International Journal of Advancements in Technology
Open Access
ISSN: 0976-4860
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ISSN: 0976-4860
+44 1478 350008
Bijan Samali
Australia
Research Article
Limitation of the Lateral Angled Broadband Low Frequency Impact Excitation on the Non-Destructive Condition Assessment of the Timber Utility Poles
Author(s): Bahram Jozi, Robin Braun, Bijan Samali, Jianchun Li and Ulrike DackermannBahram Jozi, Robin Braun, Bijan Samali, Jianchun Li and Ulrike Dackermann
Timber utility poles play a significant role in the infrastructure of Australia as well as many other countries for power distribution and communication networks. Due to the advanced age of Australia’s timber pole infrastructure, substantial efforts are undertaken on maintenance and asset management to avoid any failures of the utility lines. Nevertheless, the lack of reliable tools for assessing the condition of in-service poles seriously jeopardizes the maintenance and asset management. For instance, each year approximately 300,000 poles are replaced in the Eastern States of Australia with up to 80% of them still being in a very good condition, resulting in major waste of natural resources and money. Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods based on stress wave propagation can potentially offer simple and cost-effective tools for identifying the in-service condition of timber pol.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/0976-4860.1000194