Outstanding Trenchless Paper: Rehabilitation & New Installation

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Commending authors of the best NASTT No-Dig Show papers each year. Papers are selected by a review committee in combination with standout feedback received on show evaluation forms.

Eligibility: Papers were presented at the most recent NASTT No-Dig Show.

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2024 The CIPP Quality Assurance Paradox
Tony Araujo, Paragon Systems Testing, Concord, ON, Canada
Chris Macey, P. Eng., AECOM, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2024 Understanding the Importance of HDD Radii
Andrew E. Sparks, PE, Laney Directional Drilling, Highland, Utah
James G. Maingot, Laney Direction Drilling, Corpus Christi, Texas
2023 Emergency Trenchless Rehabilitation of the East Don River Trunk Sewer and the Highland Creek Interceptor
Chris Macey, Bo Pajic, Kristy Gibson
2023 The Use of a Geo Pilot Bore to Confirm HDD Feasibility
James Murphy, Dan Costello, Marty Zaleski
2022 CIPP After 50 Years:  A Framework to Estimate Realistic Design Life Expectations
Chris Macey, John Gumbel, Lynn E. Osborn
2022 Comparison of Observed and Predicted Settlements: City of Dubuque Bee Branch Parallel 101: Microtunnels under Canadian Pacific Railyard
David Bennett, Sandie Dudley
2021 Columbia Canal Brick Arch Tunnel Geopolymer Lining in South Carolina
Joe Royer, Bill Sharpe
2021 HDD Lessons You Can Only Learn in the Field
Kimberlie Staheli, Jake Andresen
2019 Assessment of Soil and Bedrock Abrasivity for Horizontal Directional Drilling Projects – A Qualitative Approach
Nick H. Strater, P.G.,. Brian C. Dorwart, P.G., P.E., , Danny Crumpton, P.E., Jim Williams, P.E.
2019 Rehabilitation of the 1917 NATS Trunk Sewer
Kevin Bainbridge, Patrick Moskwa, Roger Levesque, David Ellis
2018 Assessing Abrasivity and Wear Risks for Microtunneling in Ground with Cobbles and Boulders
Steven Hunt, CH2M
2018 Assessment of the 110 Year Old Sunrise Highway Aqueduct in Nassau County, New York
Chris Macey, AECOM; Brian Gee, AECOM; Jordan Thompson, AECOM; Joe Davenport, Nassau County Department of Public Works; Damon Urso, Nassau County Department of Public Works
2017 Quality Control for Sewer Lateral Rehabilitation
Kevin Bainbridge, Harry Krinas, Patrick Moskwa, Roy Vanstone
2017 The Devil in the Details
Kathryn Wallin, David Bennett
2016 What Happens When a Microtunnel Passes Through Mixed Face Ground w/ Hazardous Gas & Encounters Unexpected Reinforced Concrete, Timber Piles & 10 Active Gas Main
Rory P.A. Ball, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Cleveland, Ohio
Rich Leon, Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), Fountain Valley, California
Martin Dix, Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), Fountain Valley, California
Mark Briggs, Brown & Caldwell, Irvine, California
2016 Into the Void: Case Study of an Emergency Pipe Burst Beneath the West Seattle Bridge
Matthew Olson, Staheli Trenchless Consultants, Lynnwood, WA
Cody Nelson, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle, WA
2014

Microtunneling Overcomes Design and Construction Challenges to Accomplish Three Notable Firsts
Marc Gelinas, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Burlington, Ontario
Shu He, The Regional Municipality of York, Newmarket, Ontario
John Grennan, Ward and Burke Microtunneling, Mississauga, Ontario
Armenio Martins, McNally Construction Inc., Hamilton, Ontario

2014 The Three C’s of Water Main Rehabilitation: Cooperative Agreements, Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining, and Competitive Bidding
Dave Wasserburger, Marshfield Utilities, City of Marshfield, Wis.; Brad Marquardt, Wausau Water Works, City of Wausau, Wis.; Mark Kilheffer, Public Works, City of Appleton, Wis.; James Wojcehowicz, Wauwatosa Water Utility, City of Wauwatosa, Wis.; Paul Pasko, PE, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc
2013 Design and Construction of an Inclined Frozen Soil HDD Rescue Shaft
Aaron McCain; Daniel Mageau; Khuram Shah and Mel Olson
2013 More Really Old CIPP Liners from Winnipeg, MB, Canada That Have Stood the Test of Time
Chris Macey; Kas Zurek; Nick Clinch; Armand Delaurier and Ron Sorokowski
2012 QA/QC Procedures for Structural Rehabilitation of PCCP with CFRP Composites
Michael Gipsov, PE, M.ASCE
2012 Vancouver City Central Transmission Project – HDD
Craig Vandaelle and Adrian Hansen
2011 Forensic Investigation of CIPP Liners
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2011 The First Planned Curved Microtunnel in the United States
Richard Palmer, Leo Martin, and Alexander Seiler