Water Main Structural Assessment
The structural state of municipal metallic water mains is poorly known. Usually, the only information available includes:
- The Material
- Year of Installation
- Water Quality Issues
- Leakage/Breaks History
This information is often insufficient to properly plan a preventive maintenance or rehabilitation program.
Thanks to our Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Probe, Acuro offers a method to assess the structural integrity of potable water mains. This technique determines, in a continuous manner, the residual wall thickness of metallic mains as well as diagnosing their structural state (AWWA - Class 1 to 4).
Presented in the form of tables and diagrams, the results describe:
- The location and size of metal losses detected by the probe such as pitting.
- Internal and external corrosion.
- Geometric events
- Wall thickness in continuous.
Sample Diagram
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Eddy Current Probe
Eddy-Current sensors are useful in any application requiring the measurement or monitoring of the position of a conductive target, especially in a dirty environment.