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  • Urban sewage and water networks are critical infrastructure requiring regular maintenance.
  • Trenchless rehabilitation, especially cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technology, is vital for urban areas.
  • Current diagnostic methods like camera scans and laser scans lack material characterization capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate three innovative non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for characterizing pipe conditions.
  • To assess the effectiveness of impact-echo, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and impedance spectroscopy for detecting defects in polymer-lined pipes.
  • To compare traditional and deep learning machine learning algorithms for defect characterization using impact-echo data.

Main Methods:

  • Impact-echo method combined with deep learning on continuous wavelet transform images for defect characterization.
  • Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) with a heuristic algorithm for detecting caverns behind pipes.
  • Impedance spectroscopy for characterizing polymer liner delamination due to uneven curing.

Main Results:

  • The study successfully characterized delamination, identified caverns behind CIPP, and evaluated overall pipe health using the novel NDT methods.
  • A deep learning algorithm demonstrated effectiveness in defect characterization from impact-echo signals.
  • GPR and impedance spectroscopy provided accurate estimations of subsurface defects and liner delamination, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • The presented NDT methods offer enhanced accuracy and material characterization capabilities for assessing urban pipe networks compared to traditional techniques.
  • These innovative methods are crucial for effective maintenance and rehabilitation planning of essential water and sewage infrastructure.
  • The integration of machine learning with NDT data provides a powerful tool for automated defect analysis and condition assessment.