Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology

The Evaluation of Pipe Performance and

Durability

Stewart BurnCSIROUrban Water InfrastructureContact Stewart.Burn@csiro.au

Research Activity

CSIRO – 6500 scientists across Australia 20+ working specifically on asset

management of water systems Water - PARMS Sewers - CARE-S

Benefits from our Research Improved Asset Management – Risk Based

System Reduced Failures Appropriate service at optimal cost Some return from our investment to invest in

further

Asset Management Components

Asset management strategies

We consider the key Components of an Asset management strategy include

A Risk based methodology based on Whole Life Costing methodologies to

measure consequences Models for predicting pipe failure

Statistical Models Physical/Probabilistic Models

Asset management strategies

PVC Average failure rates (US/Canada)

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Standard failure curves developed for particular material, diameter, length, pressure, soil environment

7 Australian water authorities assessed with 50 years plus of data, 17 UK authorities now being assessed - UKWIR

Statistical Models Need tuning to each authority

Currently seeing if generic curves exist

Developing Physical/Probabilistic Models in conjunction with AwwaRf

PVC pipes – CSIRO/AwwaRF

Physical/probabilistic model predicts fracture failures in the field

Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics theory used to predict time to brittle fracture from pipe wall defects

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Model: PVC-U Ca/Zn (AUS) DN 100 mm, Class 1.2 MPa, p = 0.70 MPa

Model: PVC-U Ca/Zn (AUS) DN 100 mm, Class 1.2 MPa, p = 0.75 MPa

Polyethylene (PE) pipes – CSIRO/AwwaRF

Increased ductility of current PE materials renders conventional linear elastic fracture mechanics theory invalid

The historical development of different PE grades adds further complication

Physical/Probabilistic failure model in progress and is supported by statistical models based on recorded failure data

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Asbestos Cement pipes - CSIRO

Physical/Probabilistic model predicts degradation and loss of strength in the field

Failure predicted to occur under critical combined internal pressure and external loading

Uncertainty in key variables accounted for by Monte Carlo simulation methods

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Cast Iron pipes – CSIRO

Physical/Probabilistic model predicts corrosion penetration through pipe wall

Failure predicted to occur under combined internal pressure and external loading at critical corrosion pit depth

Uncertainty in key variables accounted for by Monte Carlo simulation methods

Large volumes of historical failure data also allows statistical models to be developed

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Ductile Iron pipes – NRC/CSIRO/AwwaRF

AwwaRf project in progress in collaboration with National Research Council, Canada

Will develop service life prediction models for Ductile Iron pipe

In-situ monitoring of corrosion damage in relation to soil electrochemical properties

Statistical methods used to extrapolate measured corrosion damage to longer lengths of pipeline

Physical/Probabilistic model to predict corrosion failure in different soil environments

Cement Mortar Lining (CML) CSIRO/AwwaRF

AwwaRf project in preparation to address the long term performance of Cement Mortar Linings in Cast and Ductile Iron pipes

Industry and literature surveys to identify field failure modes in CML

Quantify the interactions between water quality parameters and CML failure

Develop accelerated test methods for modelling CML degradation

Physical/Probabilistic model to predict failure under different operating conditions and water quality conditions

Condition Assessment – Pro-Active assets

Failure models can be calibrated using non-destructive condition assessment techniques

Electromagnetic tools available to measure corrosion pit depth in metallic pipes

Research effort towards the development of condition assessment tools for non-metallics (cement, plastics)

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Sewer Deterioration Models

Deterioration models developed in EU CARE-S project with 15 partners

Models developed for Structural Collapse In/Ex Filtration Blockages

Siltation Root intrusion

More Information

CSIRO - Stewart.Burn@csiro.au

AwwaRf – Jian Zhang WERF – Roy Ramani CARE-S - Sveinung Saegrov http://www.csiro.au http://www.cmit.csiro.au/

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