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| When: August 15-19, 2016 (Mon-Fri)
Where: Ruston, LA (Louisiana Tech Campus)
What:
An intensive 5-day course will provide the knowledge and tools for competent utility investigations in accordance with accepted national standards.
The course will cover, all in the context of ASCE-38, utility system configurations, geophysics for finding utilities, proper records research, achieving utility quality levels, project documentation, and more.
Cost:
EARLY BIRD June 1 – July 15, 2016 $1,445
REGULAR FEE After July 15, 2016 $1,559
Additional 10% discount for
3 or more attendees from the same company!
Certifications:
5 CEUs and a Certificate of Completion
Who Should Attend: |
Engineers and surveyors providing deliverables that include results and depictions of utility investigations
Employees of utility companies, state DOTs and local highway agencies, regulatory agencies, local governments, etc.
Click here to register.
Jadranka Simicevic, TTC, 318-257-2744, jadranka@latech.edu
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Ottawa, IL (June 1, 2016)— In April, the ASTM International committee F17 , Plastic Piping
Systems and subcommittee F17.67, Trenchless Plastic Pipeline Technology, voted to renew the ASTM F2561 standard of practice an additional five years. ASTM F2561 was first published in 2006, first renewed in 2011 and now again in 2016.
ASTM F2561-16 is the standard practice for rehabilitation of a sewer service lateral and its connection to the main using a one piece main and lateral cured-in-place liner. The practice covers the requirements and test methods for the reconstruction without excavation. The lateral pipe is accessed remotely from the main pipe and from a lateral cleanout, if available. A resin impregnated one-piece main and lateral CIPP lining is installed by the use of air and inversion. The CIPP liner is pressed against the host pipe by pressurizing a bladder and is held in place until the thermoset resin has cured. The result is a verifiable non-leaking structural continuous, one piece, tight fitting, corrosion resistant connection lining and seal that extends over an 18” section of the mainline and into the lateral for a predetermined length.
LMK Technologies is one of two industry companies that provide a lining system that fully meets the ASTM F2561 standard of practice. The patented, T-Liner® Main-to-Lateral Connection System, has been installed in over 50,000 service laterals by a growing network of independent distributor-contractors based throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
T-Liner® incorporates the use of Insignia® hydrophilic swelling gasket seals at the connection and the lateral termination. When exposed to water, the gaskets swell in 36 to 48 hours providing a verifiably sealed system, preventing water from re-entering the collection system. Other lining systems try to use the thermoset resin as the watertight solution. The ASTM F2561 ensures a water-tight solution that equals the 50 plus year design life.
“To have a prestigious body of industry experts continue to renew the ASTM F2561 standard since 2006 indicates that the T-Liner lining system provides the highest degree of quality and long term results,” according to LMK Vice-President of Sales, Rick Gage. “We continue to educate the marketplace about the need to utilize ASTM standards when developing any construction or rehabilitation project. Using an ASTM standard ensures that the rate payers and owners are getting full value for their money.”
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) was established in 1898 and today has more than 12,000 ASTM standards and a membership of over 30,000 of the world’s top technical experts and business professionals representing 140 countries. Working in an open and transparent process and using ASTM’s advanced IT infrastructure, the members create the test methods, specifications, classifications, guides and practices that support industries and governments worldwide.
LMK Technologies, a world leader specializing in trenchless methods to renew lateral sewer infrastructure has more than 100 worldwide issued patents for its advancements in trenchless technology. Headquartered in Ottawa, IL since 1993, LMK serves the municipal and residential markets through a network of licensed and certified contractors. For more information regarding LMK please visit www.lmktechnologies.com, call 1-815-640-9302 or email info@lmktechnologies.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO–This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency $465,000 for water quality monitoring in the San Juan River.
This funding is in addition to $1 million awarded in October for water quality monitoring and ecological restoration activities throughout the Reservation.
“Funding for long-term monitoring will provide important information needed by the Navajo Nation, EPA and our other state and tribal partners to assess the San Juan River,” said Alexis Strauss, EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “We will continue to work with the affected states and tribes using sound science to monitor and understand river conditions.”
Navajo Nation will use the funds to do additional monitoring in the San Juan River, including sediment sampling and a fish tissue contaminant study. The study will monitor current contaminant levels in fish and focus on potential human health risks associated with fish consumption subsequent to the Gold King Mine release.
The EPA has allotted $2 million in grants to states and tribes to develop a better understanding of overall water quality conditions in the Animas-San Juan Basin following the Gold King Mine release.
This funding supports Navajo’s monitoring efforts to meet their data needs and to gather a robust set of data that can be compared to longer-term monitoring results of EPA and other tribes and states in the San Juan River basin. EPA’s long-term monitoring plan is available on the EPA Gold King Mine website.
For more information, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/goldkingmine
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Ottawa, Ill. – Rick Gage, Vice President of Sales at LMK Technologies, has been named to
the board of directors for the Midwest Society for Trenchless Technology (MSTT). The non-profit organization was established in 1998 to promote trenchless technology education and its public benefits in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
“MSTT is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of trenchless technology through training, education and field demonstrations,” says Leonard Ingram, MSTT executive director. “Rick will be a wonderful advocate for our society, helping to spread the word and increase the visibility of this eco-friendly and cost-effective approach to repairing broken, cracked or worn out lateral sanitary sewer lines.”
