Description
This poster paper presents a water main replacement project that included the following: existing 16-Ø/12-Ø steel watermain attached to Springfield Avenue,Springfield, Union County, New Jersey;steel water main and pipesupports in need of replacement; New Jersey Department of Transportation(NJDOT) Interstate Route 78Local/Express to be partially closedin phases (opportunity to doreplacement work); maintaining water supply andschedule critical during work;investigated alternatives forwater main materials; and,construction in threephases. Project complication involved the following: leaking valve (Phase III test but not I/II);space for work (2 contractors);dissimilar metals (galvanic action)between jacket and pipe supports (jacketshould corrode first, easier to replace);regularly changing schedule (highwaycontractor has incentive to finish early);existing support rod Ø changed eachphase; and,pipe support spacing. Presentation summary includes the following: water main replaced on a changingschedule with ductile iron pipe andsteel pipe;victaulic © Style 31 and Depend-o-Lok Couplings, flanged joints atvalves and fittings; protected piping system; and,communication important.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. – No.
- Published:
- 11/01/2008
- Number of Pages:
- 32
- File Size:
- 1 file , 4.9 MB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus