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Instructor:  Anna Pridmore, Ph.D., P.E.

Course Length: 90 minutes

Purpose and Background

As the population of the metropolitan areas in the United States continues to grow, the reliability of large diameter water pipelines become more critical than ever. Over the past decade comprehensive asset management programs for pipelines have evolved and become more prevalent among owners with high water treatment and delivery demands. This webinar provides detailed information regarding the key inspection and repair methods used for large diameter concrete and metallic pipelines. It also provides up to date information on material selection, design best practices, installation and quality control for a variety of repair systems including external post-tensioning, CFRP and hybrid systems. Attendees learn valuable information about inspection and rehabilitation, and how these critical components of asset management programs help increase the reliability of drinking water systems.

Primary Discussion Topics

• Inspection methods for large diameter water pipelines
• Examining options for repair, replacement or long term monitoring
• Precision repair systems for large diameter water pipelines requiring structural upgrade
• Material selection, design best practices, installation and quality control procedures for internal CFRP rehabilitation applications
• Case studies to illustrate processes discussed and how to approach project needs

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Inspection methods for large diameter water pipelines including effective choices for metallic and concrete piping systems
• Typical options analysis process and discussion on replace versus repair scenarios
• Repair and rehabilitation options for large diameter water pipelines
• Material selection, design best practices, quality control and installation methods for a variety of large diameter water pipeline repair systems
• Information on how to implement an effective asset management program

Webinar Benefits

• Find out the latest inspection and rehabilitation techniques for large diameter water pipelines
• Determine precise methods for determining locations of distressed pipelines and/or pipeline segments
• Learn new solutions for managing capital budgets through a risk-ranked approach to asset management
• Avoid long term replacement costs through proactive repair of distressed segments
• Examine the possibilities of fully structural repairs for extended runs of pipeline with minimal section loss
• Gain knowledge about design practices for a variety of repair systems
• Get insight into how to prepare and approach a QC program for CFRP lining systems

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Structural Engineers
• Civil Engineers
• Water Agency Engineers
• Water Agency Management

Webinar Outline

• Background & overview
• Inspection methods
• Concrete pipelines
• Metallic ipelines
• Repair Ddrivers & options
• Semi-trenchless
• Trenchless
• CFRP material selection
• Types of FRP composites used
• Material performance requirements
• CFRP liner design
• Levels of pipeline degradation
• Structural behavior of CFRP liner for degraded pipelines
• Design Limit States
• CFRP liner installation
• Quality control best practices
• Project overview case studies

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]