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Performance Assessment of iPVC Pipe and Coupling for Large Ground Movement

Nov. 15, 2022

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...

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Seismic Evaluation of Hazard-Resistant Lifelines: Fusible PVC Pipe and Fittings

July 18, 2024

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...

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Axial Capacity of Reinforced Gasketed Joints

Sept. 30, 2020

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...

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Tension Testing of Flexible Expansion Joints

July 19, 2020

Report by H.L. Parnell, L. Guerrero, B.A. Lucero, and B.P. Wham.

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Evaluation of Hazard-Resistant Pipelines

Sept. 27, 2019

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