Project: City and County of Denver 33rd Street Outfall Storm Sewer
The City and County of Denver has designed the 33rd Street Outfall Storm Sewer to reduce flooding concerns between Downing Street and the Platte River along 33rd Street and the surrounding neighborhoods. The project is being released in four phases over three years,...
Twin Robbins Crossover TBMs to Bore on Mumbai Metro Line 3
Massive Metro Project Will Improve Traffic and Rail Congestion in One of India’s Largest Cities On June 11, 2018, a Robbins Crossover XRE destined for Line 3 of India’s Mumbai Metro arrived in Mumbai port following a successful factory acceptance test in April. The...
NASTT Instructor, Chris Macey, to Teach CIPP Course in New Zealand
The Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology (ASTT) is offering the Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Good Practices Course in Hamilton, New Zealand prior to the start of the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo. The course will be presented by expert in field, Chris...
Meet Joel Staheli, Construction Manager of Staheli Trenchless Consultants
Did you know Staheli Trenchless Consultants offers Specialized Construction Management? Joel Staheli is the head of our Construction Services Department. Along with our team of highly experienced inspectors, Joel has the ability to develop field inspection teams that...
CASE STUDY: UTILITIES Geophysical Survey Ground Penetrating Radar Systems
Challenge To bring their latest industry-leading Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) systems to market, Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI) needed a capable, flexible controller platform for use with their highly specialized devices. After years of operating with a...
Record-Setting Robbins TBM Breaks Through at China’s Jilin Project
Hard Rock Machine crosses Finish Line Nearly Five Months Ahead of Schedule In mid-May 2018 the national-record-setting 7.9 m (26 ft) Robbins Main Beam TBM at the Jilin Lot 3 Tunnel broke through. A formal ceremony followed to commemorate the stellar performance of...
TTC Awarded Project to Measure Emissions During CIPP
Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University Awarded Project to Measure Styrene and Other Compounds to Capture Variation in Emissions During Pipe Rehabilitation Using the Cured‐In‐Place Pipe (CIPP) Method (Marriottsville, Maryland, June 15, 2018) – After...
GSSI Unveils StructureScan™ Mini LT – All-In-One GPR Concrete Inspection System
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces the new StructureScan™ Mini LT – the latest member of GSSI’s popular all-in-one concrete inspection GPR systems. With all the capabilities of previous versions of the...
Europe’s First Crossover TBM breaks through at Moglicë Headrace Tunnel
Robbins XRE completes the First TBM-driven Tunnel in Albania On May 3, 2018 a 6.2 m (20.3 ft) diameter Robbins Crossover (XRE) TBM broke through into an underground chamber, marking the completion of the first TBM-driven tunnel in Albania. The TBM, operated by...
How ECHO Utility Engineering and Surveying Benefits from Vacuum Excavation
ECHO Utility Engineering and Surveying focuses on a specific aspect of Utility Engineering: Subsurface Utility Engineering. Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) refers to a branch of engineering that involves managing certain risks associated with utility mapping at...