Pipeline Inspection by drone
GrDF monitors its infrastructure to detect potential causes (preventive) of damages to transport structures (third party works, changes of a natural origin).
The provision relates to an inspection by drone of a pipeline on the underside of the Frédéric Mistral bridge (civil engineering works).
Client & Project Manager
Principal features
In accordance with the drone overflight regulations, our mission was carried out with a two-week permit obtained from the two prefectures affected by the work. The piloting from the river banks involved a maximum distance between drone and pilot of 100 meters.
- Girder Bridge, Steel-reinforced concrete mix
- Length : 522 meters
DIADES’ task
Our mission was to perform a diagnosis, which consisted of:
- the state of the mechanical protection of the overhead crossing
- the condition of the paint or lining of the pipeline,
- the state of the support system,
- the state of corrosion of the pipeline due to the supporting systems,
- the visible state of corrosion in the transition area. (air/material).