Potential techniques for the assessment of joints in water distribution pipelines
By: prepared by Christopher Reed, Alastair J. Robinson, and David Smart ; sponsored by Awwa Research Foundation.
Contributors: Robinson, Alastair J.; Smart, David.; AWWA Research Foundation.
Publisher: Awwa Research Foundation; American Water Works Association; IWA Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Denver, Colo; s.l
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Water-pipes -- Evaluation.; Water -- Distribution.
Notes: CD-ROM contains Decision support tool v. 1.0 and appendices A-K.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229).

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Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Assessment of requirements; title: 3. Utility survey; title: 4. Understanding joint behavior; title: 5. Potenital techniques for the detection of joints; title: 6. Potential condition assessment techiques for joints with non-detectable leakage; title: 7. Condition assessment techniques for joints with detectable leakage; title: 8. Potential joint rehabilitation techniques; title: 9. Decision support tool; title: 10. Conclusions and recommendations; title: References; title: Abbreviations; title: Appendix A. Mains population; title: Appendix B. Total number of failures during a typical year; title: Appendix C. Normalised failures (per km per year); title: Appendix D. Failure type and cause by company; title: Appendix E. Joint repair methods by company and material; title: Appendix F. Jointing techniques; title: Appendix G. Combined cost of joint repair by material; title: Appendix H. Sources of information; title: Appendix I. Potential joint degradation mechanisms; title: Appendix J. Bodycote report; title: Appendix K. Finite element analysis (FEA) modeling.