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New
Installation Methods Good Practices
Application
of Grade and Alignment Control and Guidance
Course Description
The NASTT New Installation
Methods Good Practices Seminar is a one-day course*
that addresses a number of trenchless methods
commonly used to install new pipe and pipe casing.
These methods include: auger boring,
pipe ramming, pipe jacking and the pilot tube
method. The key to any successful project
is using the right construction method. The NASTT
New Installation Methods Good Practices Seminar
will help you to determine which method to use
under various project conditions and requirements
using examples and case studies to illustrate.
The course is ideally suited for municipal engineers,
utility personnel, designers, managers, owners
and contractors who are involved in the construction,
rehabilitating and managing of underground utilities.
Course Outline
- Introduction of Trenchless Methods for New
Installations
- Importance of Understanding Subsurface Conditions
- Site Set-up, Shafts, Pits and Portals
- Pilot Tube Method
- Auger Boring
- Pipe Ramming
- Pipe Jacking
- Casing vs. Product Pipe and Grouting
- Examples and Case Studies
What you will learn by attending
- The trenchless methods used for grade and
alignment control and guidance
- The limitations and advantages of each method
discussed
- The steps you need
to follow "to know
the underground"
- How to establish the invert for a proper
launch
- The history, sizes, equipment options and
process of excavating through different ground
types, pipe materials
- Ways to track where the pipe is located underground
- Installation and jacking
forces and ways to reduce these forces
- The
best method to use through actual case studies
which are used to illustrate what can go wrong
if the project is not designed for success
The NASTT New Installation
Methods Good Practices Seminar is taught by instructors
who are experts in the field and can answer your
questions and concerns not outlined in the course
agenda. Participants earn Continuing Education
Units (CEUs). Class participation is encouraged.
For more information on course
content or class scheduling
contact John Hemphill or Angela
Ghosh using our contact
form
* Information presented
at this course can be tailored to meet the
interest, needs and schedule of participants.
Upcoming Training Events
No training events in this category are currently available.
If you’re interested
in providing trenchless training for your city
staff or company personnel, please contact
Angela Ghosh, NASTT, phone: (703) 217-1382
or by using our contact
form.
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