Technical Program

Moderator
Michael J. Szeliga, P.E., Russell Corrosion Consultants, Inc

Evaluating Ductile Iron Pipe Corrosion
Michael J. Szeliga, Chief Engineer, Russell Corrosion Consultants, Inc., Simpsonville, Maryland

Debra M. Simpson

Ductile Iron Corrosion Factors to Consider and Why
William S. Spickelmire, Corrosion Consultant, RUSTNOT Corrosion Control Services, Boise, Idaho

Corrosion Control of Large Diameter Piping - Cathodic Protection a Proven Method
Scott Paul, CorrTech

Patrick OConnor

100% Solids Rigid Polyurethane Coatings Technology and Its Application on Pipeline Corrosion Protection
Shiwei W. Guan, Vice President, Madison Chemical Industries Inc., Ontario, Canada

Moderator
George Ruchti, American Spiral Weld Company

Cathodic Protection for the Surface Water Transmission Program
Rafael Ortega, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

Gregory Lentz

Christine Kirby

Arthur Morris

Break Reduction/ Life Extension Program for Cast and Ductile Iron Water Mains
George A. Gehring, Jr., Executive Vice President, Corrpro Companies, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania

Dale Lindemuth

Walter T. Young

Cathodic Protection Applications for Water System Piping
James T. Lary, Corrpro Companies, Inc., Medina, Ohio

Moderator
Jeff Moncrief, CDM

Minimizing Infrastructure Corrosion
Scott Paul, President, CorrTech, Hopinkton, Massachusetts

Experimental Investigations of The Effect of Selected Admixtures on the Resistance of Concrete to Sulfuric Acid Attack
E. Hewayde, Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada

E.N. Allouche

G.F. Nakhla

Corrosiveness of Controlled Low Strength Materials vs. That of Encasement Sand
Ahmad Samadi, Materials Engineering Supervisor, Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Richard Herbert

Research on the Corrosion of Sewer System Pipelines from Domestic Wastewater
Chen Zhaohui, Doctor & Associate Professor of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Univerity, China

He Qiang

Moderator
Dr. Jey K. Jeyapalan, P.E., Fibotics International

Municipal Optical Fiber Through Existing Sewers, Storm Drains,Drinking Waterlines, and Gas Pipes May Complete the Last Mile
Dr. Jey K. Jeyapalan, Consultant, Fibotics International, New Milford, Connecticut

Third  Party Pipeline Integrity Program/Construction Management
Christopher A. Pioli, Group Manager, Jacobs Consultancy, Pasadena, California

Mark P. Smith

CIPP Process: Installation of Fiber Optic Cables in Sewers
Gregory K. Anderson, President, OmniPipe Telecom, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Contractors Concept of Optical Fiber in Sewers or Abandoned Pipelines
Michael C. Welch, President, BRB Contractors, Topeka, Kansas

Moderator
Philip M. Hannan, P.E., Black & Veatch Corporation

An Innovative Method for Cleaning Large Bore Sewer
M.A. (Rusty) Nezat, II, Nezat Training and Consulting, Inc. (NT&C), Splendora, Texas

Who You Gonna Call? Emergency Response Planning for Sanitary Sewer Overflows in Baltimore, Maryland
Robert Tuttle, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Warren Williams

Jay Sakai

Robert Mohr

Wireless SCADA Demonstration  Project History
Hiram Tanner, Sewer Pumping

Case Study of Hydraulic Transients Generated by Microfiltration Processes
R. Scott Foster, Vice President, Flow Science Incorporated, Pasadena, California

Moderator
Dick Krzys, Trenchless Technology Magazine

Analysis and Performance of PCCP Mortar Coating
Mauro Scali, Staff Consultant (Petrography), Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts

Paul Scheiner

Wilkins Aquino

Rasko Ojdrovic

Mehdi Zarghamee

CIGMAT Testing Programs for Coatings/Linings, Grouts and Pipe-Joints in Sewers
C. Vipulanandan, University of Houston

J. Liu

Injecting Cement Grout During Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Pullback
Richard M. Stauber, Senior Engineer, Kleinfelder, Sacramento, California

Timothy A. Frame

Matthew Kedzierski

Moderator
Dr. Mehdi S. Zarghamee, P.E., Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

Moderator
Mario Ordaz-Schroeder

Experimental Study on Soil-Pipeline Interaction using EPS Backfill
Koji Yoshizaki, Senior Researcher, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Takashi Sakanoue

Some Parameters for Seismic Design and Analysis of Buried Pipelines
Yang Han, Senior Engineer, Henan Building Research Institute, Zhengzhou, China

Sun Shaoping

Cui Yuping

Seismic Vulnerability Function for High-Diameter Buried Pipelines: Mexico Citys Primary Water System Case
Omar Pineda-Porras, Research Assistant, Instituto de Ingenierma UNAM, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Moderator
Mark Bruce, Can Clay Corporation

Thermoplastic Pipe Deep-Burial Project In Ohio: Initial Findings
Shad M. Sargand, Russ Professor, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Teruhisa Masada

Doug Gruver

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Characterization for Plain Polyethylene Pipe
Ian D. Moore, Queens University, Ontario, Canada

Hanakumbo Mwananagonze

Mark Green

The Versatility of Ductile Iron Pipe in Trenchless Construction
Ralph Carpenter, Marketing Specialist, American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Birmingham, Alabama

Randall C. Conner

QA/QC for Close-Fit Trenchless Pipeline Renewal
Ed Kampbell, Vice President, Inliner Technologies, Paoli, Indiana

L. Grant Whittle

Moderator
Dr. Mohammad Najafi, P.E., Michigan State University

A Simplified Approach for Selecting a Trenchless Construction Method for Municipal Sewers
Erez N. Allouche, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Alireza Parhami

A New Qualification Concept for Sewer and Pipeline Construction Based on an Innovative, Network-Based Solution for Virtual Teaching, Learning and Working
Robert D. Stein, Stein & Partner GmbH

Document Management  Internet Based Solutions
Hamlet Hovsepian, Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc., Houston, Texas

Application of Inventing Problem-Solving Theory (TRIZ) In Pipeline Technologies
Roustem Kourmaev, President, Advanced Technologies International, Inc., Richardson , Texas

Abram Teplitskiy

Moderator
Dr. Henry Liu, P.E., Freight Pipeline Company

Freight Pipeline  An Overview
Henry Liu, President, Freight Pipeline Company, Columbia, Missouri

Applicability of Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline to Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility
Dr. Sanai Kosugi, Eng., Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Takeshi Fukunaga

Nobuyuki Matsui

Kazuo Saito

Koji Hane

Kazuo Okutsu

CargoCap  Transportation of Goods through Underground Pipelines: Research Project in Germany
Dietrich Stein, WG Pipeline Construction and Maintenance, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Britta Schoesser

Linear Electric Motors for Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline Propulsion
Robert OConnell, Assocaite Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

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

The Abram Creek Culvert  How Burying 1 Mile of Stream Allowed Clevelands Airport to Expand
John Aldrich, Sennior Project manager, Camp Dresser & McKee, Cleveland, Ohio

Design and Construction of Major River Crossings in Pakistan
Shaukat Qadeer, National Engineering Services, Pakistan

Guided Boring Method  Case Study
Terry Fisher, Akkerman Inc., Brownsdale, Minnesota

Development of ASCE Manual of Practice for Auger Boring Projects
Guru Kulandaivel, Michigan State University

Mohammad Najafi

Sanjiv Gokhale