Testing the IPEX Pipeline at Cornell University (VIDEO)

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A four-joint bending test showcases the IPEX pipe's ability to bend. This was part of a larger event on June 6, 2017, as engineers at the Cornell Geotechnical Lifelines Large-Scale Testing Facility set out to test several advanced sensors developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction. The sensors - which can collectively measure strain, temperature, movement and leakage - were installed along a 40-foot section of a hazard-resilient pipeline being tested for earthquake fault-rupture performance.

Read more information here: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/06/cornell-tests-smart-resilient-underground-infrastructure

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