Pipe jacking is a trenchless construction technique that employs hydraulic jacking forces to install pipelines beneath urban areas, minimising surface disruption. This method is increasingly vital ...

Polyethylene pipe engineering has evolved into a multidisciplinary field that combines materials science, mechanical engineering and advanced manufacturing technologies. High-density polyethylene ...

Wesley O. Pipes, professor emeritus in the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department, passed away on May 20, 2013. Pipes had a long and productive history in research and teaching ...

Pipeline specimens were anchored to both shake tables to simulate the passage of a seismic wave through two adjacent push-on joints. Experiments took place at the NEES at University at Buffalo ...

Even when structural problems with the aging US infrastructure can be detected early, currently available methods of repair are often technologically outdated, logistically complex, prohibitively ...

Millions of miles of aging water, wastewater and natural gas pipelines across the nation are at growing risk of failure, posing significant environmental, safety and financial challenges. Repairing ...

Fiber architecture, using continuous and chopped glass, mimics an I-beam for axial strength, without the need for axial or helical fibers. Improved glass sizing and toughened resin result in greater ...

The Keystone oil pipeline's four largest spill accidents since operation started in 2010 were caused by issues related to its original design, manufacture or construction, the U.S. Government ...

Jim M. Craig, an expert engineer in the plastic pipe industry, died Nov. 7 from complications related to COVID-19. He was 75. Craig worked for 40 years at Tulsa, Okla.-based McElroy Manufacturing Inc.