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News & Articles E-Journal
Apr 12, 2021
News
MC-Bauchemie Once Again Awarded the Top Job Employer Seal of Approval
Following recognition in 2018, MC-Bauchemie has again been awarded the Top Job seal of approval this year, identifying it as ...
Apr 09, 2021
News
Xylem Smart Technology Supports Water Conservation and Delivers Value for Utilities
This years World Water Day, Sensus, a Xylem brand, celebrated the work of our customers globally to drive more value ...
Apr 08, 2021
News
Watts and Planet Water Bring Clean Water to Vietnam
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. – a leading global manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality products and solutions – recently ...
Apr 07, 2021
News
New American Society of Civil Engineers National Infrastructure Report Reinforces Need to Act on Updating and Maintaining U.S. Water Systems
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, issued every four years since 2001, recently gave ...
Apr 06, 2021
News
Chicagoland Research Institutions Look to Transform the Water Industry
The Midwest is leading the nation as a hub for water innovation with state-of-the-art research facilities and world-renowned researchers at ...
Apr 01, 2021
News
“Not-a-Boring Competition”: TUM Student Group Reaches the Final
At stake: a science-focused high-tech race that happens underground. TUM Boring – a student group at the Technical University of ...
Mar 31, 2021
News
European Utilities Successfully Trial Multi-Parameter Sensors
Water network monitoring trials carried out with utilities in France, Switzerland, Germany and the UK are demonstrating the potential of ...
Mar 30, 2021
News
Innovations in Microbiology Generating Opportunities in Water
Real-time online sensors that can detect microbiological contamination in water and wastewater are “closer than people think”, according an expert ...
Mar 29, 2021
News
Sedaru Joins Aquatic Informatics & Danaher Water Platform
Sedaru Inc., a leading provider of water utility management software, has been acquired by Aquatic Informatics, and will join Danaher’s ...
Technical books Technical Resources
Damage description
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Drains and Sewers (2nd edition) - Types of damage, their causes and consequences
Sewer systems are either permanently or temporarily subject to different physical, chemical, biochemical and biological forms of stress. The second chapter of the 2nd edition of "Rehabilitation and Maintenenance of Drains and Sewers" deals with the various types of defects ...
Trenchless installation of pipelines
Trenchless Technology for Installation of Cables and Pipelines
Comprehensive and detailed discussion of trenchless construction methods and all associated fields
Trenchless installation of pipelines
Practical Guideline for the Application of Microtunnelling Methods for the ecological, cost-minimised installation of drains and sewers
Offers an overview of the possibilities of trenchless installation of non-accessible drains and sewers
Renovation
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Drains and Sewers
A comprehensive overview of the state of technology in the area of sewer maintenance with an emphasis on pipe materials and joints, damage types, causes and consequences, maintenance, cleaning and inspection as well as rehabilitation.
Steerable soil removal techniques
Trenchless Technology for Installation of Cables and Pipelines - 2nd Volume: Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
Cleaning
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Drains and Sewers (2nd edition) - Management and monitoring of cleaning measures
Cleaning is one of the most important measures for maintaining and ensuring a long-lasting efficiency of drain and sewer systems. Cleaning measures can either be implemented proactively or reactively. This third chapter of the second edition of "Rehabilitation and Maintenance ...
Renovation
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Drains and Sewers (2nd edition) - Structure and limiting conditions of sewer systems
A comprehensive overview of the state of technology in the area of sewer maintenance with an emphasis on pipe materials and joints.
Inspection
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Drains and Sewers (2nd edition) - Investigation
Investigation is the first of the four fundamental activities included in integral sewer management. To a reasonable extent, it is to cover all performance aspects of the drain and sewer system in order to create the basis for the next ...
