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RENOVATING A SEWERAGE PUMPING MAIN

IN THE HEART OF ENGLAND


I
nsituform Blue is a new division of Insituform
Technologies, Inc. (ITI) devoted to the pressure pipe
renovation business for both potable water and non-
potable water networks. Insituform Blue currently
operates in North America and Europe, with the latter
office based in Paris, France. Both operating centres also
offer support to the relatively new and expanding
operational division of Insituform Technologies in
Southeast Asia. The UK subsidiary of ITI is Insituform
Technologies Ltd (ITL) based in Ossett, West Yorkshire.
In early October 2007 ITL started a project to renovate a
sewerage pumping main running between the picturesque
towns of Matlock and Matlock Bath, both of which lay on
the edge of the Peak District National Park, almost
equi-distant between Stoke-On-Trent, Sheffield and Derby.

BACKGROUND
The project is known as Matlock Bath Phase 3 Pumping Main and is being carried for client Severn
Trent Water. Planning of the works was undertaken by Insituform Blues engineers in association
with the main contractor for the project GF Tomlinson Civil Engineering Ltd of Derby, the
approved sewerage infrastructure contractor for Severn Trents North and West region.
The pipeline route runs between Matlock, laying to the north, and Matlock Bath. Over the past few
years the pipeline has experienced a number of bursts and it was this ongoing situation that led
Severn Trent to look at options for its renovation.
Careful study of the renovation options available for the 1.4 km long pipeline showed that, due to
the very heavy traffic on the A6 trunk road beneath which the pumping main runs, an alternative to
open cut replacement would be preferred. The potential disruption that would have been caused by
open cut with the pipeline running under the main road was also compounded by the fact that the
pipe route also passed over the River Derwent at a point adjacent to the very popular visitor
attraction known as the Heights of Abraham. The area, being on the very edge of the Peak District
National Park, is always very busy due, in part, to the numerous tourist attractions, sights and
picturesque villages in the area.
In the end, it was decided that the work would best be completed using the new PolyFold

lining
system from Insituform Blue, which was appointed as the approved lining subcontractor for the
project. PolyFold

is one of two high density polyethylene (HDPE) pressure pipe systems offered
by the company, the other being the PolyFlex

system. In essence these lining systems comprise a


PE pipe which is deformed to fit easily inside the host pipe being renovated. The liner is then
reverted back to its original round shape to form the required close fit lining.
The reasoning behind the choice of the PolyFold system was that it not only offered a trenchless
solution to the lining project, minimising the potential traffic disruption, but also offered a close fit,
relatively thin walled liner within the host pipe which would ultimately minimise any loss of flow
capacity so keeping flow rates to a maximum.

POLYFLEX

/POLYFOLD

LININGS
The PolyFlex

pressure pipe lining system has been under development by Insituform Blue since
early 2006. Designed to answer increasing demand for pressure pipe lining systems in the water
supply industry, the system drives circular PE pipe
through specially designed rollers. A winch is also
utilised to aid the passage of the liner through the host
pipe. The rollers reduce the liner pipe diameter,
allowing it to pass into the host pipe being lined. Once
fully installed in the host pipe, the liner ends are
expanded out and fitted with end connections. Next,
the liner is filled with water and pressurised, causing
PIPELINE REHABILITATION
For General Information on Pipeline Rehabilitation click here

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2008 NoDig Media Services
Insituform
Technologies Ltd
Manufacturer and contractor
for Gravity & Pressure &
Lateral Pipe Renovation &
repair (inc CIPP, Close Fit PE
& Localised Lining), GRP
Lining, Surveying & Cleaning,
Manhole Construction &
Renovation, Pipe bursting and
Guided Auger Boring.
TT-Group: A leading
manufacturer of Trenchless
Technologies: Moles, Pipe
Rammers, HDD, Pipe
Replacement and Auger boring
systems and NoDig-equipment
TT Group
SPONSORS LINKS
Click Name for website access
Cleaning one of the host pipes prior
to lining.
Butt fusion welding of the PE PolyFold

