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Non-invasive acceleration-based methodology for damage detection and assessment of water distribution system

  • Shinozuka, Masanobu;Chou, Pai H.;Kim, Sehwan;Kim, Hong Rok;Karmakar, Debasis;Fei, Lu
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.6 no.5_6
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    • pp.545-559
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    • 2010
  • This paper presents the results of a pilot study and verification of a concept of a novel methodology for damage detection and assessment of water distribution system. The unique feature of the proposed noninvasive methodology is the use of accelerometers installed on the pipe surface, instead of pressure sensors that are traditionally installed invasively. Experimental observations show that a sharp change in pressure is always accompanied by a sharp change of pipe surface acceleration at the corresponding locations along the pipe length. Therefore, water pressure-monitoring can be transformed into acceleration-monitoring of the pipe surface. The latter is a significantly more economical alternative due to the use of less expensive sensors such as MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) or other acceleration sensors. In this scenario, monitoring is made for Maximum Pipe Acceleration Gradient (MPAG) rather than Maximum Water Head Gradient (MWHG). This paper presents the results of a small-scale laboratory experiment that serves as the proof of concept of the proposed technology. The ultimate goal of this study is to improve upon the existing SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) by integrating the proposed non-invasive monitoring techniques to ultimately develop the next generation SCADA system for water distribution systems.

Internet Based Remote Control and Monitoring for the System to purify water (인터넷 기반 오폐수 처리 시스템의 원격제어 및 모니터링)

  • Seo, Won-Yong;Yeon, Jun-Sang;Yang, Oh
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.11c
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    • pp.457-460
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    • 2002
  • This paper is study on internet based remote control and monitoring for the system to purify water. environment of the water quality grew worse. therefore we require the effective system to purify water now national internet based remote control and monitoring make a sensation and are a problem to be solved. This paper demonstrate internet based remote control and monitoring for the system to purify water. This system including on server and many client distributed in whole country. The server is collecting information from the client. this information is then written inside Database. The Database is dealing with Website and Server and Client.

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Remote Monitoring of Abrupt Overflowing in Common Utility Duct Using Reflective Side-Polished Optical Fiber Submersion Sensor

  • Lee, Cherl-Hee;Kim, Cheol;Kang, Shin-Won;Song, Jae-Won
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.166-169
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    • 2008
  • The submersion monitoring system based on a reflective side-polished optical fiber submersion sensor with an optical fiber mirror was shown to be an effective alarm system with remote monitoringwhen the drainage capacity of a common utility duct is exceeded due to heavy rainfall. The proposed sensor was connected to an existing installed optical fiber network at a height of 250mm in a common utility duct, and then tested under sample materials(distilled water, river water, sea water, foul water, muddy water, petroleum, edible oil) at a distance of 1km from the sensor for remote sensing. In experiments, the proposed real-time sensor system reduced maintenance cost and improved monitoring efficiency by using a reflection-type side-polished optical fiber submersion sensor efficient for remote monitoring of a common utility duct.

Wireless Remote Control and Monitoring for the System to purify water (오폐수처리시스템의 무선원격제어 및 모니터링)

  • Lee, Hyuck-Jin;Seo, Yong-Won;Yang, Oh
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07d
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    • pp.2115-2117
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    • 2003
  • This paper is study on internet based wireless remote control and monitoring for the system to purify water. Environment of the water quality grew worse. Therefore we require the effective system to purify water. Now national internet based wireless remote control and monitoring make a sensation and are a problem to be solved. This paper demonstrate internet based wireless remote control and monitoring for the system to purify water. This system including on server and many client distributed in whole country. The server is collecting information from the client. This information is then written inside database. The database is dealing with website and server and client.

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Monitoring of Agro-Ecological Environments at Small Watershed (농업유역의 생태환경 모니터링 기법 연구)

  • 박승우;윤광식
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.91-102
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    • 1996
  • Monitoring techniques for afro-ecological environments were studied, Hydrologic and ecological components in conjunction with water quality were monitored in the Balkan watershed. The hydrologic monitoring program consists of four water level gauging stations along creeks and stream at the watershed having 26.5 km2. Stage - storage relationship of reservoir, rainfall amount of the watershed, and rating curve of the stream gauging stations were established. Soil type, land use, hydrologic soil group, population and economic activities within the watershed were surveyed. Water quality data from the streams were sampled weekly and chemical analysis was conducted. Temporal variations of water quality were investigated and water quality map of each reach of stream was made to identify spatial variations. Seasonal and spatial variations of vegetation densities along stream in the watershed were investigated using grid, Density variations of insect species such as arthropod, flying insect, spider spices, rice insects were also monitored to determine seansonal surveying density. These monitored data will be used to develop monitoring techi%ues and afro - ecological environment models.

