Infrastructure corrosion analysis

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10928299-B2
Application number	US-201715627070-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2017
Priority date	May 4, 2011
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

The disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatus for analyzing an infrastructure system including measurement of a parameter associated with the infrastructure system, electronically recording the measured parameter as a data, transferring the data to an infrastructure unit which may be remote from the infrastructure system, analyzing the data to generate a risk model, and predicting a characteristic of the infrastructure system according to the risk. An implementation plan may be generated, and/or maintenance services may be performed as per the characteristic that is predicted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for analyzing an infrastructure system, comprising the steps of:
measuring a parameter associated with the infrastructure system;
wherein said step of measuring the parameter comprises measuring a visual image, a global position indication, with a structural survey tool, with a soil tester, an electrochemical potential of a structure, a level of corrosion of a metal, a length of a corroded section, a pit depth, a visual corrosion area pattern data, a coating thickness, a level of soil acidity, a level of soil oxidation-reduction, a level of soil resistivity, a water pH, and a nondestructive examination of a structure;
electronically recording the measured parameter as a data;
transferring the data to an infrastructure unit remote from the infrastructure system;
analyzing the data to generate a risk;
predicting a characteristic of the infrastructure system according to the risk;
assessing the relative risk to the infrastructure system, determining a type of mitigation work to be performed, creating an implementation plan; and
executing the implementation plan for repairing the infrastructure system.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of measuring the parameter further comprises measuring a corrosion rate.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein said step of measuring the parameter further comprises measuring an AC item to soil potential, a DC item to soil potential, with a topography data tool, with an acoustic tool, with a pressure measurement tool, and a flow measurement tool.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further including the step of inputting the data associated with the infrastructure system into a computer located at the infrastructure unit.

5. The method according to claim 3 , further including electronically storing all data gathered from the infrastructure system for accessing and manipulating the data at a future point in time.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating a corrosion report detailing actual corrosion, a likelihood of a current failure, and a probability of future corrosion.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of entering a comment as data by a visual observer.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the implementation plan is a maintenance schedule for the infrastructure system.

9. A method for analyzing an infrastructure system, comprising the steps of:
measuring a parameter associated with the infrastructure system;
wherein said step of measuring the parameter comprises measuring a visual image, a global position indication, with a structural survey tool, with a soil tester, an electrochemical potential of a structure, a level of corrosion of a metal, a length of a corroded section, a pit depth, a visual corrosion area pattern data, a coating thickness, a level of soil acidity, a level of soil oxidation-reduction, a level of soil resistivity, a water pH, and a nondestructive examination of a structure;
electronically recording the measured parameter as a data;
analyzing the data to generate a risk;
predicting a characteristic of the infrastructure system according to the risk;
assessing the relative risk to the infrastructure system, determining a type of mitigation work to be performed, creating an implementation plan; and
executing the implementation plan for repairing the infrastructure system.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the implementation plan is a maintenance schedule for the infrastructure system.

Assignees

• Quanta Associates Lp

Inventors

• Gluskin Mark A
• Garrity Kevin C
• Warner Christopher M
• Eastman Alan
• Reiboldt Mark

Classifications

• Y04S10/50

  Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications · CPC title

• F17D3/01 Primary

  for controlling, signalling, or supervising the conveyance of a product · CPC title

• F17D5/06

  using electric or acoustic means · CPC title

• G01N17/00

  Investigating resistance of materials to the weather, to corrosion, or to light · CPC title

• G06Q10/20

  Administration of product repair or maintenance · CPC title