Prediction and controlling of pipe failures in buried water and gas pipe systems

澳大利亚研究委员会承认，水是一种关键资源，必须加以保护，防止浪费。除了水，通过广泛的地下管网向社区供应天然气也是一项基本服务。随着管道系统的老化，管道故障也在增加。这些故障导致贵重商品的损失，并给公众和工人带来不便和健康危害。在预测和控制管道故障时，迫切需要有效的资产管理工具。一个由水和天然气供应商组成的联盟以及来自莫纳什大学和CSIRO的研究团队已经联手解决这个问题，以便为澳大利亚实现重大的社会和经济利益。

Australian Research Council has recognised water as a critical resource that must be protected from wastage. Along with water, the supply of gas to communities through extensive buried pipe networks is an essential service. As the pipe systems age, the pipe failures have increased. These failures lead to loss of valuable commodity and inconvenience and health hazard to public and workers. Effective asset management tools are urgently required in predicting and controlling pipe failures. A consortium of water and gas suppliers and a team of researchers from Monash University and CSIRO have joined forces to address this problem so that significant social and economic benefits to Australia can be realised.