Leslie Der Zhuang Wong

Monash University (Australia) · Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clayton

Femur diaphysis fractures almost always require surgery to heal. The femur recovery process may take 3 to 6 months or even longer. The current femur recovery assessment methods are qualitative and mainly rely on physicians' clinical experience. A better methodology to quantify the healing status will help the physicians counsel their patients on th...

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assisted photogrammetry has been used to perform a non-contact measurement of the covers on the anaerobic wastewater lagoons at Melbourne Water Corporation’s Western Treatment Plant (WTP). These floating covers are valuable assets that eliminate odour and greenhouse gas emissions and harvest the methane-rich biogas as...

Engineering structures are designed and managed for safe operations and to meet defined levels of service. The floating cover on the wastewater treatment lagoon at Melbourne Water’s Western Treatment Plant (WTP), in Werribee, is a critical asset whose primary functions are to allow for the anaerobic breakdown of organic matter in the raw sewage and...

AGL Loy Yang has been intensively engaged and involved in research in the area of rehabilitated mining slopes. A proposal was raised to turn the Loy Yang mine pit into a lake after decommission (in three decades) to achieve safe and stable rehabilitation of the mines. The slope stability of these rehabilitated slopes is one of the major concerns. T...

Large sheets of high-density polyethene geomembrane are used as floating covers on some of the wastewater treatment lagoons at the Melbourne Water Corporation’s Western Treatment Plant. These covers provide an airtight seal for the anaerobic digestion of sewage and allow for harvesting the methane-rich biogas, which is then used to generate electri...

High-density polyethylene geomembranes are employed as covers for the sewage treatment lagoons at Melbourne Water Corporation’s Western Treatment Plant, to harvest the biogas produced during anaerobic degradation, which is then used to generate electricity. Due to its size, inspecting the cover for defects, particularly subsurface defects, can be c...

Floating covers are used on anaerobic lagoons at waste-water treatment plants for odour control and the harvesting of biogas. Scum is an unwanted by-product of the anaerobic digestion of raw sewage. This matter can form into a large mass of material, and when it floats to the surface and solidifies, it is called a scumberg to differentiate it from...

Predictive models are important to help manage high-value assets and to ensure optimal and safe operations. Recently, advanced machine learning algorithms have been applied to solve practical and complex problems, and are of significant interest due to their ability to adaptively ‘learn’ in response to changing environments. This paper reports on t...

High density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes (approximately 8 hectares each) are employed as floating covers at the wastewater treatment plant of Melbourne Water in Werribee, Australia. The anaerobic lagoons at the plant rely on these HDPE geomembrane floating covers to capture both the biogas and odours. Given the nature of the plant and the hars...

Melbourne Water Corporation has two large anaerobic lagoons at the Western Treatment Plant (WTP), Werribee, Victoria, Australia. The lagoons are covered using numerous sheets of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes to prevent the emission of odorous gases and to harness biogas as a source of renewable energy. Some of the content of raw sew...

The paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of both distributed fibre optics sensors (DFOs), and fibre Bragg grating sensors (FBGs) to acquire an accurate measurement of the flexural strain of foamed bitumen stabilised (FBS) beams and to assess the material behaviour under both static and dynamic loading conditions. The beams were equipped with DF...

Large structures and high-value assets require inspection and integrity assessment methodologies that ensure maximum availability and operational capabilities. Large membranes are used as floating covers at the anaerobic wastewater lagoons of Melbourne Water’s Western Treatment Plant (WTP). A critical function of this high-value asset pertains to t...

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is commonly the material of choice for covered anaerobic lagoons (CAL) at wastewater treatment plants. The membrane floats on the wastewater, and hence is called a “floating cover”, and is used for odour control and to harvest the methane-rich biogas as a renewable resource to generate electricity. The floating cove...

Floating covers are examples of a large membrane structure used at sewage treatment plants. At the Western Treatment Plant (WTP), Werribee, Melbourne, Australia, floating covers are used in the anaerobic lagoons. They are deployed to assist with the anaerobic treatment of the raw sewage beneath, to harness the methane-rich biogas generated and for...

Following the completion of the Advanced Condition Assessment and Pipe Failure Prediction project in Australia, it has emerged that cast iron pipes normally experience corrosion damages extending over the large spatial area that resemble a patch, and structural failures are commonly associated with these patches. In this study, we defined a corrosi...

Leakage is undesirable in water distribution networks, as leaky pipes are financially costly both to water utilities and consumers. The ability to detect, locate, and quantify leaks can significantly improve the service delivered. Optical fibre sensors (OFS) have previously demonstrated their capabilities in performing real-time and continuous moni...

Corrosion-induced failures are common in cast iron pipes used in water supply networks. Over times, cracks may initiate from the corroded pits and grow when subjected to fatigue internal loading. When the particular region of the pipe loses its structural capacity, it will eventually lead to leakage or even pipe burst. Thus, it is important to perf...

Transient based technique is known as one of the most economical ways for pipeline condition assessment. This technique involves monitoring and analysing pressure transient profiles at multiple points in a distributed system. Its application is restricted due to its low spatial resolution (10 m). It is hypothesised that by increasing the number of...

Water pipeline condition monitoring is a challenging task that requires in-depth research and investigation. Leakages in pipelines can waste large quantities of water daily and affect the quality of the water supply. Detection, quantification, and accurate localisation of leaks can significantly improve the service delivered. In this context, a ‘co...

Corrosion induced failures are common in cast iron (CI) pipes used in water supply networks. Over times, cracks may initiate from the corroded pits and grow when subjected to fatigue internal loading. When the particular region of the pipe loses its structural capacity, it will eventually lead to leakage or even pipe burst. Thus, it is important to...

This paper aims to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of the estimation of flexural strains in cemented pavement material (CPM) beams using a distributed fibre optic sensing technique. Static and dynamic four-point bending tests were performed on CPM beams equipped with distributed fibre optic sensors (DFOSs) and a linear variable differential t...

Distributed optical fibre sensors have been applied in monitoring the structural health of water pipelines over the past decades. Most of these studies show that distributed optical fibre sensor is quite effective for static and quasi-static measurements and can be used for monitoring the condition of a pipeline. It is well known that pressure tran...

Over the last few decades, distributed optical fibre sensor (DOFS) has been introduced to monitor the structural health of water pipelines. Most of the previous studies show that DOFS is very effective as a static measurement and monitoring platform. However, there is still a lack of research being done using DOFS to monitor the dynamic response of...

Cementation stabilization of unbound granular materials often offers a feasible solution for the strengthening of existing degraded unbound pavements. The primary determination mode of cemented pavement materials is fatigue cracking. Flexural properties including flexural modulus and tensile strain at break are incorporated into the fatigue criteri...

Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable interest in the use of distributed optical fibre sensors (DOFS) for structural health monitoring of composite structures. In aerospace-related work, health monitoring of the adhesive joints of composites has become more significant, as they can suffer from cracking and delamination, which can...

Distributed fiber optic sensors have been shown to be promising when used to monitor the structural health of pipes. The body of work thus far has only considered pipes whose cross sections are assumed to remain circular under load. In some applications, the cross section of the pipe has been known to deform when loaded. Subsequent loading on a def...