Expansion of Existing Monitoring System on Great Man-Made River Project Using Acoustic Fibre Optic Technology
A. Lenghi*, N. Amaitik** and M. Wrigglesworth***
Manager, Quality Assurance, Great Man-Made River Authority, P.O. Box 641, Benghazi, Libya, Email: adel.lenghi@gmrp.ly Section Head, Information Management, Great Man-Made River Authority, P.O. Box 641, Benghazi, Libya, Email: n_amaitik@yahoo.com Vice President, Pure Technologies Ltd., 300-705 11th Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2R 0E3, Email: mike.wrigglesworth@soundprint.com
ABSTRACT
Acoustic monitoring has played a major role in the management of one of the world's largest civil engineering projects. After experiencing failures on their pipeline between 1999 and 2001, the Great Man-Made River Authority (GMRA) undertook an aggressive condition assessment program. This program led to the development of a comprehensive Pipeline Risk Management System (PRMS), making the Great Man-Made River Project one of the best managed pipelines in the world. The planned expansion of the existing acoustic monitoring system, a key component of the PRMS, will allow for monitoring of over 700km of pipeline. This paper will discuss steps taken to-date, the acoustic monitoring technology and the expansion of this key component to the management strategy for the pipeline.
