Expansion of Existing Monitoring System on Great Man-Made River Project Using Acoustic Fibre Optic Technology

A. Lenghi, N. Amaitik, M. Wrigglesworth

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Abstract

coustic monitoring has played a major role in the management of one of the world's largest civil engineering projects. After experiencing failures on their pipeline between 1999 and 2001, the Great Man-Made River Authority (GMRA) undertook an aggressive condition assessment program. This program led to the development of a comprehensive Pipeline Risk Management System (PRMS), making the Great Man-Made River Project one of the best managed pipelines in the world. The planned expansion of the existing acoustic monitoring system, a key component of the PRMS, will allow for monitoring of over 700km of pipeline. This paper will discuss steps taken to-date, the acoustic monitoring technology and the expansion of this key component to the management strategy for the pipeline.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberwpt2008072
JournalWater Practice and Technology
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2008

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