Looking for Simplified Design Models for Non-Circular Liner Design—Moving Beyond WRc Type II Sewer Design Methodologies for the North American Market
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Abstract
There is very little guidance in North America Standard Practices for the design of non-circular rehabilitation systems. While the ASCE Pipelines Technical Committee on Design of Liners for Gravity Sewer pipes is currently working on a Manual of Practice (MOP) to develop a unified approach for all host pipe cross sections, there are many unique issues associated with non-circular liners and no current North American or Global consensus on how to address these issues. Aside from finite element analysis (FEA) techniques, there is no universally accepted, simplified model or models to aid in the structural design of non-circular liners. For un-bonded liners, one of the models most commonly used is a modified version of the WRc Sewer Rehabilitation Manual (SRM) design approach commonly referred to as Type II Design. This approach is applicable to products such as cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) and some grouted in place glass reinforced polymer (GRP) structural panels in egg and oval shaped sewer cross sections. The current WRc SRM provides guidance on the design of un-bonded structural sewer rehabilitation systems for egg and oval shaped sewers using beam theory with very little guidance on applied load models other than designing for external hydrostatic stress. North American design practice commonly includes the accommodation of overburden loading in addition to hydrostatic stress. Further, in recent years host pipe considerations have expanded beyond egg and oval sewer cross sections to include the rehabilitation of arches, boxes, and numerous other unique sewer cross sections. The lack of consensus on a standardized approach has led to widely varying practices and a lack of objectivity in comparative assessment of many lining products. Variances in the design of non-circular sections range from the use of unpublished research data and formula derivations to the incorrect use of ASTM F1216, Appendix X1 in non-circular applications. In some cases, through transference of design, this has resulted in inequitable bidding situations with different vendors utilizing radically different design methods even for the same product. There is an over-arching need to develop a coherent design approach for the vast array of non-circular cross sections being rehabilitated with lining technologies in the North American market. While the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is currently working on a unified MOP that includes non-circular host pipes, this paper highlights the myriad of design approaches that have been employed to date, and their limitations and strengths to assist in rationalizing a conservative, yet effective short term path forward for non-circular liner design. The paper also highlights a number of practical considerations that must be addressed for non-circular liners to be incorporated in a competitive bidding process in a coherent, equitable manner.
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| Metaresearch | 0.002 | 0.003 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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