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Water Quality Management System for a Farm Village Stream -watershed monitoring and the system design- (농촌마을 하천의 수질관리 시스템 - 시험유역 조사 및 시스템 설계 -)

  • 정하우;최진용
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of this study Is to develop water quality management system fort a farm village stream. The framework design of the system and the ecological monitoring of a test watershed were carried out, The system consists of GIS(Geographic Information System ), database, pollution source management, water quality and hydrologic analysis. Suri watershed located on Idong, Yongin city, Kyunggi Province, was selected as the test watershed for the application of the system. The fifteen's monitoring stations were chooses at up- and down-stream of the watershed. The results of an aquatic ecological monitoring were analyzed by the GPI(Group Pollution Index) method. The GPI revealed that water quality was varied within the stream. GPI and DO map for the watershed stream were developed, These maps facilitated to analyze the spatial distribution of the water quality.

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Development of the Smart Device for Real Time Water Quality Monitoring (실시간 수질 모니터링을 위한 스마트 디바이스의 개발)

  • Ryu, Dae-Hyun;Choi, Tae-Wan
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.723-728
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    • 2019
  • Citizens' distrust of water pollution is very high in tap water that we routinely drink. In addition, water pollution accidents of tap water are difficult to predict and the risk is high, so real-time monitoring and management are needed. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce real-time water quality monitoring using the Internet of things(IoT). Residual chlorine is more persistent and economical than other disinfectants and it is easy to check residual effect, so it is mainly used as a disinfection index in waterworks. It can be monitored in real time by using IoT technology in order to secure the safety of tap water. In this study, we developed smart device for real-time water quality monitoring using amperometry sensor and analyzed its performance.

A Study on Geothermal Characteristics of Dam Body and Seepage Flow (댐 제체 및 침투수 흐름의 지열학적 고찰)

  • Park, Dong-Soon;Jung, Woo-Sung;Kim, Hyoung-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2006.03a
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    • pp.75-85
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    • 2006
  • In recent geotechnical engineering, geothermal approach has been on the horizon to deal with geoenvironmental issues, freezing and thawing problems, and seepage phenomenon in dams and embankments. In this study, geothermal characteristic through inner body of dams and its influence on the seepage flow were experimented by lab test and field instrumentation. Also, one of up-to-date temperature monitoring technique, called as multi-channel thermal line sensing, was evaluated its availability. As a result of lab test, it is found that the seepage flow has influence on the geothermal characteristic and a potential of finding phreatic line and seepage fluctuation could be possible by continuous temperature monitoring using thermal line sensing skills. These kine of geothermal information could be available to the modelling of water geo-structure interaction. Out of short-term field tests, clear water table and temperature distribution of a dam were easily found through temperature monitoring in holes located near a reservoir and holes within a depth of constant temperature layer. However, it is also found that the geothermal flow and finding seepage line could not be easily understandable through multi-channel temperature monitoring because of the existence of constant temperature field, thermal conductivity of soils and rocks, and unsaturated characteristics of geo-material. In this case, long-term geothermal monitoring is recommended to find sudden fluctuation of seepage line and amount of leakage.

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A Study on the Water Withdrawal Permit Rate and Monitoring Well Management of Bottled Water Manufacturers (먹는샘물 제조업체의 취수량 및 감시정 관리에 관한 고찰)

  • Son, Doo Gie;Park, Seunghyuk;Jeong, Gyo-Cheol
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.329-337
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    • 2019
  • Bottled water companies in Korea are required to conduct an environmental impact assessment of their drinking water supply at least six months before the expiration of their five-year marketing and production license. The water level drawdown, production well water quality, and monitoring well observation results are the most important items that are evaluated in the assessment report. Here we evaluate the relationship between well drawdown and pumping capacity with pumping time from the production wells of bottled water manufacturers located in Cretaceous granite (site A) and Precambrian gneiss (site B). The method to reduce the pumping capacity is more effective in decreasing the drawdown than the method to simultaneously control the pumping and recovery times. Furthermore, the monitoring data from the pH monitoring sensors that were installed in Precambrian gneiss (site C) yield pH values that increase with time and eventually plateau at a certain value. We therefore propose that pH monitoring is either discontinued or improved to provide more reliable and usable results.

Two-dimensional water seepage monitoring in concrete structures using smart aggregates

  • Zou, Dujian;Li, Weijie;Liu, Tiejun;Teng, Jun
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.313-323
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    • 2018
  • The presence of water inside concrete structures is an essential condition for the deterioration of the structures. The free water in the concrete pores and micro-cracks is the culprit for the durability related problems, such as alkali-aggregate reaction, carbonation, freeze-thaw damage, and corrosion of steel reinforcement. To ensure the integrity and safe operation of the concrete structures, it is very important to monitor water seepage inside the concrete. This paper presents the experimental investigation of water seepage monitoring in a concrete slab using piezoelectric-based smart aggregates. In the experimental setup, an $800mm{\times}800mm{\times}100mm$ concrete slab was fabricated with 15 SAs distributed inside the slab. The water seepage process was monitored through interrogating the SA pairs. In each SA pair, one SA was used as actuator to emit harmonic sine wave, and the other was used as sensor to receive the transmitted stress wave. The amplitudes of the received signals were able to indicate the water seepage process inside the concrete slab.