Abstract:
Pipelines are widely used for the transportation of hydrocarbon fluids over
millions of miles all over the world. The structures of the pipelines are designed to
withstand several environmental loading conditions to ensure safe and reliable
distribution from point of production to the shore or distribution depot. However,
leaks in pipeline networks are one of the major causes of innumerable losses in
pipeline operators and nature. Incidents of pipeline failure can result in serious
ecological disasters, human casualties and financial loss. In order to avoid such
menace and maintain safe and reliable pipeline infrastructure, substantial research
efforts have been devoted to implementing pipeline leak detection and localization
using different approaches
