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    Monday, July 14
    Period 02 | 10:20 AM - 11:40 AM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 2B - Condition Assessment for Water Lines I

    Moderator
    Terry Moy, P.E., CH2M Hill

    Condition Assessment of 60-inch PCCP in Houston, TX
    Rafael Ortega, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
    Gregory J. Henry
    Robin S. Green

    Condition Assessment and Performance of 50-Year Old LCP
    Rasko P. Ojdrovic, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    Mehdi S. Zarghamee
    Murray Schroeder
    Bradley A. Brooks

    Condition Assessment of an 84-inch PCCP: A Case Study
    Michael Higgins, Pure Technologies
    Kenneth R. Herd
    Michael E. Strully

    An Overview of Current and Developing Technologies for Pipe Condition Assessment
    Alison Ratliff, HDR Engineering, Inc.

    Period 03 | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 3B - Condition Assessment for Water Lines II

    Moderator
    Randy Robertson, P.Eng., Cyntech Corporation

    Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipeline Evaluation, A Toolbox Approach
    Richard A. Lewis, President, Openaka Corporation, Inc., Denville, New Jersey
    Matt Wheatley

    Innovative Approach to make a Condition Assessment using an Hydraulic Model
    Eric Lalonde, Vice President R&D, Harfan Technologies, Quebec, Canada
    B. Prince

    Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe with Broken Wires
    Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts

    Pressure - Leakage Relation in Urban Water Distribution Systems
    Reza Ardakanian, Sharif University of Technology
    Ali Akbar Ghazali

    Period 04 | 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 4B - Condition Assessment for Sewer Lines I

    Moderator
    Frank Donaldson, Patton Rust Harris and Associates

    Evaluation, Rehabilitation, and Replacement Of the 50-Year-Old Upper Jones Falls Interceptor
    Graeme C. Lake, Senior Project Manager, Patton Harris Rust & Associates, Columbia, Maryland
    Craig A. Benson
    Gary A. Wyatt
    Wazir Qadri

    Shopping for a Sag-free Sewer: Design of a Deep Sewer Line Replacement at a Major Regional Shopping Mall
    Janice Ruhl, Senior Principal Engineer, Hazen and Sawyer, Fairfax, Virginia
    Bruce Pierstorff
    Sam Shaikh

    Fuzzy Approach for Pipe Condition Assessment
    Jimin Yan, Water, Engineering Development Centre, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
    K. Vairavamoorthy

    Computerized Sewer Pipe Condition Assessment
    Andy Chae, Software Engineer, Blackhawk-Pipeline Assessment Service Inc., Greenville, South Carolina
    Tom Iseley
    Dulcy M. Abraham

    Tuesday, July 15
    Period 05 | 8:20 AM - 9:40 AM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 5B - Condition Assessment for Sewer Lines II

    Moderator
    Alison Ratliff, HDR Engineering, Inc.

    Prioritizing Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation with CCTV Inspection/ Automated Rating/Ranking System
    Roy D. Holmberg, Assistant General Manager, The Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board of the City of Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama
    Kipp Nelson

    Sewer Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation: A Fast-tracked Approach to a Small Communitys Problem
    John Correa, District Manager, Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Ojai, California
    Satish Kamath
    Sylvester Hsu

    RFEC/TC Technology Advancement Through GMRA Experience
    Brian Mergelas, The Pressure Pipe Inspection Company Ltd., , Ontario, Canada
    Stat Shatat
    Xiangjie Kong
    Weihua Mao
    David L. Atherton

    Condition Assessment of Sewers for Replacement/Rehabilitation and the Accompanying Development of a Management System
    Johann W. Wessels, Project Engineer, City of Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa

    Period 06 | 10:20 AM - 11:40 AM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 6B - NASSCO/WRc/PAC Pipeline Materials & Deterioration Assessment Program

    Moderator
    Robert Carpenter, Underground Construction Magazine

    Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP)
    Irvin Gemora, Executive Director, NASSCO, Inc., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

    Implementation of the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program
    Rod Thornhill, President, White Rock Consultants, Dallas, Texas

    Evaluation of Collection Systems using the Aqua Zoom Camera
    Stephane Joseph, Business Development Manager, InfraMetrix, Wakefield, Massachusetts
    William Di Tullio

    Future Outlook For Pipeline Materials, Methods, And Maintenance
    Jey K. Jeyapalan, Pipeline Engineering Consultant, New Milford, Connecticut

