The first electromagnetic (EM) inspections of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) took place in the late 1990s. Since then, EM inspections have...
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January 11, 2018
How to exceed standards in your Direct Assessment Program
Oil and gas pipelines in North America have been in use for well over 100 years, and some of these early constructed pipelines are still in service today....
December 12, 2017
Optimized Valve Maintenance – Where to Start
Do you have a well mapped water distribution system? Do you know where all of your valves are and whether they are operable or not? What information do you...
November 15, 2017
Where Do You Stand?
Each day, 850 main breaks occur in North America. A study by Utah State University reported that the average break rate per 100 miles of pipe can be as high as...
For utilities with large-diameter networks, waiting for failures to occur before repairing or replacing highly critical mains is not an option. With a large...