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Sewers: Replacement and New Construction

Sewers: Replacement and New Construction combines history and modern practice into a work of reference

Item #: 330-0834-02
ISBN: 0-7506-5083-4
ISBN13: 978-0-7506-5083-0
Author: Geoffrey F Read
Publisher: Elsevier
Format: Hardcover

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Sewers: Replacement and New Construction is a detailed guide to the management and construction of new sewer systems. Different construction and replacement techniques, such as jacking, moling and ramming, are described and evaluated. The importance of proper site preparation and management is emphasised, and detailed guidance is given to pre-construction investigation as well as to managing traffic and public relations during the construction period. Geoffrey Read, one of the UK's leading experts on sewer construction, has compiled the most detailed account available on this subject, using material from civil engineers, consultants and his own broad experience. 576 pp.

Sewers: Replacement and New Construction - Table of Contents:

Introduction and General Background
New construction
Site Investigation - Geotechnical Aspects
Site Investigation, Location and Mapping of Buried Assets
Traffic Management and Public Relations
Pipeline Design
Open-cut Construction Heading Construction
Tunnel Construction
On-line Sewer Replacement in Tunnel
Pipe Jacking
Management of Construction
Impact Moling
Pipe Bursting
Pipe Ramming
Directional Drilling
Alternative Sewerage Systems
Social or Indirect Costs
Factors Affecting Choice of Techniques
Forms of Contract
Construction Management
Sewer Safety
Contract Supervision
Training; Research and Development

Sewers: Replacement and New Construction

Sewers: Replacement and New Construction combines history and modern practice into a work of reference

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