Design, Installation and Pipe Performance: Inter-Dependence

• Pipe-Soil Interaction Principles
• Design By Codes and Standards
• Load Theories
• Sample Design Problems
• Factory Inspection and Testing of Pipes
• Post Installation Testing
• Deflection Testing for Flexible Pipe
• Video Testing for Rigid Pipe
• Standards and Performance Limits for Post Installation Testing

Geotechnical Design Parameters

• What is wrong with Bureau of Reclamation's E'
• Proper Geotechnical Baseline Report
• How to Establish Site-Specific E' Values That Vary Along the Alignment
• Excel Sheet for Selection of Site Specific E’ Values

Pipe Manufacturing and Material Properties

• Plastic Pipes
• Polyester Concrete Pipe
• Fiberglass Pipes
• Concrete Pipes
• Ductile Iron Pipes
• Steel Pipes
• Clay Pipes
• Alternate Pipe Materials for Pipeline Projects
• Standards by ASTM, AWWA, AISI, AASHTO, ASCE, DIN, ISO, CSA, ASA
• Trench Design
• Groundwater Control
• Foundation and Bedding
• Embedment
• Compaction
• Unified Design of Buried Pipes
• Handling stiffness check
• Deflection check
• Pressure capacity check
• Combined stress and strain check
• Buckling capacity check
• Ring compression check
• Buckling capacity check
• Excel Sheet for Design of Gravity FRP Pipe
• Excel Sheet for Design of Pressure HDPE Pipe

Australian Design of Buried Pipes

German Design of Buried Pipes

• Excel Sheet for German Design of Gravity Concrete Pipe

Design Checks on Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipes

• Excel Sheet for Checking PCCP for Compliance with AWWA C304

Unified Approach to Thrust Restraint Design

Trenchless Technology

Pipe Rehabilitation and Market Potential

Coatings and Linings Selection

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Program

• Sample Specifications for Gravity FRP Pipe
• Sample Specifications for Gravity HDPE Pipe
• Sample Specifications for Bedding and Backfill
• Sample Specifications for Polymer Concrete Pipe

Remaining Life for Pipeline Asset Management

• Excel Sheet for Checking Ductile Iron Pipe in GASB 34 Assessment
• Weibull and Normal PDF Reliability Analyses

Sharing of Rights of Way and Existing Infrastructure for Pipes and Cables

Future Outlook