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Project #4473

The Assess-and-Fix Approach: Using Non-Destructive Evaluations to Help Select Pipe Renewal Methods

$352,363
Completed
Principal Investigator
Graham E.C.
Bell
Research Manager
Jian Zhang, PE, Ph.D.
Contractor
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Pipes
Asset Management
Condition Assessment
Final Report

Abstract

This project (1) developed an analytical approach and guidelines for selecting pipe rehabilitation methods, based on full non-destructive examination (NDE) scans of a cast iron or ductile iron water main; and (2) showed how an NDE tool can be used economically, as part of a rehabilitation project, to optimize the rehabilitation. Research partners: EPA and WERF. Published in 2015.

Originally funded as WERF project INFR1SG09l