liner pipe
prior to folding.
the liner to revert towards its original diameter inside the host
pipe and achieve a close fit. The PolyFlex

product is
currently designed to operate in host pipes from 50 mm
diameter up to 250 mm diameter.
The PolyFlex

product can be designed to form either a


fully structural lining using thicker wall, lower SDR value PE
pipe or a semi-structural/interactive liner using a higher SDR
value PE pipe. The latter relies on the host pipe having
residual strength which the liner utilises to fully withstand
internal pressures once in operation.
In parallel to this development, Insituform Blue developed
the PolyFold

lining system, which is to be used on the


Matlock project. This system is appropriate for work in larger
diameter pipes over longer distances. As the name
suggests, this system forms PE liner pipe by folding it into a
U-shaped profile to reduce its effective diameter for easy
installation into the host pipe. To do this, the pipe passes
through a specially designed folding rig. On this rig a
hydraulic pushing machine advances the liner pipe through
guide rollers and pipe folding wheels. The end of the liner is
attached to a winch at the reception pit which guides it
through the host pipe during installation process.
To ensure that the liner does not revert in the host pipe until
required, the folded pipe is strapped as it exits the folding rig.
This strapping holds the folded liner in its reduced diameter
profile until the lining pull-in is completed. Once the pull-in is complete the liner ends are opened
out using air bags and end connections are fitted. The liner is then filled with water and pressurised
to burst the banding and re-round the liner, again achieving a close fit lining of the host pipe. The
PolyFold

system can be utilised on pipe diameters from 300 mm up to 1,200 mm.


Both systems utilise a lubricating bentonite slurry which is painted on the outside of the liner as it
passes into the host pipe in the launch pit. This slurry reduces the installation tonnages required to
pull or push the liner through the host pipe, a significant requirement with longer lining lengths.
The PolyFold

system also has the ability to operate as a butt and pull process, where shorter
lengths of pipe are joined together during installation to make up the final lining length, thereby
reducing the overall site footprint.

MATLOCK BATH INSTALLATIONS
As previously mentioned the total length of the Matlock Bath installation project is 1.4 km. Some 8
individual installations will be completed during the course of the work. The sections of lining
required to complete the project will comprise either
a 300 mm or 450 mm diameter installation. On the
section of pipe from the start of the project up to a
length of 107 m a 300 mm diameter will be used. For
the remainder of the project up to 1,430 m 450 mm
diameter liner will be required.
The PE pipe being used to create the liner comprises
450 mm diameter SDR21 PE 100 or 295 mm
diameter SDR21 PE 100. These are provided as 13.5
m long sticks which are fusion welded on site to
form the installation length required.
When asked about the project John Beech Business,
development manager for Insituform Blue said:
Despite working on a very busy main road with
restricted highway space being available, Insituform
Blue and Tomlinson have demonstrated their ability
to overcome these difficulties and produce a quality
solution for the client.
Website: www.insituform.co.uk
PIPELINE REHABILITATION
For General Information on Pipeline Rehabilitation click here

To First Page
2008 NoDig Media Services
Insituform
Technologies Ltd
Manufacturer and contractor
for Gravity & Pressure &
Lateral Pipe Renovation &
repair (inc CIPP, Close Fit PE
& Localised Lining), GRP
Lining, Surveying & Cleaning,
Manhole Construction &
Renovation, Pipe bursting and
Guided Auger Boring.
TT-Group: A leading
manufacturer of Trenchless
Technologies: Moles, Pipe
Rammers, HDD, Pipe
Replacement and Auger boring
systems and NoDig-equipment
TT Group
SPONSORS LINKS
Click Name for website access
The PolyFold

pipe is passed
through the folding machine to
produce the characteristic folded
shape prior to installation.
Strapping is used to hold the
folded liner in place until pull-in
is completed.
The PolyFold

liner is pulled into the host pipe.

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