Understanding how the Australian climate can affect pipe failure
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2009
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This paper details a statistical analysis of historical failure data, which focuses on determining the manner in which local climate affects pipe failure rates. It was found that seasonality exists in the data, indicating an affect of local climate on failure rate. Significant variation in failure rates was seen between the months of December and May, especially in February/March, whilst limited variations were seen in other months of the year. Further analysis found that failure rates were strongly correlated with minimum antecedent precipitation index and net evaporation and that climate affected failure rate by influencing soil moisture content. Interaction affects between static attributes of the pipe-environment system and local climate were also investigated. |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/75304/1/Understanding_How_the_Australian_Climate_Can_Affect_Pipe_Failure.pdf Gould, Scott, Boulaire, Fanny, Marlow, David, & Kodikara, Jayantha (2009) Understanding how the Australian climate can affect pipe failure. In Ozwater 09, 16-18 March 2009, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia. |
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Copyright 2009 Please consult the authors |
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School of Design; Creative Industries Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #090505 Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management |
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Conference Paper |