Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 9, 0906004(2025)

Distributed Multi-Parameter Sensing Monitoring of Structural Damage of Buried Water Pipeline

Xiaoke Gong1, Jinghong Wu1、*, Zhuo Chen2, Xiangyu Zhao2, Lixiang Jia3, and Wenhao Shi1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, Jiangsu , China
  • 2School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu , China
  • 3Suzhou NanZee Sensing Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215100, Jiangsu , China
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    OFDR monitoring principle
    DAS monitoring principle
    Schematic diagram of indoor test equipment
    Pipeline damaged strain monitoring. (a) Schematic diagram of event A1 device; (b) schematic diagram of strain monitoring for event A2; (c) indoor test picture
    Temperature monitoring model diagram. (a) Diagram of event A1 device; (b) event A3 empty pipe status; (c) event A3 1/3 water status; (d) event A3 full water status; (e) indoor test picture
    Vibration monitoring model diagram. (a) Device diagram; (b) indoor test picture; (c) vibration cable layout diagram
    Strain monitoring result curves. (a) Monitoring results of centralized drop strain; (b) monitoring results of fine sand drop strain
    Temperature monitoring result curves. (a) Temperature curves of empty pipe corrosion zone; (b) temperature curves of 1/3 water corrosion zone in pipe; (c) temperature curves of full water corrosion zone in pipe
    Linear fitting diagrams of temperature time domain curve. (a) Empty pipe status; (b) 1/3 water in pipe; (c) full water in pipe
    Calibration signal of damaged area of pipeline. (a) Calibration in the front of damaged area; (b) calibration at the end of damaged area
    Original signal diagram
    Short-time Fourier transform time-frequency diagram
    Original signal diagram of 0.2‒0.6 s
    Kurtosis value diagram
    Absolute mean amplitude curve
    FFT frequency domain curve
    Frequency peak shift diagram
    Data fusion result curves. (a) Strain-temperature-absolute average amplitude; (b) strain-temperature-peak frequency
    Strain-temperature-vibration collaborative application model
    • Table 1. Cable parameters

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      Table 1. Cable parameters

      Fiber cable typeNZS-DSS-C07(0.9)NZS-DTS-C10(H)
      Core number13
      Optical cable diameter /mm0.95.8
      Brillouin temperature coefficient /(MHz/℃)1.101.10
      Heating resistance /(Ω/m)0.02
      Operating temperature /℃-20‒80-20‒80
    • Table 2. Main parameters of demodulators

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      Table 2. Main parameters of demodulators

      ParameterOFDR(OSI-C)DAS(NZS-DAS-A01)
      Monitoring distance0‒100 m0‒20 km
      Maximum spatial resolution1 mm0.5 m
      Sensing accuracy±0.1 ℃/με
      Sampling frequency0‒20 Hz0‒50 kHz
      Minimum measurable strain<30 (με /√Hz)@ 5‒100 Hz
      Temperature test range-200‒1200 ℃
      Strain test range±15000 με
    • Table 3. Test events design

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      Table 3. Test events design

      Test eventMonitoring parameterPipe wall damaged and crackedDamaged repair layer in pipeOverall damage
      A1Strain and temperatureNoNoNo damage
      A2Strain and vibrationYesYesBadly damaged
      A3TemperatureNoYesSlightly damaged
    • Table 4. Linear fitting parameters

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      Table 4. Linear fitting parameters

      State in pipeHeating rate coefficient P1Linear segment temperature peak /℃Temperature stability value /℃Correlation coefficient R2
      Blank pipe0.83875.13836.06650.9256
      1/3 water0.77644.93555.65530.9902
      Full water0.12561.33671.38970.9860
    • Table 5. Application standard of multi-parameter monitoring for pipe damage

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      Table 5. Application standard of multi-parameter monitoring for pipe damage

      Recommended sensing parameterProgressive damageDiversity of failure form
      TemperaturePre-damage stageMicrocrack
      StrainIntermediate stageHigh temperature liquid and sand drops
      VibrationLate stageSerious damage of the pipeline structure
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    Xiaoke Gong, Jinghong Wu, Zhuo Chen, Xiangyu Zhao, Lixiang Jia, Wenhao Shi. Distributed Multi-Parameter Sensing Monitoring of Structural Damage of Buried Water Pipeline[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(9): 0906004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 23, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2025

    The Author Email: Jinghong Wu (wjh@usts.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP241810

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241810

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