CSI has collaborated with the EBMUD to deploy AI/ML techniques to improve water distribution network resiliency. This is a rapidly developing sector of CSI+EBMUD collaboration! 1) Investigating the Effects of Operational and Environmental Factors on Water Distribution Pipeline Failures using… Read More »EBMUD – Water Network Resiliency Evaluation
CSI is working with EBMUD to develop a cutting-edge autonomous robotic tunnel inspection platform. This framework involves deploying state-of-the-art sensing technologies (3D stereo camera, 360 camera, and multi-gas sensors) on board a quadruped terrestrial robot (Boston Dynamics Spot). The platform… Read More »EBMUD – Robotic Tunnel Inspection with Boston Dynamics Spot
The Soga Research Group/Center for Smart Infrastructure is working with EBMUD to develop a cutting-edge system for monitoring pipelines that cross active earthquake faults. Distributed fiber optic sensors were installed in 2022 along an approximately 200m alignment of two critical… Read More »EBMUD – Claremont Ave Pipeline Monitoring – Oakland, California
USACE reconstructed some levee cutoff walls within the Sacramento River Area during the past two years. The levee cutoff wall is constructed by a mixture of cement, bentonite, and slag, which is a low permeability and high strength material. However,… Read More »USACE – Levee Monitoring – Sacramento, California
This study centers on experimental assessments of AWWA C900 DR14 iPVC pipes, subjecting them to bending forces. The primary objective was to determine the pipes’ capacity to maintain their full-service functionality following seismic events, thus bolstering seismic resilience. To explore… Read More »PPI – iPVC Pipe Testing
This study involved a series of pipeline experiments, encompassing tension tests, bi-axial tension tests, and 4-point bending tests, to investigate the failure mechanisms of an 8-inch TR-XTREME ductile iron pipe manufactured by US Pipe. These experiments were equipped with distributed… Read More »U.S. Pipe – Ductile Iron Pipe Testing
With a focus on large-scale testing capacity, this study delves into the challenges faced by buried pipelines, particularly segmented ones within water networks, when confronted with natural disasters such as earthquakes and landslides. The integrity of connections between pipe segments… Read More »Kubota – Ductile Iron Pipe Testing
CSI designed and installed an array of fiber optic monitoring points in an area of past and suspected future sand boil development along a section of levee on the Mississippi River. The project included the installation of four approximately 100’… Read More »USACE – Levee Performance Monitoring – Black Hawk, Louisiana