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Jul 11, 2018
Pipelines 2018
Between a Track and a Hard Place—Thrust Restraint Alternatives in a Constrained Location
Authors: Keith R. Bushdiecker, M.ASCE [email protected], Jeremy M. Ross [email protected], and Michael D. Gossett, M.ASCE [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Pipelines 2018: Planning and Design
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To make way for the redevelopment of Denver Water’s 35 acre Operations Complex, a 54-inch reinforced concrete cylinder pipe (RCCP) water transmission conduit required relocation, including the addition of an isolation valve and two new 90-degree bends to realign around planned buildings. The joints in the 1930s-era pipe were not restrained so the design required extensive analysis of thrust forces and evaluation of thrust restraint alternatives to prevent movement in the existing joints of the 80 year old Conduit No. 18 pipeline operating at 200 psi. The upstream end of the relocation connected to a section of pipeline that passed below multiple active railroad tracks. Relocation to replace the existing pipe under the railroad was not feasible. Traditional thrust blocks were not feasible due to site constraints and subsurface conditions. To address the thrust restraint, the segment beneath the railroad was sliplined with steel pipe designed to carry the full thrust of internal pressure and external loads from the rail traffic. This paper discusses the thrust force analysis, thrust restraint alternatives that were considered, and site constraints that had to be accommodated to develop a successful solution for the necessary relocation.
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Pipelines 2018: Planning and Design
Pages: 157 - 164
Editors: Christopher C. Macey, AECOM and Jason S. Lueke, Ph.D., Associated Engineering
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8164-6
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 11, 2018
Published in print: Jul 12, 2018
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Sr. Water/Wastewater Engineer, HDR Engineering, 1670 Broadway, Suite 3400, Denver, CO 80202. E-mail: [email protected]
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Engineer Senior, Denver Water, 1600 W. 12th Ave., Denver, CO 80204. E-mail: [email protected]
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Conveyance Business Class Leader, HDR Engineering, 1670 Broadway, Suite 3400, Denver, CO 80202. E-mail: [email protected]
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