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Articles by Brian Warren and Hunter Sansone

Pipe Inspection/Evaluation Echologics
A Sound Approach to Evaluating NRW Loss and Aging Pipelines

As water distribution infrastructure ages, the potential for leaks grows and the need for condition-driven asset managem...

August 20, 2020
Pipe Relining The Town of Ledyard faced aging infrastructure that needed to be addressed
Repairing and Lining vs. Replacing Pipe

Located along the Thames River in Connecticut, the Town of Ledyard faced aging infrastructure that needed to be addresse...

August 18, 2020
Pipe Relining Suez SIPP
Spray-in-Place Pipe Rehabilitation Saves Time and Money for Georgia City

Municipalities around the United States share a common problem: Their water infrastructure is aging and presents an incr...

August 14, 2020
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation ast-map-1
Not Your Grandfather’s Underground Mapmaking

Could they trust the maps? Were they accurate? Maybe. Complete? Maybe. No one knew for sure — a bad position to be...

August 13, 2020
Directional Drilling hdd fluid engineer
A Tale of Two Drills: Why a Mud Engineer Is...

As many of you know, our industry is typically required to have a qualified drilling fluid engineer on site. Their prima...

August 11, 2020
Directional Drilling Geonex Horizontal Hammer Boring
Product Profile – Solving Difficult ‘Hard’ Geology Projects

For trenchless contractors, it is not just the hardness, but rather the varying densities and unpredictable inconsistenc...

August 3, 2020
Directional Drilling pipe fusion
Fusible PVC 101 – What is Fusible PVC and How...

Fusible PVC pipe was first introduced in 2003 and since then, there have been more than 12,000 projects involving Fusibl...

July 24, 2020
Piercing Tools
Getting the Most Out of Your Piercing Tools with Proper...

With increased use, contractors must pay attention to proper tool maintenance to get the most productivity out of their...

July 23, 2020
Storm Water/Culverts Santa Cruz culvert rehab
Santa Cruz Culvert Rehabilitation from the Outside and Inside

The County of Santa Cruz California was experiencing a common issue, degraded stormwater conveyance infrastructure that...

July 20, 2020
Rehabilitation 18-in. Pioneer HV QF diesel pumps
Partnership and Innovation Ensure Success of Bypass Project

Collaboration and communication — these were at the heart of the Cadiz lift station y-inlet rehabilitation project...

July 17, 2020
Tech Forum below ground 3D representations
The Road to 3D is Paved with Good Intentions that...

It is not many years ago the novel concept of below ground 3D representations of utilities permeated into companies on t...

July 16, 2020
Subsurface Utility Engineering two different antenna types: multichannel and 2D
High Resolution Multichannel GPR for Efficient Utility Mapping

With infrastructural developments in both underground construction and utilities, the subsurface in urban areas is becom...

July 14, 2020
Subsurface Utility Engineering Boston workers underground in the 1800s
What 19th Century Boston Can Teach Us About the Underground...

As we continue to build for the future, we can implement lessons learned from Boston’s subway into our underground pro...

July 13, 2020
Last Word
Last Word – NUCA Supports Nation’s COVID-19 Recovery Efforts, but...

Since March, Coronavirus responses have occupied official Washington’s attention almost full time, and NUCA’...

July 8, 2020
Directional Drilling K3 Directional Drilling
Directional Bore Planning Technology Elevates On-the-Job Performance

By the time this project for The Villages retirement community is completed, K3 Directional Drilling will have bored und...

July 6, 2020
Condition Assessment construction project
What to Inspect When You’re Inspecting (Big Pipe Edition)

As engineers, we often focus on the design stage of a project’s life cycle. In many ways, this is a good thing. Af...

July 2, 2020
Manhole Rehab manhole surface prep
Surface Preparation — a Fundamental Necessity for Manhole Rehabilitation

No matter what technology or service provider you choose, nothing is more important than surface preparation to ensure l...

June 26, 2020
Pipe Bursting pipe bursting project
Pre-Chlorinated Pipe Bursting Offers Cities Many Advantages

Replacing potable water mains in congested urban areas using traditional dig-and-replace generally requires extensive ex...

June 22, 2020
Canada aerial view of petrochemical facility
Studying What’s Below: Team Effort Exceeds Client’s Surveying Expectations

Have you ever passed a petrochemical facility and stared at all the intricate piping racks feeding various regions of th...

June 19, 2020
Subsurface Utility Engineering SUE investigations
Understanding the Level of Effort to Be Applied to SUE...

It is clear that not all projects are alike and each have their own distinct level of risk and the amount of utility inv...

June 18, 2020