Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01737, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Taghipour, Sharareh (Ryerson University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : JANA is a leading provider of consultancy and software solutions for gas transmission and distribution_x000D_
pipelines. JANA's key areas of expertise include pipeline integrity management, asset management and value_x000D_
chain risk assessment. JANA is at the forefront of research in pipeline integrity management with their_x000D_
state-of-the-art quantitative probabilistic and mechanistic-probabilistic risk models. JANA's corporate head_x000D_
office is located in Aurora, Ontario._x000D_
Gas transmission and distribution pipelines consist of many parts, all of which have to be inspected from_x000D_
time-to-time in order to ensure safe and reliable operation and prevent accidents. Each of these parts, or assets,_x000D_
is subject to specific inspection and maintenance programs. While the risk assessment is taking place at_x000D_
individual asset level, different assets have different specifications, individual inspection and maintenance_x000D_
programs._x000D_
The inspections listed above may have some interaction with one another. Currently, there is no common_x000D_
risk-based inspection framework for different subsystems and inspection programs, which makes it difficult to_x000D_
enact an optimal inspection policy with minimal costs. The proposed research would look at the asset-level_x000D_
inspection methods and determine if a common platform could be developed across the spectrum of pipeline_x000D_
systems. The goal is to construct a risk-based framework for inspection optimization of different assets in order_x000D_
to provide a common inspection optimization platform for different assets and/or inspection programs. This_x000D_
would greatly facilitate the analysis, reduce time and costs, thus resulting in savings to the clients and improved_x000D_
reliability of the pipelines., program purpose french : JANA is a leading provider of consultancy and software solutions for gas transmission and distribution_x000D_
pipelines. JANA's key areas of expertise include pipeline integrity management, asset management and value_x000D_
chain risk assessment. JANA is at the forefront of research in pipeline integrity management with their_x000D_
state-of-the-art quantitative probabilistic and mechanistic-probabilistic risk models. JANA's corporate head_x000D_
office is located in Aurora, Ontario._x000D_
Gas transmission and distribution pipelines consist of many parts, all of which have to be inspected from_x000D_
time-to-time in order to ensure safe and reliable operation and prevent accidents. Each of these parts, or assets,_x000D_
is subject to specific inspection and maintenance programs. While the risk assessment is taking place at_x000D_
individual asset level, different assets have different specifications, individual inspection and maintenance_x000D_
programs._x000D_
The inspections listed above may have some interaction with one another. Currently, there is no common_x000D_
risk-based inspection framework for different subsystems and inspection programs, which makes it difficult to_x000D_
enact an optimal inspection policy with minimal costs. The proposed research would look at the asset-level_x000D_
inspection methods and determine if a common platform could be developed across the spectrum of pipeline_x000D_
systems. The goal is to construct a risk-based framework for inspection optimization of different assets in order_x000D_
to provide a common inspection optimization platform for different assets and/or inspection programs. This_x000D_
would greatly facilitate the analysis, reduce time and costs, thus resulting in savings to the clients and improved_x000D_
reliability of the pipelines., agreement title english : Common Framework for Risk-Based Optimization of Gas Pipeline Integrity Inspections, agreement title french : Common Framework for Risk-Based Optimization of Gas Pipeline Integrity Inspections, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada