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Locating and Characterizing Technologies for Buried Utilities (SHRP II-R-01) started!

TTC reports to download:

Ÿ MainSaver Evaluation

Ÿ Products for Manhole Rehab

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WERF sponsored research on

Private Sewer Laterals ends.

The TTC has been involved in a wide range of collaborative efforts with industry partners, other academic institutions, professional organizations and government entities. The center carries out several kinds of research programs . Information on a number of the non-proprietary research projects conducted within the past few years is given below.

Research Projects

Principal  Investigator	Funding Agency	Contract No.	Status	Title
Hall	NSF	54051	active	Modeling and Accelerated Testing of CIP Plastic Sewer Rehabilition Liners
Hall	Insituform	67013	completed	Liner Deformation Measuring System
Hall	Insituform	67014	completed	Evaluating Insituform CIPP Liners Installed in Host Pipes with Initial Imperf
Hall	LA BOR	40461	completed	Development of an Analytical Procedure for the Design of CIPP Liners
Sterling	AWWARF	66040	completed	Demonstration of Innovative Water Main Rehabilitation
Pumphrey	LA BOR	40462	completed	Development of a Preliminary Sanitary Sewer Management System
Sterling	FLC	59081	completed	Statement of Need: Underground Utility Location Techniques
Sterling, Cowling	LA TRC		completed	Feasibility of a Small-Scale Wireless, Embedded Soil Displacement Sensor
Sterling	Alcatel Tele		completed	Review of Potential Forces and Stresses on a Shallow Buried Fiber Optic Cable
Zou	State of LA		active	Feasibility Study of Extra-Low Power Broadband Wireless Networking
Sterling, Saber	Tejas Tubular	64040	active	HDD Drill String Research and Technology Transfer
Hadala, McKim, Saber	LA BOR	60556/	completed	Evaluation of Drill Pipes in Mini-HDD Construction (60556/40556)
Falta	LA BOR	62064	completed	Mini-HDD Training Simulator
Sterling	US Army Corp	56127	completed	Guidelines for Pipe Bursting, Pipe Ramming and Impact Moling
Sterling	LA BOR	40494	completed	Effect of Pipe Bursting on the Nearby Utilities, Pavement and Structure
Witriol, Saber	LA DNR	58074	active	Testing Sealing Ductwork and Energy Reducing Usage in Buildings
Hadala	LA TRC		completed	Causes and Duration of Secondary Consolidation