Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100576

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP160100576

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Putting photonics in sewers. Putting photonics in sewers. This project aims to develop a photonic sensor capability to measure chemical compounds that cause concrete corrosion in waste-water pipes. Sustainable management of urban waste-water networks is a global problem. Hydrogen sulphide and water in air pockets cause concrete attack that results in premature pipe failure with high financial, public health and environmental costs. Unlike current qualitative methods, which rely on often dangerous visual inspection of pipes to identify concrete corrosion, this project will develop a quantitative sensing system that directly measures key chemicals, targeting the cause and not the effect. This research is expected to extend the life of waste-water networks and reduce cost to the public.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 20-12-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $576,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical Physics | Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications | Geochemistry not elsewhere classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Urban and Industrial Environments | Waste Management Services | Cement and Concrete Materials

Other Keywords

Cement and Concrete Materials | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Urban and Industrial Environments | Geochemistry not elsewhere classified | Optical Physics | Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications | Waste Management Services

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