Features

Software Program Offers Unique Pipeline Benefits
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

SunWorx is a web-based work management system providing asset tracking and field force automation that is growing in popularity with construction companies and offers several benefits to pipeline and utility contractors, said Paul Heino, president of Sundex, Inc., developer of SunWorx.

WERF Releases Force Main Inspection Study
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

Pressurized force mains represent a relatively small percentage of the nation’s wastewater collection infrastructure, but are essential in many systems to move waste where gravity isn’t sufficient to sustain flow. Failure in a force main segment can cause major disruptions in service with costly operational and environmental consequences.

Unique Solution To Manhole Installations In Busy Chicago Intersections
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

DiPaolo Construction, of Calumet City, IL, recently completed a $14 million underground utility project to install personnel access manhole structures over an existing combined storm/sanitary sewer line in the South Chicago community of Hegewisch.

TT Technologies Introduces Small Diameter Splitting Tools For Gas Market
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

TT Technologies has introduced two new small-diameter pneumatic pipe splitting tools designed to meet the needs of the gas industry.

811 Continues To Gain Acceptance, Momentum
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

May will mark the fifth anniversary of the introduction of 811, the national one-call number to request buried pipes and cables be located and marked prior to excavation or any other earth-disturbing activity.

Boring Through A Crowd
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

Community-owned Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) provides electric, natural gas, water and wastewater services to 645,000 residential and commercial customers in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.

NTA Holds Annual Meeting; 1st Training Event
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
March 2012, Vol. 67 No. 3

The Northeast Trenchless Association (NTA) got 2012 off to a good start with its
annual meeting in January and already has hosted its first training event -- a safety and 10-hour OSHA training seminar in mid-February.

Pipe Bursting Myths and Misconceptions
Matt Timberlake, President, Ted Berry Trenchless Technologies Team LLC
March 2012, Vol. 67 No. 3

Pipe bursting is a technology that has matured in North America since the early 2000s. Although this technology has been proven internationally and more so domestically, there are many common myths and/or misconceptions that exist in regards to the technology and its practical application. In January 2012, the IPBA released a guideline for pipe bursting that provides support and reference to the items discussed in this article.

RehabZone Wows Again
March 2012, Vol. 67 No. 3

The RehabZone completed another successful run at the 2012 Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) held in San Antonio Jan. 24-26.

UCT Kicks Off 2012 With A Bang
March 2012, Vol. 67 No. 3

The Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) made a return visit to San Antonio in January drawing a crowd of more than 2,450 and hosting ancillary association and private corporate business meetings. Previously, UCT was in San Antonio in 2009.

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