report for nastt headquarters
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Department of Civil Engineering
Report for NASTT
Headquarters
Niloofar Rezaei
Vice President
NASTT Student Chapter – The University of Texas at Arlington
March 20, 2016
Department of Civil Engineering
Outline• Introduction
• Objectives
• Sample Research Projects
• Events
• Field Visits
• Trenchless Technologies Class at UTA
• New Construction Management Program
• Conclusions
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Introduction
• Inception: Fall 2006
• Faculty Advisor:
– Dr. Mohammad Najafi, P.E., F. ASCE
• President:
– Ameya Paradkar
• Vice-president:
– Niloofar Rezaei
• Secretary:
– Saeed Janbaz
• Treasurer:
– Saleh Mehraban
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Objectives
• Training graduate and undergraduate students under supervision of
Dr. Mohammad Najafi.
• Focusing on Underground Construction and Trenchless Technologies.
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Sample Research Projects
• Underground Freight Transportation (UFT) System in Texas
• Tunneling and Pipe Jacking are considered.
• Several routes:
• Port of Houston to Dallas
• Border at Laredo
• Port of Houston to a Satellite Distribution
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Sample Research Projects
• Testing and evaluation of a new PVC pipe
• Fatigue, pressure, bedding, tensile, and stiffness testing
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EventsNo-Dig Show, Denver, CO (March 15th – 19th, 2015)
• NASTT’s 2015 No-Dig Show was the largest trenchless technology
conference in North America .
• Hundreds of professionals attended.
• Dr. Mohammad Najafi, NASTT-UTA Faculty Advisor, and 8 students
attended “No-Dig” show.
• Students volunteered for various tasks.
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EventsASCE Pipelines Conference, Baltimore, MD (August 23th - 26th, 2015)
• 600 to 800 attendees annually and over 80 exhibits from Industry leaders.
• Dr. Mohammad Najafi attended with 10 students from UT Arlington.
• Dr. Najafi and his students presented topics on HDPE Pipe Testing and
Pipe Soil Interactions.
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EventsUnderground Construction Technology (UCT),
Atlanta, GA (February 1st - 4th, 2016)
• 20 Students volunteered for various tasks.
• UTA held exhibit at the show.
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CUIRE Schools, Atlanta, GA (February 1st -2nd , 2016)
• CUIRE held 8 Trenchless Technology Training and Certification Schools:
– Pipe
– Mud
– Geotechnical
– Horizontal Auger Boring
– Advanced HDD
• Planning and Design
• Construction
– Pipe Lining
– Pilot Tube and Microtunneling
Events
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Field VisitCP&Y Inc.
Dallas, TX (October 7th, 2015)
• CP&Y is a major Engineering, Design and Consulting firm headquartered
in Dallas.
• Listed on ENR (Engineering Companies) with more than $33 M annual
revenue.
• Toured different departments at CP&Y
• Great learning experience for the students at
UTA to meet the professionals at CP&Y.
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Field VisitEricsson
Plano, TX (November 3rd, 2015)
• Ericsson is a world leader in the rapidly changing environment of
communications technology – providing equipment, software and services
to enable transformation through mobility.
• They have more than 39,000 granted patents.
• They are just getting into trenchless technologies.
• Introduced CUIRE and the research projects.
• Learned about Ericsson’s project on using HDD for fiber optic
installations.
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Field VisitHDPE Roadshow & Industry Showcase
Richardson, TX (November 5rd, 2015)
• Organized by the Texas HDPE industry.
• Included educational sessions and demonstrations on a wide variety of
topics of HDPE pipes.
• McElroy Company performed the butt fusion joint for the HDPE pipe.
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Field VisitPre-chlorinated Pipe bursting for Water Main Replacement
Arlington, TX (February 25th, 2016)
• Upsized 480 ft of existing 6-in. AC Water Pipe with 8-in. HDPE Pipe
with 7 services.
• The services were established using open-cut method.
• This was the first pre-chlorinated pipe bursting project in North Texas.
• Murphy Pipelines was the contractor.
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Trenchless Technologies Class at UTASummer 2015
• Dr. Najafi taught graduate/undergraduate level course for pipeline construction
and trenchless technology with 60 in-class students and 10 online students.
• All methods of Trenchless Technologies were practiced.
• Guest speakers from local trenchless companies presented.
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NewConstructionManagementProgram
• The new Master of Construction Management at UTA now has more
than 200 students.
• There is a focus area on Underground Infrastructure and Trenchless
Technology.
• The program is offered in-class and online.
• It is open with different student backgrounds, such as Engineering and
Architecture.
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Conclusion
• NASTT Student Chapter at UTA has been one of the most active student
associations.
• Now it has more than 60 student members.
• The students are introduced to trenchless technology by classroom
instructions, field trips, and guest speakers.
Department of Civil Engineering
Thank You!
Come visit us in Arlington!
Attend the International Underground
Freight Transportation Symposium at UTA
on August 22 – 24, 2016.Niloofar Rezaei Dr. Mohammad Najafi
Phone: (817) 272-9177 Phone: (817) 272-9180
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