Application of a Software and Hardware Complex to Improve the Operational Reliability of Water Pipelines

Abstract

Abstract This article discusses the issues of using a software and hardware complex to improve the operational reliability of water supply pipelines. The use of a software and hardware complex allows us to automate operational monitoring, and most importantly, significantly speed up the inspection of water supply pipelines for defects and damage by non-destructive testing methods, detect decompression and subsidence of soil around them. With its help, it is possible to characterize various parameters of defects and damages, as well as calculate the predicted residual life of their elements, and the geometric parameters of each defect, namely, the location, depth, width, height, as well as the operational assessment of the residual life, which consists in predicting the total number of freezing and thawing cycles that have passed during the period of operation and remained until the loss of bearing capacity of reinforced concrete elements of water pipelines.