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presented current practices, recent adv<strong>an</strong>ces <strong>an</strong>d future trends on the condition<br />

assessment of ageing structures – namely ships. There is no reason why their report,<br />

which involves condition assessment with inspection, monitoring <strong>an</strong>d reliability of<br />

information, c<strong>an</strong>not be applied to other structures including pipelines.<br />

In the context of ageing pipelines, Waym<strong>an</strong> (2008) mentions that condition<br />

assessment involves the development of <strong>an</strong> underst<strong>an</strong>ding of the current pipeline<br />

perform<strong>an</strong>ce under applied loads. Generally, this process provides a prediction of the<br />

remaining life of the pipeline based on leakage <strong>an</strong>d <strong>structural</strong> failure criteria. Hence, the<br />

long-term mainten<strong>an</strong>ce requirement c<strong>an</strong> be defined immediately <strong>an</strong>d future investment<br />

requirement c<strong>an</strong> be predicted.<br />

PICA Corp (2011) provides direct condition assessment of pipelines through the<br />

use of in-line inspection (ILI) tools. According to them, direct condition assessment is<br />

the only way for asset m<strong>an</strong>agers to truly know if a pipeline c<strong>an</strong> be repaired, rehabilitated<br />

or replaced, by the use of electromagnetic technology which does not require the<br />

sensors to be in contact with either the inside or outside of the pipe. Their condition<br />

assessment provides accurate measurements of remaining wall thickness, leaks etc.<br />

2.3.1 Pipeline Inspection Technology<br />

According to Palmer <strong>an</strong>d King (2008), inspection is generally regarded as<br />

providing snapshots in time of the material condition <strong>an</strong>d the hard factual data from<br />

which the condition of the pipeline c<strong>an</strong> be deduced <strong>an</strong>d remaining life estimated. The<br />

aim of the pipeline inspection technology that is being developed by m<strong>an</strong>y operators is<br />

to detect <strong>an</strong>d qu<strong>an</strong>tify the damage which leads to failures in <strong>an</strong>y structures as reported<br />

by ETD Ltd. (2003). According to Jaske et al. (2002), pipeline inspection typically<br />

reveals a number of <strong>an</strong>omalies in a pipeline system. Often, these <strong>an</strong>omalies are<br />

evaluated to determine if they are m<strong>an</strong>ufacturing defects, mech<strong>an</strong>ical damage, cracking,<br />

or corrosion before the final determination is documented in the inspection report.<br />

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