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Trenchless Technology Center Report
Metro Water Reclamation (Ill.),
Monroe (La.), New York City (N.Y.),
Portland (Ore.), Ruston (La.), San
Antonio (Texas), Shreveport (La.),
Upper Trinity Regional Water (Texas)
and Vancouver (Wash)
* Consultants (9): Carollo, Delve
Underground, Garver, GeoEngineers,
Jacobs, Kilduff Underground,
Kleinfelder, Stantec and Subtegic
* Media (3): Benjamin Media, Underground
Infrastructure and Westrade
* Associations (3): LA CETF,
NASSCO and NUCA
Advanced geopolymer formulations for high heat.
suppliers to further develop testing methods
and protocols for innovative materials
and designs. An example includes sprayin-place
pipe (SIPP) materials for large-diameter
pressure pipes and long-term validation
of CIPP pressure pipe materials.
TTC has maintained its focus on evaluating
installation loading for CIPP materials
to improve productivity. It conducts
frequent non-standardized tests due to the
fact that many of the materials/methods
in the trenchless industry are on the cutting
edge of what has been done before.
Therefore, standard tests do not yet exist.
CISIA
Finally, the National Science Foundation
(NSF) Industry/University Collaborative
Research Center (I/UCRC) that TTC is
heavily involved with, along with LSU,
known as the Center for Innovations in
Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA) is
currently completing Year 2 projects.
CISIA focuses on a variety of structural-integrity-related
issues including
sensing, inspection, testing, analysis and
prediction, which are strengths of both
center sites for various industries.
Currently CISIA has seven industry
members (Aegion, Baker Hughes, Dow,
Lockheed Martin, Meld, Mide/Hutchinson
and Shell) and is actively recruiting additional
members and projects for Year 3.
Industry advisory board
One of the biggest strengths of TTC remains
its very active Industry Advisory
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Board (IAB), which has been in place
since the center's inception more than
32 years ago. The IAB is a unique feature
for a university research center that truly
helps to keep the center focused on relevant
industry issues, while also providing
workforce opportunities for many of the
undergraduate and graduate students
associated with the center. TTC relies on
the IAB for guidance on its activities and
for financial support of the center and its
research, which are both key to the successful
operation of its mission.
This year, TTC increased its overall
membership in the IAB to 68, breaking
last years' record number of members.
The board is bolstered by more than 25
municipal/utility members that support
the TTC in multiple ways including providing
data for research and sites for field
work when needed. Member organizations
are listed below by category.
* Manufacturers and Contractors (11):
Aegion, AOC Resins, BrainDrip,
BRH-Garver, GeoTree, Interplastic,
IPEX, PPG, PPM, Sanexen (Altra)
and Visu-Sewer
* Municipal and Utility (25): Albany
(N.Y.), Aurora (Colo.), Bloomington
(Minn.), Boston (Mass.), Caddo Levee
(La.), Carencro (La.), Citizens Energy
(Ind.), Clackamas (Wash.), Columbus
(Ohio), Denver (Colo.), Denver
Water (Colo.), Haltom City (Texas),
Houston, (Hull (Mass.), Long Beach
(Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.), Metro
Wastewater Reclamation (Colo.),
* Honorary (9): Bob Affholder,
Joe Barsoom, Mike Garver,
Les Guice, Dr. Tom Iseley,
Lynn Osborn, Kaleel Rahaim, Dr. Ray
Sterling and Mr. Rick Turkopp
* TTC Sponsors (7): Applied Felts,
CAP, InnerCure, Olson Construction
Law, Thompson Pipe Group, Trinity
and Valeron
Tom Wynne, with the City of New
York DDC, continues to serve as IAB
chairman and Ali Mustapha, P.E., executive
director for the Caddo Level District
in Shreveport, La., continues to serve as
vice-chair. The Annual IAB Meeting is being
planned for Oct. 25-26 in Ruston, La.
For more information on each IAB
member organization and representative
please visit www.ttc.latech.edu. If you
are interested in learning more about
the IAB or joining the board, please contact
TTC Director Dr. John Matthews at
matthews@latech.edu.
Educational initiatives
Municipal Forums
Transitioning back to in-person forums,
after nearly three years of successful
virtual forums, Municipal Forums were
held in Boston, Mass., and Houston,
Texas this year. Sponsors and speakers
for these forums were from the following
organizations: Aegion, CAP, city of
Houston, Delve Underground, Garver
USA, GeoEngineers, GeoTree, HammerHead
Trenchless, Jacobs, Puris,
Stantec, Subtegic Group, Thompson
Pipe, Valeron, and TTCenter.
The lineup for fall 2023 and spring
still being developed,
2024 forums is
but is expected to include locations in
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