Thu, 4 March 2010
Over 1,000 feet of fire suppression piping has been rehabilitated in a retirement community in Orange County, California, US.
Contractors Nu Flow used epoxy resin to reline over 1,000 feet of ductile steel pipe ranging from six to eight inches in diameter.
The pipes were corroding due to age and were located under buildings, parking lots and landscaped areas. Trenchless rehabilitation techniques were chosen as a cost-effective and less disruptive alternative to traditional open-cut methods.
Prior to relining the pipes, testing, approvals and an extensive list of references were required to acquire permission from the local city council. After repairing existing leaks and cleaning the inside of the system, an evenly coated layer of epoxy resin was applied…
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Mon, 8 March 2010
Civil engineering experts at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a new trenchless system that is expected to further promote the application of Trenchless Technology in the region.
Tue, 2 March 2010
Over seven kilometres of pipes are being jacked under Warsaw as part of construction works for a water collector pipe for the Czajka wastewater treatment plant currently being constructed on the River Vistula in Poland.
Mon, 1 March 2010
A sewer running under the Royal Train yard at Wolverton Rail Works in Milton Keynes, UK has been rehabilitated using CIPP, after an eight metre concrete obstruction in the sewer pipe blocked the flow.
Fri, 26 February 2010
Three TBMs have been assembled in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA before heading south of the border to work on a 62 kilometre long wastewater line to be constructed in Mexico City, as part of the Emisor Oriente project.
Thu, 25 February 2010
Pell City, Alabama, US will use $US6.7 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to rehabilitate sewage infrastructure using CIPP.
