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Harvard University Science Complex, MWRA Sewer

Allston, MA

Project Contacts: Daniel Valentine, Mehdi Zarghamee

Harvard University planned to locate a new science complex above a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) brick masonry pipeline that was over 115 years old. The University was concerned about the impact of construction on the 69 in. high...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Adjacent Construction, Masonry-Brick, Nonlinear, Pipe, Soil-Structure Interaction, Vibration / Fatigue Analysis

Minera Escondida, Organic Growth Project 1, Tunnel 4

Atacama Desert, Chile

Project Contacts: Jesse Beaver

Expansion of the Minera Escondida copper mine included constructing a corrugated steel structural plate arch tunnel. The tunnel acts as a buried bridge to carry a haul road over the mine’s conveyor system. During construction of the...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Buried, Condition Assessment, Culverts and Storm Drains, Damage, Finite Element Analysis, International, Metal, Metal-Steel, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Pipeline, Settlement, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Tunnel

Sonoma County Water Agency, Transmission System Pipeline

Sonoma County, CA

Project Contacts: Jesse Beaver

The Sonoma County Water Agency manages a regional water supply to ensure its customers have access to clean water. Wanting to preserve their assets, the agency needed to understand the condition of their aging transmission system pipelines to...

Services:Materials Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Metal-Steel, Metallurgy, Petrography, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Pipeline

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

Bingham Canyon Mine

Salt Lake City, UT

Project Contacts: Jesse Beaver, Phillip Sharff

A conveyor belt runs along one of the canyon benches at the copper mine. The upper slope of the canyon was undergoing a slow and predictable landslide transverse to the conveyor belt. To protect the conveyor belt from falling debris due to the...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Buried, Culverts and Storm Drains, Failure Investigation, Finite Element Analysis, Metal-Steel, Pipe, Retaining Wall, Soil-Structure Interaction, Tunnel

Vertical Installation of Corrugated Steel Pipe

Waltham, MA

Project Contacts: Jesse Beaver

Contech Engineered Solutions (Contech) installs corrugated steel pipe (CSP) to form wind turbine foundations. After excavating, Contech installs the pipe vertically within the hole and quickly backfills around it with a concrete/slurry mix to...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Culverts and Storm Drains, Foundation, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Structural Adequacy Assessment

ITC Crossing

Mount Olive, NJ

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff, Bryan Strohman

During construction of the ITC Crossing development, sections of corrugated metal pipe (CMP) and reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) in the storm drainage system were found to be structurally distressed and damaged. SGH investigated the extent and...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Concrete-Reinforced, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Metal, Pipe

Paramus Park Mall

Paramus, NJ

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff

Corrugated metal storm drain pipes running beneath the Paramus Mall parking lot were severely corroded and deflected. SGH investigated the pipes’ condition and developed rehabilitation options that would help minimize disruption to the mall...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Retail

Keywords:Metal, Pipe, Pipeline, Settlement

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

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Harvard University Science Complex, MWRA Sewer

Minera Escondida, Organic Growth Project 1, Tunnel 4

Sonoma County Water Agency, Transmission System Pipeline

Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, Beacon Street Line

DC Water North East Boundary Trunk Sewer

Bingham Canyon Mine

Vertical Installation of Corrugated Steel Pipe

ITC Crossing

Paramus Park Mall

Brandon Shores Power Plant

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