Performance of ductile iron pipes. I: Characterization of external corrosion patterns

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-119

  Kleiner, Yehuda ^a   Rajani, Balvant ^a   Krys, Dennis ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrosion pit geometry; Corrosion pits; Ductile iron pipe; Probability distribution; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

CORROSION PIT GEOMETRIES; CORROSION PITS; DUCTILE IRON PIPES; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; MEASURABLE PARAMETERS; SERVICE CONNECTIONS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL PROPERTY;

CAST IRON PIPE; DUCTILITY; GEOMETRY; NODULAR IRON; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOIL SURVEYS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER SUPPLY;

CORROSION;

CORROSION; GEOMETRY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPELINE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84879721158     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000097     Document Type: Article

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