The illustration series shows the installation principle of a spiral wound lining without annular space and winding machine in the starting manhole, which is also known under the terms DiaFit or Expanda-Pipe.

The two methods of the spiral wound lining are used in gravity sewer with a circular profile, independent of the material of the old pipe.

• The spiral wound lining method without annular space filling is used in the nominal diameter range from DN 200 (200 mm or 8 inches) to DN 1200 (1200 mm or 48 inches).

• The spiral wound lining method with annular space filling is used in the nominal diameter range from DN 500 (500 mm or 20 inches) to DN 3000 (3000 mm or 120 inches).

When using the spiral wound lining, the cross-sectional dimensions of the sewer section to be rehabilitated are reduced. …

The rehabilitation length is specified with a maximum of 200 m (660 feet), depending on the diameter of the sewer section to be rehabilitated and the existing damages. Under favorable conditions, even longer sections can be rehabilitated in one process step. The sewer to be rehabilitated should have no bends and angular deflections [DWA-M 143-9:2019-11].

Spirally-wound lining with annular space filling can be applied to all defects (see [EN13508-2:2011]) if the defective pipeline has a sufficiently large cross section or if the cross section can be restored in advance. In the case of defects like

• Flow obstacles,

• Displaced joints,

• Fractures,

• Deformations and

• Breaks

in connection with relevant cross-sectional reductions, the feasibility of the process depends on the severity of the defects, the …

(Table: Possible use of the spiral wound lining with annular space depending on the damages)

Spiral wound lining without annular space filling can only be applied to defects in which the original cross-section is given or can be restored in advance (see EN 13508-2) . Such defects are leakages, mechanical abrasion, corrosion and cracks; exception of these are smaller socket misalignments.

The following 3 illustrations are defect examples which would need to be corrected prior to the spiral wound lining.

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Another requirement for the application of spiral wound lining in non-man-accessible drains and sewers is the accessibility of the starting and target manhole; with man-accessible drains and sewers the accessibility of the starting manhole is sufficient. In both cases the existing manholes are used [DWA-M 143-9:2019-11].

For the planning of the works a careful recording of the actual state of the existing sewer is to be carried out in order to determine whether spiral wound lining may be used to renovate the sewer, taking into account the technical feasibility. All planning documents are to be made available to the executing company by the client or network operator.

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An accurate and complete pipeline condition assessment (PCA) must be determined by the planner. The PCA should provide the following information on the existing pipelines:

• Pipe material and wall thicknesses,

• Differences in internal diameter,

• Changes of direction and connections,

• Soil conditions (e.g. soil type, cover, max/min groundwater level, modulus of deformation),

• Damages, particularly,
  • Positional deviations,
  • Root ingress,

The following information about the old sewer should be available:

• Static calculation,

• Bedding,

• Pipe connections and gasket (positional deviations etc.).
  
  (Image: Picto Statik) (Image: Picto bedding) (Image: Picto Hausanschluss Close connetions)

For masonry sewers additional information is required: wall thickness (possibly variable over the circumference), mortar and brick strength (also distributed over the wall thickness), design of the invert (…

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(Table: Preliminary works for the spirally-wound pipe process)

Before the rehabilitations work begins, the sewer to be rehabilitated must be cleaned and optically inspected. In addition, the diameter of the sewer section at the end and starting point and the length of the sewer section are to be measured.

(Image: High-pressure cleaning of the sewer section) (Image: Inspection of the sewer section) (Image: Sketch of principle of a TV inspection of the …

(Table: Preliminary works for the spirally-wound pipe process (2))

• The existing lateral drains and sewers are to be measured according to their position and diameter (image left). Intruding obstacles have to be removed (images in the middle).

• The determine the maximum possible diameter for the spirally-wound pipe, a calibration of the sewer section to be rehabilitated should be carried out (image right).

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(Table: Preliminary works for the spirally-wound pipe process (3))

• When the cement-based grout in the annular space between the spiral wound pipe and the host sewer assumes a static function, the concerned sewer section has to be sealed against water infiltration in advance to prevent uncontrolled mixing of the grout with groundwater.

• When the cement-based grout in the annular space between the spiral wound pipe and the host sewer only takes over …