what attacks steel_pipes_borecasing_underground
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It is noticeable that of late steel column and casing is collapsing at a much greater rate than ever before, so in this article we look at what is causing our bore casing to disappear and what can be done about it.TRANSCRIPT
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What Attacks Steel Casing ?
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In this article we will discuss some of the major enemies of steel pipe, which are laid underground and the ways to minimize it in the best possible way
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This can be in the form of Borecasing, Rising Main, Steel Column and Shaft
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There are 3 Main culprits.
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1: Stray Currents
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2: Total Dissolved Salts
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3: Ground Water Quality
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One of the major threats to underwater steel pipes are DC currents as well as AC currents which can also be termed as the stray currents.
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This is caused by immersion of steel pipes in a conductive medium.
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It basically happens when two different types of metals are in the ground
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Specially if there are at opposite ends on the Galvanic scale.
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Steel Column and casing in the ground has seen a noticeable difference in lifetime spans over the last 8 years
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In some areas we have seen the lifetime gone from 15 years plus, to 2 years or less
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Most of the stray currents which can be both AC andDC come from electrical wiring, that is laid underground or earthed in the ground.
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Most of the AC currents comes from the leakage from local power lines, this can be rectified by
the authorities.
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DC currents, the local catholic protection of the electric fencing etc, earthing should be Installed correctly to minimize stray current.
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This can be checked by a Standard Voltage and Amp meter.
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If you have a electric fence or telephone lines near your steel pipelines,
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then you are prone to lose almost 40 pounds or 18 kgs of steel annually by only 2 AMPs of DC current. That is why periodic check up by the local power authorities or a electrician must be done.
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Even sacrificial anode attached to the steel pipes, will make a difference.
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Now, the second biggest enemy of the steel pipes is the TDS(Total Dissolved Salts).
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If the concentration is above 700 ppm then the pipelines are prone to corrosion.
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TDS meters are easily available or you can have a water sample checked before laying pipelines or installation of casing and Column and periodically inspection is suggested.
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The higher the TDS, the higher will be the potential of corrosion taking place.
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The third problem with the steel pipes is the ground water, which is quite prone to the high bacterial concentration.
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The corrosive enzymes released by some of the bacteria present underground, increases the steel pipes corrosion by almost 250%.
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Most common type of bacteria are sulphate reducing as well as the Iron reducing bacteria.
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Both of them at humid conditions, help in a faster corrosion of the steel pipes.
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Other Prime causes are Iron Biofouling
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The most common way is to get the water checked and then apply a general alkaline solution to the outer perimeter of the pipes and even look at other solutions to this problem.
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The coli form count of the underground water is also one of the major problems that the urban
cities are facing.
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The E.Coli and the coli form count of the ground water must be checked periodically and therefore should be treated by alkaline solution and other disinfectants.
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You need to be aware of the potential dangers and take periodic checks of the TDS, PH, Stray current , the bacterial concentration and the ground water analysis and act according to the results urgently.
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How can I minimize this Problem?
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Check earth stakes are working and in good condition
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Check for Stray Voltages
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Neutralize water conditions
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Use Non Corrosive materials
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Similar metals on the galvanic scale
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