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Salt Processing Dome

Savage, MN

Project Contacts: Neal Anderson, Dominic Kelly

The salt processing dome, with an inside diameter of 173 ft and a dome peak of 65 ft, houses equipment for processing and packaging bulk rock salt for commercial sale. The shell structure was constructed in 1985 by placing a nominal 3-1/2 in. of...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Condition Assessment, Dome

Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, Beacon Street Line

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

Constructed in the 1870s, the Beacon Street Line carries water under the MBTA Green Line tracks in the busy Brookline neighborhood. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) identified a leak in the 48-in. dia. cast iron pipe below the train...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Pipe, Pipeline, Water Leakage

DC Water North East Boundary Trunk Sewer

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

In 2014, a five-story residence was constructed directly over DC Water’s North East Boundary Trunk Sewer (NEBTS) with only about 2 ft of soil between the bottom of the basement and the top of the 22-ft dia. masonry sewer. DC Water...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Cracking, Masonry-Brick, Pipe

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Samuel Tak Lee Building

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian, Susan Knack-Brown

Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill in the 1960s, Building 9 houses Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Department of Urban Studies and Planning and its Center for Real Estate. With a generous donation from Sam Tak...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Interior Renovation, Structural Strengthening, Waterproofing, Windows

The Carillon, 185 Massachusetts Avenue

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Paul Millette

As required by the City of Boston, The Carillon’s condominium association undertook an inspection of the building’s facade. SGH performed the inspection, identifying cracks in the glass fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels along...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Coating, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete Rehabilitation, Condominium, Cracking, Facade Inspection, Facade Ordinance, Mockup, Ordinance, Residential, Sealants and Coatings, Water Leakage

Brandon Shores Power Plant

Curtis Bay, MD

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic, Mehdi Zarghamee

Brandon Shores Power Plant (BSPP) has a proactive inspection and repair program for circulating water and service water pipelines, including prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP), steel pipe, ductile iron pipe, and others with diameters...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Condition Assessment, Construction Administration, Inspection, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Metal-Steel, PCCP, Pipe, Power, Testing/Inspection

City of Columbus Pipeline

Columbus, OH

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

While attempting to install telecommunications lines below a creek, a driller punctured a buried, 48 in. dia. prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP). The pipe is part of Columbus’s water system that supplies water to more than one...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline

Nuclear Power Plant Circulating Water Pipeline

United States

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

At the power plant, 84 in. dia. steel discharge headers transfer water from the condenser to the discharge tunnel. SGH designed internally bonded, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) liners for the discharge headers and provided engineering...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Construction Administration, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Metal-Steel, Mockup, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Testing/Inspection

Nuclear Station Low-Pressure Service Water System

United States

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

The low-pressure service water system comprises 36 in., 42 in., and 54 in. dia. steel pipe. Approximately 1800 ft of pipe was corroded and required repair. SGH designed internally bonded, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) repairs and...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Construction Administration, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Metal-Steel, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Pipeline, Testing/Inspection

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority

Miami, FL

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

In 2010, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority (MDWSA) instituted a continuous inspection and repair program for their 48 in. to 96 in. dia. prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP). With brief periods to perform repairs and field conditions (e....

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Construction Administration, Failure Risk Assessment, Inspection, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline, Testing/Inspection

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December 21, 2017

The Ins and Outs of Pipeline Assessment and Repair

By: Rasko Ojdrovic

In a recent interview, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) Senior Principal Rasko Ojdrovic gave an overview of his experience with pipelines and discussed some challenges of this work.

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete-Prestressed, PCCP, Pipeline, Research/Development

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City of Columbus Pipeline

Nuclear Power Plant Circulating Water Pipeline

Nuclear Station Low-Pressure Service Water System

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority

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The Ins and Outs of Pipeline Assessment and Repair