding of $16 million (including $4 million cash) over five years to undertake this research through the Advanced Condition Assessment and Pipe Failure Prediction Project.

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