innovative joint designed for 84-inch raw water tunnel
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Innovative Joint Designed for 84-Inch Raw Water Tunnel Carrier
Pipe
Glenn A. Davidenko, P.E.
Gedas Grazulis, Welding Engineer
Northwest Pipe Company, Inc.
National Welding Corporation
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Presentation Breakdown
– Manufacturer’s Perspective-Presented by Glenn Davidenko
– Installation Perspective Presented by Gedas Grazulis
– Closing-Presented by Glenn Davidenko
– Q & A-Both Presenters
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Project Details-84” Carrier Pipe in 96” Casing~3,900 LF – 84” Steel Pipe½” Wall ThicknessBare ID-Cement-Lined In-Place Polyurethane-CoatingWorking Pressure is Approximately 190’ of Head (~83 psi)Butt-Welded Joint was specifiedHorizontal Routing – Mostly Horizontal Curves with Radii down to 800’
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
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BUTT-WELDED JOINT PER CONTRACT
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Project Issue Developed
• Tunnel Survey indicated Alignment issues at several locations (Tunnel was not were it’s supposed to be!)
• Installation Contractor was concerned about placing a 50-foot long pipe in a horizontal curve
• Installation Contractor was concerned about being able to weld the butt-welded joints throughout the tunnel
• Installation Contractor requested a meeting of all parties to discuss.
• Pipe Manufacturer previously received approval to start making 50-Foot Joints and any Change was Cost Prohibitive
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Key Decision Makers at Project Meeting
• Attendees were Project Manager, AECOM, from China• Contractor Project Manager, Obayoshi, from Japan• Installation Sub-Contractor, National Welding, from
Lithuania• Pipe Manufacturer, Northwest Pipe Company, from
India
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Outcome from Project Meeting• Pipe Manufacturer was directed to work with the
Installation Sub-Contractor and propose a solution to this issue.
• REPEATING!!
• Pipe Manufacturer WAS directed to work with the Installation Sub-Contractor and propose a solution to this issue.
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Pros for Butt-Welded Joints
• Provide one the strongest joint types
• Resists Higher Pressures• Single Complete Joint
Penetration (CJP)Field-Weld
Cons for Butt-Welded Joints
• Higher Cost to Manufacture
• Limited Installation Flexibility
• Single Inside Fillet Weld
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Additional Limits By Installation Sub-Contractor
• Installation Method is Bell Over Spigot• Maximum Rise in Pipe When Placing Weld Bell Over
Spigot is on around 2”• Clearance between Faying Surfaces of the Assembled
Lap-Joint Cannot Exceed 3/16”, per AWWA C206• The Minimum Overlap of the Assembled Lap-Joint is 1”,
or 3 Times Wall Thickness, or 1-1/2”, whichever is greater, per AWWA C206
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Next Step for Pipe ManufacturerDraw on 50+ years of experience in
making Integral Joints Using the following Criteria
• Develop a Joint that meets the project requirements (i.e. Pressure, Installation, Flexibility, etc.)
• Develop a Joint that can be consistently manufactured• Develop a Joint that can be field welded• Develop a Joint Using Existing Manufacturing
Techniques• THE SOLUTION!
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
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HYBRID LAP-WELDED JOINT
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
Key Points of the Hybrid-Weld Bell Joint
• This Joint allows Joints to be supplied with Built-In Miters plus the joint can be pulled as necessary while utilizing the Installation Sub-Contractors Techniques
• All Bell Joints were consistently manufactured• Field Welding occurs at a Single Location
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Manufacturer’s Perspective
ConclusionsAbout Hybrid Lap-Welded Joint
• Met all Design Requirements from the Engineer, Contractor, Installation Sub-Contractor and Pipe Manufacturer
• Joints Handled all Horizontal Curved Area with no Additional Fit-Up
• Since all Required Joint Deflections were Cut Into Bell Joints Exactly, very little Joint Pulling Was Reported
• The Hybrid-Lap Welded Joint Provided a Winning Solution for This Installation
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Gedas GrazulisNational Welding Corporation-Installation Perspective
• Pre-Installation Planning
• Commencement of Installation
• Fitting and Welding Operations
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Pre-Installation Planning
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•Invert leveled with concrete
•Pipe elevation determined from top of rail height
•Cradle style pipe carrier design
•Tunnel Rail re-installed
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Pipe Carrier Requirements
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•Transportation of pipe through tunnel
•Pipe Clocking
•Lifting and side shift of pipe
•Protecting pipe coating from damage
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Transportation
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Problems:
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It’s not a matter of if there will be,but of when they will they occur??
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Installation Tools
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Pipe Bracing
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•Weld on “ears” installed at location•Angle iron at excessive length to
allow for height variation
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Welding Operations
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•FCAW Flux Cored Arc Welding
•Inverter style welding machines
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CLOSING
• OWNER and ENGINEER turned over the solution to the Subject Matter Experts (SME) in Their Fields to Work Out the Solution to this Issue. We the Engineer, Contractor, Installation Sub-Contractor and Pipe Manufacturer.
• THE SOLUTION ULTIMATELY WAS THE ENGINEERS AND OWNERS TO ACCEPT, WHICH THEY DID.
• The Team-Approach Solved the Issue and the Team-Approach worked on other Project Issues that Developed.
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QUESTIONS???Glenn A. Davidenko, P.E.
Gedas Grazulis, Welding Engineer
Northwest Pipe Company, Inc.
National Welding Corporation