Buried Service Line Material Characterization Using Stress Wave Propagation: Numerical and Experimental Investigations

Lead-based water pipelines pose a significant public health risk in the US. The challenge lies in locating these pipelines, as current identification technologies have limitations. This study discusses potential and challenges of identifying the water Service Line (SL) material through a stress wave...

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Published in:Journal of nondestructive evaluation 2024-03, Vol.43 (1), Article 12
Main Authors: Iqbal, K. I. M., Hasan, Fatmah, Sjoblom, Kurt, Haas, Charles N., Bartoli, Ivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buried pipes
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Classical Mechanics
Control
Dispersion curve analysis
Dynamical Systems
Engineering
Propagation
Public health
Soil water
Soils
Solid Mechanics
Stress propagation
Stress waves
Vibration
Water pipelines
Wave propagation
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Summary:Lead-based water pipelines pose a significant public health risk in the US. The challenge lies in locating these pipelines, as current identification technologies have limitations. This study discusses potential and challenges of identifying the water Service Line (SL) material through a stress wave propagation methodology. Since buried service lines are surrounded by soil and contain water, the stress wave propagation is non trivial. This work presents numerical simulations to investigate the applicability of the proposed method. First, authors consider wave propagation properties that could be used in a stress wave approach to identify buried lead based pipelines. For instance, dispersion curves are quite different for steel, copper, Lead, and PVC pipes filled with water. While the soil surrounding pipes causes a decrease in wave propagation energy due to the energy leakage into the soil medium, this phenomenon can enable the detection of leaked waves with sufficiently sensitive sensors installed near the soil surface. The received signals vary for different types of pipe materials, allowing to differentiate among service line materials. This study’s numerical simulations and lab experiments suggest that stress wave propagation could become a valuable tool for identifying buried lead-based water SL materials.
ISSN:0195-9298
1573-4862
DOI:10.1007/s10921-023-01031-y