man made river project - iv phase / ghadames project - pipelaying
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Ghadames Project – Conveyance Line
PCCP DN1600 Conveyance Pipeline used for transport of water from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System located in Sahara near the city of Ghadames up to coastal area of Libya. About 423km of PCCP DN1600 pipes have been installed from Ghadames Water Well-fields over 4nr Pump Stations with associated Forebay Tanks, 1nr elevated Regulating Tank, 1nr Flow Control Pressure Break Tank, 25nr Turnouts to the coastal city of Zuwarah.
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Man-Made River Project / Ghadames Project
Ghadames – Zuwarah – Azzawia Water System (GZAWS) – Coneyance Line
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Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP)
PCCP Pipes DN1600 were produced by Libyan BREGA Plant, as per original design of Price Brothers (UK)
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PCCP Pipes Stockyard
Along 423km long main conveyance pipeline route 4nr Camps have been erected with its own Stockyards from where PCCP Pipes have been transported along the Haul Road following the designed pipeline route
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PCCP Pipes Stockyard
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BLASTING CHARGES PLACED
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Blasting of Rocky Areas
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Pipe Receiving on Windrow
PCCP Pipes were delivered on windrow between trench and haul road along 422km long pipe route.
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Pipe receiving crane
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Excavation in Progress
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Trench excavated, PCCP Pipes on
Windrow
Due to high temperatures in Sahara Desert where ambient temperature reached 52°C, PCCP originally covered by protective Coal tar Epoxy coating have been “White Washed” to decrease exposure to sunlight.
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Pipe Trench Bedding
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Pipe Trench Bedding
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Compaction of Pipe Trench Bedding
Constant Survey verification of each layer elevation
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Sub-grade Verification
Standard Penetration test (SPT)
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Underground Cavity Filling
Stabilization of trench sub-grade, encountered cavities explored and filled with Soil Cement
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Survey Markers along the Pipe Route
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Watering of the Bedding Material
To achieve required compaction, water trucks were used for watering the sand bedding material, followed by compaction vibro-rolers
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Pipe Trench Bedding
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Bedding Compaction
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AFTER PROPER COMPACTION OF BEDDING MATERIAL A SHAPE BEDDING MACHINE HAS SHAPED-UP THE BEDDING TO RECEIVE DN1600 PCCP PIPE ON TRENCH CENTERLINE
PIPE SHAPED BEDDING – SURVEY VERIFICATION
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Shaped Bedding / Pipe Laying
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Shaped Bedding – Field Density Test
Testing the achieved compaction of bedding
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Pipe Laying – Elevation verification prior to installation
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“PUSHER” PLACING THE PCCP PIPE INTO ITS FINAL POSITION
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Pipe Laying
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Pipe Laying – Installed PCCP Pipes
Ready for External Grouting of Joints
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Pipe Laying – Installed PCCP Pipes
Haul Road on left side with PCCP Pipes truck delivery in progress
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HD Piece for Manhole
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Grouting Mix Design
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SPECIAL PLASTIC SHEETS PLACED AROUND THE PIPE-JOINT, GROUT IS TO SEAL THE GAP ON 2 PIPES JOINT
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SAMPLING OF GROUT FOR TESTING
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PCCP Pipe Joints External Grouting
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PCCP Pipeline Cathodic Protection
Prior of backfilling starts – sequential Cathodic Protection works start
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ON COMPLETION OF PIPE-JOINTS EXTERNAL / INTERNAL GROUTING, EACH JOINT IS TESTED BY AIR OVER THE STEEL PLUG IN EMBEDDED JOINT CYLINDER
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PCCP Pipeline Backfilling
Backfilling performed in layers (zones) with compaction between each layer – to be tested (FDT) prior of next layer backfilling starts
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Backfill material compaction
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PCCP Pipeline Cathodic Protection
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ALTHOUGH LIBYA IS WITHOUT ANY SURFACE RUNNING WATERS, WINTER RAINS BRINGS DANGER OF FLOODING THE PIPE TRENCHES. HOLLOW CONCRETE PIPES BUOYANCY CAUSES THEM TO RESURFACE IF NOT BACKFILLED.
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Flooded sections remedial actions
PCCP Pipes buoyancy during flood has caused change of centerline, affected section removed, pipes inspected and re-installed
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PCCP Pipes Hollow Sound Defect
Hollow Sound defect” has appeared on PCCP Pipe mortar coating covering the high tension pre-stressed wires, as a hollow sound encountered when knocking over the pipe surface.
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PCCP Pipes Hollow Sound Defect
Sahara Desert climate with intense temperature differences (day / night) have caused delamination between layers of mortar and pre-stressed wires around the outer concrete layer of the PCCP Pipe.
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PCCP Pipes Hollow Sound Defect
Some 850nr PCCP Pipes were affected by Hollow Sound Defect (mortar coating delamination. The original repair by Gunite (dry mix Shotcrete) procedure of an affected pipes with delamination, was only allowed (approved) and applied to area defected with delamination up to (4% out of total mortar area of 42m2). Later adjustment was made for repair of pipes with larger defective area (up to full body surface) by Gunite.
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Gunite Repair Method of Hollow Sound
Applied over cleaned area of Hollow Sound affected PCCP pipe. Verification of the repaired PCCP Pipes was repeated 26months after full backfilling , results indicating no damage or delamination on the inspected pipes.