“Many municipalities and industry professionals are still unaware of the value afforded through the latest ‘no dig’ technologies,” adds Gage. “This includes the ability to easily and cleanly repair underground sanitary sewer lines without digging up driveways, landscapes, porches and other outdoor structures. It is truly a pleasure to discuss and promote the benefits of a technology that offers so many environmental and cost-saving advantages.”
Gage was officially named to the MSTT board of directors at the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting held at the NASTT No Dig Show in Dallas Texas on March 20. MSTT is a regional Chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT), which is also a regional Chapter of the International Society for Trenchless Technology (ISTT.)
Over the past 10 years at LMK, Gage has actively worked to educate municipal personnel and specifying engineers about trenchless rehabilitation methods. Throughout this time, he has also served as the direct liaison between LMK and the many government entities, contractors and vendors based in North America, Europe, South America and Asia.
LMK Technologies, a world leader specializing in trenchless methods to renew lateral sewer infrastructure, has more than one hundred U.S. and foreign issued patents for its advancements in trenchless technology. Headquartered in Ottawa, IL since 1993, LMK serves the municipal and residential markets through a network of licensed distributor-contractors. For more information regarding LMK, please visit www.lmktechnologies.com, call 1-815-640-9302 or email info@lmktechnologies.com.
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GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment,
announces its 350 HS Antenna, which greatly improves the depth and data resolution performance of traditional real time sampling technologies. The 350 HS is designed for use with new digital HyperStacking™ technology, which allows users to see deeper targets and operate in conditions considered too “noisy” for conventional systems. Easily configurable, the 350 HS antenna is ideal for archaeology, geophysics, and utility locating applications.
The 350 HS antenna meets even the most stringent GPR emissions regulations, including those of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), while operating at similar or faster speeds than conventional systems.
The state-of-the-art 350 HS digital antenna offers a clearer image than a traditional GPR antenna and a 50 percent improvement in depth penetration. It is designed to work seamlessly with GSSI’s SIR® 4000 control unit and with the customized Panasonic Toughpad® FZ-G1 control unit used with the UtilityScan® DF system. With a center frequency of 350 MHz and a depth range of 0-12 meters (0-40 feet), the compact 350 HS weighs 5 kilograms (11 pounds) and is roughly 33.5x31x15 centimeters.
Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. is the world leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, primarily for the concrete inspection, utility mapping and locating, road and bridge deck evaluation, geophysics, and archaeology markets. Our equipment is used all over the world to explore the subsurface of the earth and to inspect infrastructure systems non-destructively. GSSI created the first commercial GPR system nearly 45 years ago and continues to provide the widest range and highest quality GPR equipment available today.
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Robbins drives two competitor EPB machines to a milestone at Namma Metro
On June 8, 2016, one of two 6.4 m (21.0 ft) diameter mixed-face EPB machines broke through at Namma Metro. After being launched in March 2015, the TBM named Kaveri made its way through its difficult 750 meter (2,460 ft.) drive from Chickpet to Majestic. Sister machine Krishna, launched in December 2015 is not far behind, and is expected to break through in approximately two months.
In February 2015, Robbins, with our operating company Robbins India, was asked by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited to take over the operation and maintenance of two competitor-owned EPBMs. The machines were stalled due to low performance and financial issues from the Operating Contractor and lack of support by the original machine supplier. As the North-South Bangalore Phase 1 Metro tunnels were on the critical path, the BMRC looked to Robbins to step in and take over the troubled project. A Robbins/Robbins India team of 70 field service personnel refurbished and modified the existing equipment, both while in the tunnel and before relaunching the machines in Chikpet station. In addition, the on-site Robbins/Robbins India Team supervised all aspects of TBM excavation, segmental lining, mucking and grout plant operations since the relaunch of the machines for both drives.
“I am particularly proud of being involved in this project, and to support BMRC with the
completion of this tunnel drive and bringing the project back on schedule. This is also the first time The Robbins Company has been responsible for the complete scope of operations on a project,” noted Jim Clark, Projects Manager with Robbins India. “One of the biggest challenges we faced was carrying out cutterhead interventions under compressed air in mixed ground conditions that consisted of varying grades of granite in the lower half of the face, and loose, unconsolidated material in the upper section of the face.”
Clark said that on numerous occasions, compressed air would percolate through to the surface, forcing crews to abort cutterhead interventions. They eventually found a solution by pumping a weak mix grout though the mixing chamber, and into the geology surrounding the tunnel face. The weak mix grout stabilized the ground sufficiently so the cutterhead interventions could be completed.
The Robbins crew carried out tunneling operations while the station was being constructed around them to mitigate delays incurred before they took over project operations. The project’s most difficult challenges included a low overburden and consolidated ground along the alignment, and the discovery of several uncharted wells directly on the alignment. In addition, the majority of the tunnel was bored directly beneath buildings constructed upon what is today considered substandard foundations.
This portion of the Phase One Metro tunnels runs from Chickpet to Majestic at Namma Metro. Once Krishna breaks through, the North and South runs of Bengaluru will be connected, allowing service to an average of 40,000 passengers daily. It is being completed under a tripartite agreement between Robbins India, Coastal Projects Limited, the lead contractor, and project owner, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited. It is anticipated Phase One will be open in its entirety by November, 2016.
Photos:
Image 1: One of two 6.4 m (21.0 ft) diameter mixed-face EPB used to excavate from Chickpet to Majestic.
Image 2: Lok Home, Robbins CEO, joins the Robbins India team in celebrating Kaveri’s breakthrough at Majestic on June 8, 2016.
