Monthly Luncheon @ FAU
Event Description
Title: Trenchless Technology for Pipe Replacement
Number of PDHs requested: 1.0 hour
Abstract: In efforts to reduce the social, environmental and economic costs of water and sewer replacement, multiple trenchless methods will be presented including pre‐chlorination, static pipe bursting, manhole to manhole pipe bursting and Compression Fit HDPE pipe lining. The technical presentation will focus on the history, design considerations and construction overview of each trenchless method.
Live Oak Room A & B.
HDPE and module pipe will also be reviewed in depth including design, Plastic Pipe Institute Calculator, long term performance and connections methods. Case studies will be presented from communities in south Florida that have utilized these technologies including a $15M Design/Build emergency 30‐inch force main replacement project with Fort Lauderdale, pre‐ chlorinated pipe bursting projects with City of Sunrise, Wilton Manors and more.
Speaker Name: Todd Grafenauer, Vice President/Educational Director, Murphy Pipelines