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Dec 23, 2015
Article
General Manager Udo Steppe
Challenging application in dam wall requires unusual cable lengths.
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Jan 28, 2016
Article
Dr.-Ing. Robert Stein
Finding the weakest link and providing new solutions can help reduce pipe damage and increase scope for pipe-jacking projects
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Feb 23, 2016
Article
Bryan Lord
DALROD recently ventured into new pipe-lining territory using, for the first time, UV cured lining on a project for client Peterborough City Council (PCC)
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Aug 12, 2016
Article
Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Rammelsberg
The “50th” anniversary issue of the EADIPS®/ FGR® annual journal has been an occasion to look back over the history of 500 years of drinking water transport and distribution. This area of life is inseparably linked to the traditional material of “cast iron”: it has put its stamp on the development of drinking water supply for half a millennium but, with a constant influx of improvements, optimisations and innovations over this timespan, it has nevertheless remained ever young. The cast iron pipe industry, in collaboration with its users, has always managed to keep abreast of the latest state of the art with a modern and sustainable piping system comprising pipes, fittings and valves.
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Aug 29, 2016
Article
Dr.-Ing. Robert Stein
STATUS is a stochastic "ageing model" for rehabilitation & maintenance strategy analysis, development and optimisation, which has been successfully applied in Germany for more than 14 years.
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Jun 27, 2017
Article
Ing. Christian Auer
The use of ductile iron pipe systems for penstock pipelines is constantly increasing with the promotion of renewable energy sources. In this area of application the mechanical and technological requirements placed on pipe materials as well as the need for security are considerably higher than for pipes used for the distribution of drinking water. Therefore it is imperative that material modifications are developed to meet these increased demands. This report describes the safety concept (the “leak-before-break criterion), the technical material modifications and investigations necessary for practical implementation which will result in better utilisation of ductile cast iron as a material in high-pressure applications and the particular requirements for both crew and piping systems when laying turbine pipelines in alpine environments. All in all a basket of technical goodies!
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Mar 11, 2019
Article
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Bennerscheidt
Secure, economical, quick to install and reusable
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Sep 30, 2019
Article
Christoph Bennerscheidt
The Mosel culvert at the “Deutsches Eck” in Koblenz
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Mar 20, 2018
Article
Uwe Hoffmann
A dilapidated steel pipeline frequently in need of repair was located in an ecologically sensitive area which has meanwhile been reclassified as an FFH site. In order to avoid further disruptions due to repair work, the old pipeline needed to be replaced without disturbing the biotope and without going in with heavy equipment. Nowadays tasks of this kind are solved very elegantly with ductile iron pipes which are pulled in by means of the single pipe assembly HDD “nonimpact” process.
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Apr 25, 2018
Article
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Bennerscheidt
Rainwater management with ductile iron pipes
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Mar 22, 2017
Article
Meike Drießen
What will happen to the buildings above ground if a tunnel boring machine moves beneath them? Engineers calculate the answer to this question using artificial intelligence.
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Oct 24, 2018
Article
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Bennerscheidt
Installation of a DN 400 high pressure pipeline in Switzerland.
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Jul 13, 2022
Article
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Bennerscheidt
Traffic safety thanks to ductile cast iron extinguishing water pipelines
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Apr 03, 2019
Article
Ph.D., P.E., Dist. M. ASCE, PWAM Tom Iseley
The Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is an industry/university/government cooperative research center. TTC has been a leader in advancing all areas of the science and practice related to underground infrastructure pipeline networks for more than 30 years including PCA (Pipeline Condition Assessment) technology.
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Apr 25, 2019
Article
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Bennerscheidt
An article by Mag. Roland Gruber
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Jul 07, 2022
Article
TEPPFA
The pipe landscape all over the world is changing. Pipe materials have evolved from grey cast iron and lead into today’s ductile iron, steel and plastics (PE and PVC). Yet it is plastic pipes that have produced the most exciting developments, and possible solutions to longer term issues like leakage, environmental impact and whole-life pipe performance.
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Jul 24, 2017
Article
Dr.-Ing. André Clauß
Simply for geological and topographical reasons alone, the renewal of a drinking water transport pipeline in the densely wooded region of the Western Ore Mountains is no straightforward undertaking. Thanks to modern piping systems with their highly developed structural design methods, joint technologies and corrosion protection techniques, projects of this kind can be handled without problem. In the case illustrated here, the planning engineers were confronted with a fairly unusual additional challenge in the form of the soft, unbuffered water in the reservoir which, in conjunction with the cement mortar lining of the pipe, can be subject to an inadmissible increase in its pH value in stagnation phases. By using a proven method, endorsed in the DVGW regulations, of applying carbon dioxide gas under pressure in individual sections of the pipeline before acceptance and commissioning it was possible to ensure that the drinking water in the “Auer Ring” always meets the directives of drinking water legislation.
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Dec 08, 2017
Article
Jason Ford
It takes a lot more than the sea, a river or urban development to stop an engineer building the infrastructure that will help transport or improve the health of millions of people.
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Dec 19, 2017
Article
BPF Pipes Group pf the British Plastics Federation
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Aug 28, 2019
Article
Christoph Bennerscheidt
Replacement of the 120 year old DN 700 grey cast iron drinking water main in Halberstädter Straße
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Sep 24, 2018
Article
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Bennerscheidt
Root resistance of push-in joints.
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Jul 19, 2017
Article
Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Beckmann
Many large interceptor sewers, predominantly installed under public roads, have been in use for over 100 years. They are made of brickwork or compressed concrete and often show serious damage, so that it would seem that long-term stability can no longer be guaranteed. As an alternative to replacing large profiles, various renovation procedures offer significant advantages with respect to investment costs, environmental protection and urban pollution. Depending on the procedure, it may well be possible to extend the service life, in order to match that of a replacement. However, beforehand, an in-depth study of the current stability and residual load capacity of the existing sewer is required, along with needs-based selection and dimensioning of the rehabilitation procedure. The new standard DWA-A 143-2 serves as a good basis for the necessary static calculations.
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Jul 24, 2018
Article
Dipl.-Ing Christoph Bennerscheidt
Installation of DN 500 and DN 600 ductile sewage pipes.
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Jul 04, 2022
Article
Christoph Bennerscheidt
The ventilation of pressure pipelines
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Jun 22, 2018
Article
Ph.D., P.E., Dist. M. ASCE, PWAM Tom Iseley
By: Tom Iseley & Saleh Behbahani
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