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Does Your City Have High‐risk Pipes?
Author(s) -
Kunkel George,
Laven Kevin,
Mergelas Brian
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2008.tb09596.x
Subject(s) - mains electricity , water pipe , leak , leakage (economics) , forensic engineering , leak detection , engineering , civil engineering , petroleum engineering , mechanical engineering , environmental engineering , electrical engineering , economics , voltage , inlet , macroeconomics
This article discusses reasons why pipes fail, and lists risk factors for pipe breaks. Different types of pipe material are presented. The article stresses the importance of proactively seeking and abating unreported leakage in water distribution systems, and describes the Sahara leak location system designed to locate leaks of all sizes in large‐diameter and nonmetallic mains. Examples are provided of utilities that have used the technology successfully.