Wachs Water Services has been awarded a $US9.4 million contract extension to continue supporting the City of Atlanta, Georgia, US, in their efforts to assess, test and survey thousands of valves and fire hydrants throughout their water network. One of the largest water infrastructure projects of its kind in the United States, Wachs Water Services .. read more
ICON Tunnel Systems offers a full line of Bohrtec pilot tube microtunneling systems that consist of 10 different machines with the ability to install pipes with outside diameters from 4 to 55 inches. The pilot tube line offers jacking forces ranging from 35,070.2 lbf up to 708,148 lbf and a Digital Theodolite guidance system to .. read more
Summary: Measurement science is lacking to understand and predict crack growth in high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe fusion joints used extensively in the buildings and infrastructure. This project seeks to (1) develop quantitative measurement science for HDPE time-dependant properties at the bulk scale and near the crack tip, and (2) describe this behavior using visco-elastic/plastic .. read more