Fiber–optic sensors have been widely deployed in various applications, and their use has
gradually increased since the 1980 s. Distributed fiber–optic sensors, which enable …

Crack occurrence and propagation are among critical factors that affect the performance and
lifespan of civil infrastructures such as bridges, pipelines, and so on. As a consequence …

Pipeline is an important structure to transport oil and gas through long distances. However,
pipeline also suffers from many threats especially corrosion and leakage. Therefore, it is …

The impossibility of visual inspection and the complexity of combined loads hamper the
quantitative assessment, lifetime prediction and control of underground pipelines during …

Distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS) have been attracted significant attention from
geotechnical engineering communities for a few decades. Innovative development of …

In the presented work, the potential of fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) for
detection of small gas pipeline leaks (< 1%) is investigated. Helical wrapping of the sensing …

For the past decades, the applicability of distributed optical fibre sensor (DOFS) technology
has been widely explored to assess the structural health and integrity. The DOFS has …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is a process aimed at providing accurate and in‐time
information concerning structural health condition and performance, which can serve as an …

Evidence from past earthquakes suggests that damage inflicted to buried natural gas (NG)
pipelines can cause long service disruptions, leading to unpredictably high socioeconomic …

Oil and gas transmission pipelines require monitoring for maintenance and safety, to prevent
equipment failure and accidents. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) technology is emerging …