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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Shad M. Sargand, Athens, OH (US);
Gayle F. Mitchell, Athens, OH (US);
Shad M. Sargand, Athens, OH (US);
Gayle F. Mitchell, Athens, OH (US);
Ohio University, Athens, OH (US);
Abstract
In a method for detecting disruptions proximate to an underground conduit, at least one signal carrying cable is positioned along a length of the conduit and between the conduit and a ground surface. At least one cable engaging member is connected to spaced apart locations on the at least one signal carrying cable to extend laterally outward of the at least one signal carrying cable. Each of the at least one cable engaging members is configured to transmit a force to the at least one signal carrying cable when impacted by an external force. A monitoring signal is provided to the at least one signal carrying cable, and a reflected monitoring signal is received in response to the supplied monitoring signal. One or more properties of the reflected monitoring signal are compared to one or more corresponding properties of a predicted reflected monitoring signal. An alert is initiated when the one or more properties of the reflected monitoring signal differ from the one or more properties of the predicted reflected monitoring signal by a predetermined amount.
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