Our research on sewer systems
Current projects
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Acoustic and vibration methods for condition assessment of sewer networks – Smart Sewers (2024-2026)
The overall goal of this project is to investigate the potential of using vibration and acoustic measurements for condition assessment of sewer networks and, ultimately, to develop a method that continuously assesses the condition of the pipes using real-time measurements and machine learning algori...
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AquaClim – Triplicate (2023-2027)
AquaClim is a project financed by the Research council Formas and is led by Lund University, in cooperation with Luleå University of Technology, Uppsala University and Chalmers, as well as a number of water utilities and the Swedish water and wastewater association “Svenskt Vatten”. The project runs...
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VA-NET - Vibration-based Assessment of Pipe Networks
We are pleased to announce that Stormwater&Sewers' joint research application, "Vibration-based Assessment of Municipal Pipe Networks for IoT-enabled Real-time Monitoring and Machine Learning-aided Maintenance Planning (VA-NET)," has been granted funding by Smart Built Environment - FORMAS. The tota...
Completed projects
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Urban drainage and climate change (completed 2008)
Climate change, e.g. more intense rainfall events, will affect urban drainage systems, and cause pro...
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Early warning system - Is this something for our municipalities? (2007-2008)
In this project different methods which are used today to detect disturbances in the availability an...
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Fat, oil and grease in sewer systems (2007-2009)
Fat oil and grease (FOG) from food preparation can cause severe problems if it is discharged to the ...
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Food Waste Disposers (FWD) - Long term impact on sewerage (2010-2011)
One alternative to reduce the amount of solid residues originating from household food preparation i...
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Clean Water (2013-2015)
Clean Water is a project financed by Vinnova and runs 2013-2015. The objective of the project is to ...
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Attract - Attractive and sustainable cities in cold climates
Sustainable building includes social, economic, ecological and technical aspects. Within the interdi...
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Renovating aging sewers? Improving environment and health or waste of money? (2013-2017)
The sewer system in Sweden is extensive, consisting of about 92,000 km of municipal pipes, with a re...
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Experiences of LPS systems - A knowledge compilation (2021-2022)
LPS (low pressure sewers) systems are often advocated as an alternative to conventional gravity pipe...
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RECO-Resource efficient coordinated maintenance&renewal of streets, water and sewer pipes 2019-2023
In this project we work with coordiated maintenance and renewal of streets and pipes for water suppl...