TUESDAY, MARCH 4
8-8:25
Trenchless Shore Approaches: Role of Pipe Jacking and Direct Pipe
Speaker: Gerhard Lang, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, Herrenknecht
Slurry microtunnelling methods like pipe jacking and Direct Pipe are common techniques for shore approaches in sensitive coastal surroundings. Learn about the latest innovations and project achievements.
8:30-8:55
Let’s Go Deeper: DWU’s Cedar Crest Water Line Replacement
Speakers: Justin Reeves, Vice President, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.; Matthew Stevens, Senior Engineer, Dallas Water Utilities
Hear how accessibility, soils, and floodway challenges were identified and subsequently addressed in design of a deep tunnel design for a large-diameter water transmission line.
9-9:25
Saving Trees and Installing Tees (bases); Routing 4 Miles of 48-Inch Sewer Main though San Antonio Parks Trail System
Speakers: Gerardo Gomez, P.E., Manager-Engineering Pipelines, San Antonio Water System; Nathan Cobler, P.E., Kimley-Horn
Learn how SAWS and Kimley-Horn worked together to save trees while installing a 48-inch sewer main. Challenges included: a narrow construction corridor, deep sections with hard rock, heavy vegetation, city parks.
9:30-9:55
Constructing a 6m-Diameter, 1.6m-Long Tunnel with Twin Water Pipelines Underwater
Speakers: David Loh, Senior Deputy Director; Zhe Chen, Senior Engineer, PUB
Sharing of knowledge and experience for subsea tunnel/pipeline construction, and project and contract management experience.
10-10:30
Lessons Learned: Sanitary Sewer Project Converted to Pilot Tube Method
Speakers: Steve Matheny, P.E., Business Development Engineer, Logan Clay Products; Dan DiLegge, Owner, DVM Utilities
By reviewing the details and Lessons Learned, the change from open-cut installation to the Pilot Tube Method of guided boring was economically advantageous, avoided a great deal of collateral damage, and was more efficient.
1:30-1:55
Pipeline Integrity Management Applications Using High-Fidelity Fiber Optic Monitoring & Advanced Machine Learning 3.5