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From the magazine

Secretary’s Corner

ASTT Strategic Review

Councillors met in Melbourne recently to undertake a strategic review of the ASTT's Business Plan. The main purpose of this meeting was to review our primary objective of ensuring that we "÷facilitate the advancement of Trenchless Technology in Australia and New Zealand' and to consider ways in which the ASTT can move forward.
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From the magazine, Microtunnelling, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling

Long distance microtunnelling with polymer concrete

Polymer concrete (PC) products have been used for decades in the engineering, building and chemical industry. PC pipe was first developed in the late-1960s by German-based construction company, Zublin. Dr Gerhard Lang explains the benefits of using PC pipe while implementing Trenchless Technologies such as microtunnelling and pipe jacking.

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Who you gonna call? – ADG Global Supply

ADG Global Supply is an Australian owned company, established in 1994 in Perth, now with branches in Melbourne and also in Brisbane. "If you're in a pickle, you don't know what to do, where to go, give ADG a call because we can fix it and make your life easy," says Andy Greathead of ADG.
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From the magazine, Microtunnelling, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling, Utility location

Global trenchless community meets in Rome

The ASTT again had a presence at the ISTT Conference, which took place in Rome. Co-hosted by the International and Italian Societies for Trenchless Technology with the rallying cry, "All Roads lead to Rome", 348 delegates from 40 countries met at the Ergife Conference and Exhibition Centre in Rome 10 -12 September 2007 for the 25th ISTT annual No-Dig Mediterranean 2007. The ASTT stand was manned by Jeff Pace and Chris Bland, while Australian reliners had a strong presence amongst delegates with Geoff Weaver of Interflow, Chris Meredith of Kembla and Trevor Groenveld of CLM in attendance.

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From the magazine, Rehabilitation

Fusing at higher interfacial pressures

Discussion continues as to whether the best way to fuse polyethylene (PE) pipe is at an interfacial pressure of 0.15 MPa (21.75 psi) or 0.517MPa (75 psi). Both procedures are widely used and produce good outcomes when destructively tested as well as surviving the test of time. A paper by Ted Striplin of McElroy Manufacturing in the USA sets out to provide some preliminary examples for the benefits of fusing at higher interfacial pressures.
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From the magazine, HDD

Accuracy – HDD’s lifeline

The history and growth of the HDD industry has always been directly related to its steering capabilities. Early on, HDD was forced to focus on steering and guidance with a large percentage of a project's budget consumed by the time and effort to place the drill in an acceptable location. The development of an artificial magnetic field to accurately locate the steering tool resulted in tremendous growth for the HDD industry.
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From the magazine, HDD, Rehabilitation, Spray lining, Tunnelling, Utility location

An Australian First

In Situ Spray Lining for the Rehabilitation of Watermains - A Sydney Water and an Australian Water Industry First

In its drive to become the market leader in the provision of innovative pipeline solutions to water and wastewater infrastructure owners, CLM Trenchless has recently acquired the licence for the spray lining system using the Copon Hycote 169HB (Hycote) product, developed by UK coatings company E.Wood (3M).

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From the magazine, HDD

European comfort trends reach the Australian Market

For years, European horizontal directional drill (HDD) operators have enjoyed creature comforts, such as enclosed cabs, enhanced controls and engines with lower noise levels. This trend is now reaching Australia, as drill manufacturers introduce creature comforts designed to reduce operator fatigue and encourage increased productivity.
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From the magazine, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling, Utility location

Preparation kicks off for 2009

Melbourne in September used to mean one thing; footy. Now, it has a second meaning as well, Trenchless Technology. Building on the success of Trenchless Australasia 2008, the next great event has been planned for Grand Final week, September 20-22 in Melbourne in 2009. Not only that, the event will take place at Melbourne Park which is only metres away from the hallowed turf of the MCG.
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From the magazine, Microtunnelling, Tunnelling

Risk management at the Drogheda microtunnelling project


A microtunnelling project in the Irish town of Drogheda demonstrated the necessity of employing risk management practices. Here, Geoff Bateman of PB Australia champions the necessity to adopt a risk management approach, using the Drogheda project as a case history demonstrating that size isn't important when it comes to tunnelling risks.

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From the magazine, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling, Utility location

The role of CCTV in pipeline rehabilitation programs

Every year, billions of dollars are spent worldwide on the rehabilitation of wastewater systems. The work, for the most part is determined by a condition assessment which, in turn, is based on the data collected during an investigation. Steven Apeldoorn of ProjectMax New Zealand elucidates the role that Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) pipeline inspections play and what information can be obtained as part of a rehabilitation investigation program.
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From the magazine, HDD, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling, Utility location

Award-winning engineer brings water to Port Macquarie

Having won a plethora of awards and accolades, the Port Macquarie Reclaimed Water Supply Scheme is a state-of-the-art water reclamation project that will supply Council and commercial premises with an alternative water source that is reliable and drought secure. Trenchless Australasia caught up with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's water supply manager Murray Thompson to chat about the project and how it has made effective use of Trenchless Technologies.
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Concrete pipe installation and inspection

The "÷Design for installation of buried concrete pipe' was recently released as a joint standard in Australia and New Zealand (AS/NZS 3725). David Millar from the Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia (CPAA) says that the document proves to be extremely important, particularly to contractors and installers of concrete pipe
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