Lifeline Systems

Project Title: Testing and Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies Funding Agency: DOE/ARPA-E: Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement (REPAIR) Lead: University of Colorado Boulder Partners: Gas Technology Institute, Cornell University, University of Southern Queensland Industry Partners: Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. CIEST Personnel : Dustin Quandt, Sina Senji, Patrick Dixon,...

Project Title: Performance Assessment of iPVC Pipe and Coupling for Large Ground Movement Industry Partners:  East Bay Municipal Utility District, Denver Water CIEST Personnel: Nicholas Berty, Cory Ihnotic, Katherine O’Dell, Jessica Ramos Primary Investigator: Prof. Brad Wham Year: 2022 Project Summary: The intent of this study is to define the...

Project Title: Seismic Evaluation of Hazard-Resistant Lifelines: Fusible PVC Pipe and Fittings Industry Partners:  Aegion Corportation - Underground Solutions Inc. CIEST Personnel: Cory Ihnotic, Jessica Ramos, D.K Anderson, David Balcells Primary Investigator: Prof. Brad Wham Year: 2021 Project Summary: The intent of this study is to impose external loading conditions...

Project Title: Evaluation of Gate Valve Flanges: Serrated vs Non-Serrated Under External Loading Industry Partners: Denver Water CIEST Personnel: Cory Ihnotic and Jessica Ramos Primary Investigator: Prof. Brad Wham Year: 2024 The intent of this study is to investigate the difference between a serrated faced flange connection and a non-serrated...

Full Project Title: Axial Capacity of C900 PVC Pipe with Reinforced Gasketed Joints Year: 2019-20 Industry Partner: Denver Water CIEST Personnel : Jessica Ramos, John Hindman, Brice Lucero, David Ballcells, Hayley Parnell, and Porter Hawkins Primary Investigator : Prof. Brad Wham Summary: The objective of this study was to impose...

The first in a series of testing programs at CU Boulder CIEST investigating performance of critical lifeline systems under extreme loading conditions.