Features

IPLOCA Meets In Beijing
Catherine Watkins, Contributing Editor
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

Karl Trauner, outgoing president of the International Pipeline and Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) and Managing Director of HABAU, welcomed over 630 delegates to Beijing, China, for the 45th annual convention in September.

RehabZone Celebrates 10th Anniversary At UCT
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

Volunteers are busy finalizing plans for the 2012 RehabZone, the popular sales-free “show within a show” at the annual UCT Show (Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exposition). The events will be held Jan. 24-26 in San Antonio, TX.

First Tier 4 Machines Tested On Tennessee Valley Gas Line Construction
Erin Nelsen, Online Editor
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

The Tennessee Valley Authority serves 9 million customers in seven states, and two-thirds of its power is generated from coal. So the fact that Spectra Energy is installing a 24-inch gas pipeline through northern Tennessee to feed a TVA power plant is news in itself. But the construction of the North East Tennessee pipeline (NET), due to be completed in September, touches on some of the most discussed issues in the industry.

Design Approach, Inspection For Manhole Rehabilitation Technologies
Gerhard “Gerry” P. Muenchmeyer, P.E., NASSCO Technical Director
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

The design of manhole coating and lining systems must take into consideration a number of conditions in the manhole, both as a whole and as individual components. When evaluating the nature of the coating or lining that will work best, a number of conditions should be defined.

HDD Solves Crude Line Replacement Across St. Clair River
Bob Wothe, Michels Corporation
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

Enbridge recently sprang into action after confirming a minor anomaly on its 30-inch Line 6B crude oil pipeline where it crosses under the St. Clair River spanning from Marysville, MI, to St. Clair Township, Ontario.

Pipe Bursting For Replacement Of Sanitary Sewer Laterals
Matt Timberlake, President, Ted Berry, Trenchless Technologies Team LLC, International Pipe Bursting Association Marketing Committee
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

Pipe bursting is a proven method for replacing underground pipelines and is the only method of pipeline rehabilitation and replacement other than open-cut excavation that can increase the size of an existing utility without trenching. This article will discuss the replacement of private sanitary sewer lateral pipes.

INGAA Responds To NTSB Recommendations
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, says his association’s Pipeline Safety Task Force’s Integrity Management Continuous Improvement (IMCI) team is implementing action plans that address the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recommendations on the San Bruno, CA, natural gas pipeline incident.

World-Wide Pipeline Construction Plans Remain Strong
Rita Tubb, Managing Editor
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

The latest available figures indicate a global pipeline construction market of more than 89,000 miles. Of these 49,488 miles account for projects in the planning and engineering phase and 39,745 miles are in various stages of construction.

Direct Pipe Method Proves Comes To U.S.
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

REM Directional successfully installed three underground pipelines using the Direct Pipe method for the first time in the United States. The systems was used on a Florida horizontal directional drilling project that installed a natural gas pipeline under a highway.

First Look: New Method To Monitor Curing Of CIPP Installations
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

Pipeline Renewal Technologies is introducing an innovative method for monitoring cure temperature of cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) liner installations.

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