A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines
Underground pipelines are vital means of transporting fluid resources like water, oil and gas. The process of locating buried pipelines of interest is an essential prerequisite for pipeline maintenance and repair. Acoustic pipe localization methods, as effective trenchless detection techniques, have...
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| author | Ying Liu Daryoush Habibi Douglas Chai Xiuming Wang Hao Chen Yan Gao Shuaiyong Li |
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| description | Underground pipelines are vital means of transporting fluid resources like water, oil and gas. The process of locating buried pipelines of interest is an essential prerequisite for pipeline maintenance and repair. Acoustic pipe localization methods, as effective trenchless detection techniques, have been implemented in locating underground utilities and shown to be very promising in plastic pipeline localization. This paper presents a comprehensive review of current acoustic methods and recent advances in the localization of buried pipelines. Investigations are conducted from multiple perspectives including the wave propagation mechanism in buried pipe systems, the principles behind each method along with advantages and limitations, representative acoustic locators in commercial markets, the condition of buried pipes, as well as selection of preferred methods for locating pipelines based on the applicability of existing localization techniques. In addition, the key features of each method are summarized and suggestions for future work are proposed. Acoustic methods for locating underground pipelines have proven to be useful and effective supplements to existing localization techniques. It has been highlighted that the ability of acoustic methods to locate non-metallic objects should be of particular practical value. While this paper focuses on a specific application associated with pipeline localization, many acoustic methods are feasible across a wide range of underground infrastructures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a18bacfce5f4027be740f65c1ff99982022-12-22T00:45:20ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-02-01103103110.3390/app10031031app10031031A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground PipelinesYing Liu0Daryoush Habibi1Douglas Chai2Xiuming Wang3Hao Chen4Yan Gao5Shuaiyong Li6School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA 6027, AustraliaSchool of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA 6027, AustraliaSchool of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA 6027, AustraliaBeijing Engineering Research Center of Sea Deep Drilling and Exploration & State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaBeijing Engineering Research Center of Sea Deep Drilling and Exploration & State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaKey Laboratory of Noise and Vibration Research & State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaKey Laboratory of Industrial Internet of Things & Networked Control, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, ChinaUnderground pipelines are vital means of transporting fluid resources like water, oil and gas. The process of locating buried pipelines of interest is an essential prerequisite for pipeline maintenance and repair. Acoustic pipe localization methods, as effective trenchless detection techniques, have been implemented in locating underground utilities and shown to be very promising in plastic pipeline localization. This paper presents a comprehensive review of current acoustic methods and recent advances in the localization of buried pipelines. Investigations are conducted from multiple perspectives including the wave propagation mechanism in buried pipe systems, the principles behind each method along with advantages and limitations, representative acoustic locators in commercial markets, the condition of buried pipes, as well as selection of preferred methods for locating pipelines based on the applicability of existing localization techniques. In addition, the key features of each method are summarized and suggestions for future work are proposed. Acoustic methods for locating underground pipelines have proven to be useful and effective supplements to existing localization techniques. It has been highlighted that the ability of acoustic methods to locate non-metallic objects should be of particular practical value. While this paper focuses on a specific application associated with pipeline localization, many acoustic methods are feasible across a wide range of underground infrastructures.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/3/1031acoustic localization methodsburied pipelineswave propagation mechanismvibro-acoustics |
| spellingShingle | Ying Liu Daryoush Habibi Douglas Chai Xiuming Wang Hao Chen Yan Gao Shuaiyong Li A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines Applied Sciences acoustic localization methods buried pipelines wave propagation mechanism vibro-acoustics |
| title | A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines |
| title_full | A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines |
| title_fullStr | A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines |
| title_short | A Comprehensive Review of Acoustic Methods for Locating Underground Pipelines |
| title_sort | comprehensive review of acoustic methods for locating underground pipelines |
| topic | acoustic localization methods buried pipelines wave propagation mechanism vibro-acoustics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/3/1031 |
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