Infrastructure corrosion analysis
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.
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.