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RECENT ADVANCES IN PIPE WALL ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY

Somani et al.

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15035935537077417445
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Somani A
Mascarenhas R

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ABSTRACT Most of North America's oldest water mains are constructed of ferrous material, in particular cast iron, ductile iron, and steel. As utilities rarely have funds to replace all of these pipelines at the end of their design life, they are forced to carefully target their …
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