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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

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Pipelines

Tonopah, AZ

Project Contacts: Rasko Ojdrovic, Mehdi Zarghamee

Constructed in the early 1980s by the Arizona Public Service Company, the water reclamation supply system at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Plant consists of thirty-six miles of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP), with diameters ranging...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Corrosion, Cracking, Failure Risk Assessment, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline, Risk Assessment

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

Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, Circulating Water Pipeline

Monroe, MI

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

The 144 in. dia. circulating water pipeline at Fermi 2 consists of two intake lines between the reservoir and condenser and two discharge lines between the condenser and two cooling towers. All four pipelines are prestressed concrete cylinder...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete Rehabilitation, Failure Risk Assessment, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline

Muskegon County Wastewater Management System

Muskegon, MI

Project Contacts: Rasko Ojdrovic, Mehdi Zarghamee

The Muskegon County Wastewater Management System's pipeline is an 11 mi, 66 in. dia. prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) that carries raw domestic and industrial sewage. SGH investigated the failure of a 20 ft pipe segment, performed a...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Corrosion, Engineering Mechanics, Failure Investigation, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Metallurgy, PCCP, Petrography, Pipe, Pipeline

Seismic Assessment of Pipelines

Canada

Project Contacts: Mehdi Zarghamee

Prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP) are extensively used in the cooling system of power plants. SGH evaluated the seismic performance of buried PCCP pipelines in low, moderate, and high seismicity regions and recommended design changes to...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Engineering Mechanics, International, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline, Seismic Analyses

Central Arizona Project

Tucson, AZ

Project Contacts: Mehdi Zarghamee

The 252 in. dia. concrete pipe is used in siphons to convey water in the Central Arizona Project and is the largest diameter pipe in the world. The pipes have a 19.625 in. thick concrete core and two prestressing wire wraps. Using electromagnetic...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Cracking, Excavation, Failure Investigation, Finite Element Analysis, PCCP, Pipeline, Risk Assessment, Soil-Structure Interaction

Water Research Foundation, Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe Condition Assessment

United States

Project Contacts: Rasko Ojdrovic

Prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) have been used for water transmission systems for more than sixty-five years. Therefore, utilities need effective means to identify distressed or deteriorated pipe, estimate levels of distress, analyze...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Codes & Standards, Condition Assessment, Deterioration, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline, Research/Development

Water Research Foundation, CFRP Renewal of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe, Project 4352

United States

Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Mehdi Zarghamee

Prestressed-concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) makes up a significant portion of pipelines for the world's water, wastewater, and cooling water systems. Distress to PCCP can include broken wires, cracked core, or corroded steel cylinder. Renewal of...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Analytical Studies, Codes & Standards, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, PCCP, Pipeline, Plastic/Composite

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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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Brandon Shores Power Plant

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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Pipelines

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority

Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, Circulating Water Pipeline

Muskegon County Wastewater Management System

Seismic Assessment of Pipelines

Central Arizona Project

Water Research Foundation, Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe Condition Assessment

Water Research Foundation, CFRP Renewal of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe, Project 4352

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The Ins and Outs of Pipeline Assessment and Repair