PCA (Pipeline Condition Assessment) Group began, as a business unit within Tubemakers Water, in 1996 to provide expert consultancy services to Australian Water Industry. Initially, the group extensively utilised intelligent pig technology from Canada, and successfully assessed approximately 25km of cast and ductile iron water and sewer mains. Later the group expanded its technology offerings, based on experience prior to the formation of the group.
Since then the group has specialised in the condition assessment of pressurised water and wastewater mains, with a particular emphasis on buried ferrous metal mains, and has operated as a separate profit centre within major international businesses including Tyco Flow Control and Earth Tech Engineering. Today it is a Division of ADE Consulting Group Pty Ltd.
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PCA’s experience in this field has remained unmatched by any other service provider in Australia and has conducted genuine condition assessment (not leak detection on reticulation pipes) on thousands of kilometres of water mains in Australia and overseas. It is unique in operating as both a Consultant and Contractor.
Since its formation, PCA has trialed a number of techniques for assessing the condition of water mains and has during that time continued to develop and refine its approach. PCA has arguably grown be one of the leading world experts in the condition assessment of pressurised water mains.
Phone 1300-796-922 I Email: info@ade.group
PUBLICATIONS
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Condition Assessment of Pipelines Through Proper Planning and Design.
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40th Annual WIOA Conference
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Condition Assessment Of 40 Year Old Sewer Stacks In High Rise Buildings
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International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components 2002
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Accurate Prediction of Cast Iron Watermain Performance Using Linear Polarisation Resistance (LPR) Methodology
Author/s: Ferguson and Nicholas
NZWWA 2005
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Assessing The Risks of Unprotected Cast Iron Sewer Rising Mains
Ferguson and Geehman
OzWater 2000
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Condition Assessment of Water Pipelines in Asia-Pacific Region
Ferguson
BHR Conference 2008
The Meaning of Life
Ferguson and McClean
HKIUS Conference 2009
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Condition Assessment of Singapore’s Sewer Rising Mains
Ferguson and Sproule
OzWater 2003
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Smoke and Mirrors Which Condition Assessment Techniques Work
Ferguson
NASTT Conference 2010
Condition Assessment of Buried Water Pipelines: Which Techniques Work?
Heathcote, Moore and Nicholas
Pipes Wagga 2001
Leak Detection – Does it Cost or Pay?
Ferguson and Marlin
Pipes Wagga 2001
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Condition Assessment Techniques for Pressure Water Mains
Farrelly, Ferguson and Nicholas
ACA Conference 2005
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“Intelligent Pigging” In The Water Industry - Four Years Experience In Australia
Ferguson
ACA Conference 1999
External Corrosion of Buried Iron and Steel Water Mains
Ferguson and Nicholas
Corrosion Australasia, Vol.17. No.4
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Soil Testing for Condition Evaluation of Buried Water Mains
Ferguson, McClean and Nicholas
ACA Conference 2009
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Pitting Corrosion of Cast Iron Pipes
Christian and Ferguson
ACA Conference 2015
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Condition Assessment of Large Diameter Water Mains
Dymke and Ferguson
OzWater 2000
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Condition Assessment of Pressure Water Mains - Is it Worth Doing?
Ferguson
ASCE Pipelines Conference 2010
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A Methodology for Condition Assessment of Pressure Water Mains
Farrelly and Ferguson
ASCE Pipelines Conference 2012
Condition Assessment Of Large Diameter Above Ground GRP Water Pipeline
Farrelly, Ferguson, Moore, Shou and Vickridge
International Plastics Industry Conference 2004
Balancing Leakage Detection and Pipe Condition Assessment to Provide Best Value
Boon and Ferguson
ICUMAS Conference Hong Kong 2011
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Soil Testing for Condition Assessment of Buried Mains
Downey and Ferguson
HKSTT Conference 2009
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Condition Assessment of Pressurized Water Mains
Ferguson and Lau
CHKSTT Conference 2007
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Case Study Look At The Asset Management of Water Pipelines
Ferguson
IIR Conference, Melbourne 2000
Smoke and Mirrors 2 - Which Condition Assessment Techniques Work?
Ferguson
NoDig Conference, Gold Coast, 2015
Pipeline Condition Assessment in Hong Kong
Ferguson, Shou and Vickridge
NoDig Conference, Brisbane, 2006
Developing a Detailed Capital Expenditure Program from the Condition Assessment of Pipelines
Ferguson
NZWWA 2005
Condition Assessment of Water Pipes in Hong Kong
Ferguson, Shou and Vickridge
CHKSTT Conference 2004, Shanghai
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Condition Assessment of Pipelines Through Proper Planning And Design
Ferguson
WIOA Conference, Toowoomba 2015
Condition Assessment Techniques for Pressure Water Mains
Ferguson
CSIRO Asset Planning Conference 2001
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Condition Assessment of Cast Iron and Asbestos Cement Pipes by In-Pipe Probes and Selective Sampling for Estimation of Remaining Life
Burn, Cull, Davis, DeSilva, Eiswirth, Ferguson, Heseker and Massie
International No-Dig Conference Copenhagen 2002
Life assessment of large cast iron watermains
Heathcote and Nicholas
Urban Water Research Association
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Statistical Correlation of Pitting Measurements In Buried Iron Pipes
Ferguson, Heathcote and Shaw
ACA Conference 33, Newcastle, 1993 Corrosion Australasia Vol.18. No.6
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Intelligent Pigging in The Water Industry – Four Years Experience In Australia
Farrelly and Ferguson
AWA Conference Canberra 2001