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Realtime Monitoring of Pipelines for Third-Party Contact Semi-Annual Technical Progress Report: Number 4

Description: Third-party contact with pipelines (typically caused by contact with a digging or drilling device) can result in mechanical damage to the pipe, in addition to coating damage that can initiate corrosion. Because this type of damage often goes unreported and can lead to eventual catastrophic failure of the pipe, a reliable, cost-effective method is needed for monitoring and reporting third-party contact events. The impressed alternating cycle current (IACC) pipeline monitoring method consists of … more
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Burkhardt, Gary L. & Crouch, Alfred E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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