Documentations Technical Resources
Spirally-wound pipe lining process
Spirally-wound pipe lining with self-propelled winding machine
Renovation of a concrete sewer DN 1200 by lining with site-manufactured pipes by means of a self-propelled winding machine (RotaLoc)
Top hat sleeve
Lateral connection repair
Recovery of lateral connections DN 150 of a sewer DN 250 that was rehabilitated by CIPP using the DrainLCR system
Grouted-in-place lining process
Grouted-in-place lining process
Renovation of an ovoid cross section DN 2250/1800 by the TROLINING®-double system without Preliner.Task promoted by MUNLV NRW
Open cut method, new construction and replacement
Modernization of small sewage treatment plant
Modernization of a three-chamber dry well using the open-cut method by means of the new installation of an SBR-unit
Pipe bursting, static
Static Pipe Bursting
Replacement of a vitrified clay sewer DN 300 and DN 400 by static pipe bursting with PE-HD pipes OD 450 and OD 500
Grouted-in-place lining process
Grouted-in-place lining process for potable water pipelines
Renovation of a potable water pipeline DN 100 with the Cempipe process
Lining with discrete pipes, short pipes
Discrete pipe process
Renovation of a ovoid brickwork cross section DN 600/900 with the GRP discrete pipe process
Repair by trenchless method
Joint rehabilitation and crack injection
Repair of masonry sewage collectors and manholes while retaining the original masonry by rehabilitation of the joints and crack injection
Manhole rehabilitation
Manhole top rehabilitation and releveling
Replacement of a defective manhole top and repair of the surrounding road surface
Manhole rehabilitation
Manhole restoration by means of manhole frame remover
Manhole restoration by means of manhole frame remover
Cured-in-place lining process (sewers)
Cured-in-place process
Renovation of a vitrified clay sewer DN 250 to DN 350 with the KM-Inliner method
Stainless steel sleeve
Repair with stainless steel sleeves
Repair of HD-PE drain pipe of nominal sizes DN 150 to DN 350 with the stainless steel 'Stuttgarter Sleeve'
Cured-in-place lining process (sewers)
Cured-in-place process
Renovation of a surface water sewer DN 300 by the Inpipe process
Cured-in-place lining process (sewers)
Cured-in-place process
Renovation of a vitrified clay sewer nominal size DN 200 by the DS CityLiner process
Line injection
Fill and drain system (Flood grouting)
Repair of a sewer DN 150 by the Sanipor fill and drain system (flood grouting)
Partial segmental lining
Invert segmental lining with vitrified clay elements
Renovation of a circular cross section DN 1200 by partial lining with KeraLine elements
Grouted-in-place lining process
Grouted-in-place lining process
Renovation of an ovoid cross section DN 1000/1500 by the TROLINING® preliner system
Courses E-Learning
Cleaning
BE-05 - Maintenance of drain and sewer systems - Cleaning I
Cleaning is one of the most important maintenance measures when it comes to ensuring a continuous performance of drainage systems. This module covers essential knowledge regarding the cause and effect of deposits, and provides a strategic approach to the development ...
BE-05 - Maintenance of drain and sewer systems - Cleaning I (DEMO)
Cleaning is one of the most important maintenance measures when it comes to ensuring a continuous performance of drainage systems. This module covers essential knowledge regarding the cause and effect of deposits, and provides a strategic approach to the development ...
Cleaning
BE-06 - Maintenance of drain and sewer systems - Cleaning II
Cleaning is one of the most important maintenance measures when it comes to ensuring a continuous performance of drainage systems. This module expands on the topics covered in module "D-05 cleaning I", by providing further knowledge on the applications and ...
2012
Trenchless installation of pipelines
BE-21 Utility Tunnelling
The installation of supply and disposal lines is still mostly performed using the open cut method consisting of digging a trench, laying the pipe under the protection of shoring, and subsequently backfilling the trench. Given the many disadvantages associated with ...
Replacement by trenchless method
BE-15 - Replacement of sewers and drains
Replacement refers to the installation of new sewers and drains in place of existing pipelines, where the new pipeline takes over the functions of the old sewer or drain. The replacement process is subdivided into three methods: "open cut method", ...
Planning, dimensioning and construction
BE-01 - Wastewater collection systems and their significance in water management
The overall challenge of each generation that takes over responsibility for a drain and sewer system is to construct new wastewater collection systems or to expand already existing ones, and to inspect, repair, renovate and replace, or rather adapt, them ...
Replacement by trenchless method
BE-08 - Replacement of water, wastewater and gaspipelines
Replacement refers to the installation of new water, wastewater and gaspipelines in place of existing pipelines, where the new pipeline takes over the functions of the old water, wastewater and gaspipelines. The replacement process is subdivided into three methods: "open ...
2016
Replacement by trenchless method
AE-08 - Replacement of Water, Wastewater and Gas Pipelines
Replacement refers to the installation of new water, wastewater and gaspipelines in place of existing pipelines, where the new pipeline takes over the functions of the old water, wastewater and gas pipelines. The replacement process is subdivided into three methods: ...
2017
New construction, open cut method
AE-02 Installation of water pipes, drains and sewers using the open cut method
The installation of water pipes, in particular, drains and sewers is worldwide in large part performed using the open cut method. This at first glance "simple" construction method is actually highly complex when used in urban areas and at large ...
New construction, open cut method
BE-02 Installation of water pipes, drains and sewers using the open cut method
The installation of water pipes, in particular, drains and sewers is worldwide in large part performed using the open cut method. This at first glance "simple" construction method is actually highly complex when used in urban areas and at large ...
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