    Period 07 | 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 7B - Pipeline Installations

    Moderator
    Steven Kramer, P.E., Jacobs Civil

    Equipment Mounted Multi-Sensory System to Locate Pipes
    Leonhard E. Bernold, Assistant Professor, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
    Lashminarayan Venkatesan
    Sushil Suvarna

    Productivity Analysis of Auger Boring Trenchless Pipe Installation Using Simulation
    Ossama Salem, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
    N. Galani
    M. Najafi

    Trenchless Pipe Replacement with Rigid Pipe Using the Tenbusch Insertion Method
    Al Tenbusch, Sr. , President, Tenbusch, Inc., Lewisville, Texas
    Albert F. Tenbusch, Jr.

    Period 08 | 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 8B - Geotechnical Considerations I

    Moderator
    Henry Nodarse, P.E., Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates, Inc.

    Construction Techniques of Water Pipeline Embankment Enforcement Under the Poor Geological Conditions in Western China
    Li Meng, Visiting Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

    Suggested Bedding Factors for Concrete Pipe Using Controlled Low Strength Material as an Embedment
    Gerrit L. Slatter, Matrix Design Group, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    The Development of a Simplified Equation for Deflection of Buried Pipe
    Ashutosh S. Dhar, Assistant Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Safety Assssment of Gas Pipelines Under Jamuna Bridge Access Road During Rehabilitation Works
    Ashutosh S. Dhar, Assistant Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Munaz A. Noor
    Tahsin R. Hossain
    Salek M. Seraj
    Md. S. Hoque
    Abdul J. Khan

    Wednesday, July 16
    Period 09 | 8:20 AM - 9:40 AM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 9B - Geotechnical Considerations II

    Moderator
    Tom Richardson, P.E., URS

    Geotechnical Investigations for Trenchless Technology
    Tom Richardson, URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland
    Mohamed Younis
    Paul Headland

    Microtunneling Challenge in Las Vegas
    Bijan Khamanian, Hobas Pipe USA, Inc.
    Richard Capp

    Geotechnical Risk Assessment: Estimating slope failure probability
    Gerry Ferris, BGC Engineering Inc., Alberta, Canada
    Alan Samchek
    Andy Isherwood

    TBM vs. MTBM  Geotechnical Considerations
    David C. Mathy, DCM/Joyal Engineering, Walnut Creek, California
    Robert A. Kahl

    Period 10 | 10:20 AM - 11:40 AM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 10B - Subsurface Utility Engineering

    Moderator
    James H. Anspach, P.G., So-Deep, Inc.

    Pipeline Planning Utilizing C/I ASCE 38-02
    Philip K. Ryan, Principal Project Manager, CH2M Hill, Redding, California
    James H. Anspach

    Pipeline Relocation Design Utilizing C/I ASCE 38-02
    Frank W. Huber, Senior Technical Specialist, Edwards & Kelcey, Inc., Morristown, New Jersey
    James H. Anspach
    Robin C. Persad

    SUBSURFACE UTILITY ENGINEERING - A Technology-Driven Process that Results in Increased Safety, Fewer Claims, and Lower Costs
    Nicholas M. Zembillas, Sr. Vice President, TBE Group, Inc., Clearwater, Florida

    Pipeline Damage Prevention Systems
    Hyung Seok Jeong, Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dulcy M. Abraham
    Jeffrey J. Lew

    Period 11 | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 11B - Investigation Innovations

    Moderator
    James Thomson, Jason Consultants

    New And Effective Technology For Condition Assessment Of Ferrous Pipelines And Other Ferrous Structures
    Martin Roubal, Rock Solid Pty Ltd., Australia

    Innovative Inspection Methodologies for Wastewater Systems
    Robert S. Morrison, Jason Consultants International, Washington, District of Columbia
    James C. Thomson

    A Three Level Strategic Approach to Investigating and Evaluating Wastewater Networks
    Alan McCloskey, Amtec Surveying Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

    State-of-the-Art in Sensor Technologies for Pipe Inspection
    Sunil K. Sinha, Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park , Pennsylvania

    Period 12 | 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
    Track: B - Condition Assessment

    Session 12B - CMOM Panel Discussion

    Moderator
    Cliff Cate, P.E., Wade and Associates, Inc.

    Panelists
    Kevin DeBell, USEPA
    Ifty Khan, Fairfax County, VA
    Paul Calamita, AquaLaw


     

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