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summer2005 The Concrete Pipe Journal is published 3 times a year by the Ontario Concrete Pipe Association. Address inquiries or comments about the Concrete Pipe Journal newsletter to: Editor: Concrete Pipe Journal, Ontario Concrete Pipe Association, 5045 South Service Road, First Floor, Burlington, ON L7L 5Y7, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (905) 631-9696, Fax: (905) 631-1905 40051061 Innovative Reinforced Concrete Pipe Drop Structure Used to Construct Storm Water Outfall By Albert Wissa, P.Eng., Niran Construction & Kent Campbell, Hanson Pipe & Products Canada, Inc. Development of tableland, north of Sheppard Avenue and east of Meadowvale Road in the Scarborough Community Council Area of the City of Toronto, has been planned for residential use for decades. A major concern addressed throughout the planning process for proposed develop- ments has always been the fragile nature of the steep bluffs dropping sharply to the Rouge River. Mattamy (Rouge) Limited was one of the developments that required approvals to discharge storm water to the Rouge River. A storm water management pond had to be construct- ed on the tableland and a storm sewer outfall at the base of the steep valley slope. Storm water is collected and dis- charged into a storm water management pond. From there, the water drains to a 975 mm diameter concrete pipe outlet and is conveyed by a 31.3-metre deep drop structure (900 mm diameter) to the base of the slope. At this point, the flow is directed from an energy dissipater box, through a jacked 1200 mm diameter concrete pipe to the Rouge River. Niran Construction of Toronto was awarded the contract for sewer and watermain services. Using precast concrete components of standard gravity pipe, jacking pipe, and maintenance holes from Hanson Pipe & Products Canada Inc. of Cambridge, the contractor developed a system that would result in least impact on the environment and cost savings to the client. The concept for the drop structure included the following major elements: • 4600 mm diameter metal plated working shaft extending vertically 31.3 metres to accommodate an access main- tenance hole shaft, transition box, maintenance hole ris- ers housing the drop structure, and an energy dissipater at the base connecting to a jacked outfall to the river; • 6.4 metre access maintenance hole section from ground level on the tablelands to the top of a transition box; • 2400 mm x 1200 mm transition riser with specially designed, benched elliptical pipe connected to the riser and 975 mm diameter inlet pipe from the storm water pond; complete with precast weir; • maintenance shaft comprised of eight 2400 mm x 1200 mm risers, incorporating drop structure comprised of 900 mm diameter reinforced concrete pipe risers cast inte- grally to the 2400 mm x 1200 mm risers; and, • 3000 mm diameter riser, transition slab and base with energy dissipater sump box, and connection to 1200 mm diameter jacking pipe. A working shaft was required so that 95.5 metres of 1200 mm diameter jacking pipe could be jacked from the 3000 mm diameter maintenance hole riser at the base of the drop structure. The jacked pipe connects to the maintenance hole by means of a “doghoused” opening in the riser at the base of the shaft to provide an outlet to the creek. An internal granite box was specially designed by Niran to accommo- date the velocity and weight of freefalling storm water and dissipate its energy. Once the outfall pipe had been jacked into position and the 3000 mm diameter riser installed, the base of the drop structure was ready for construction of the 2400 mm x 1200 mm maintenance shaft that contained the 900 mm diameter concrete drop structure. The idea for the internal drop structure came from Hanson’s engineers. There was some concern that an external con- crete drop structure might shift and crack. In addition, an external drop structure (concrete) would have required a in thi s i ss ue PG2 • PG3 • PG3 • PG4 • M Con Expands Into Southern Ontario Crack or Fracture? OCPA Golf Tournament Business Pipeline CALENDAR OF EVENTS Leakage 2005 Specialized Conference (September 12-14) Halifax, Nova Scotia 2005 TAC Annual Conference & Exhibition (September 18-21) Calgary, Alberta No-Dig 23rd International Conference & Exhibition (September 19-21) Rotterdam, The Netherlands ACPA - Fall 2005 Short Course School (November 7-9) Las Vegas, Nevada WEAO Wastewater Collection Systems Seminar Committee Fall 2005 Seminar (November 16) Milton, Ontario Concrete Pipe Design Manual Available on CD-ROM It’s small. It’s compact. Get yours today by faxing your name and address to the OCPA at 905-631-1905 or email at [email protected]. Concrete Pipe Information Booklet The answers to many of your concrete pipe questions can be found in the Concrete Pipe Information Booklet. Included in the booklet are sections on the manufacture, design, installation, handling and specifica- tions for concrete pipe, box culverts and maintenance holes. Contact the OCPA for your free copy today. continued on page 2 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Ontario Concrete Pipe Association, 5045 South Service Road, First Floor, Burlington, ON L7L 5Y7
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The Concrete Pipe Journal is published 3 times a year by the Ontario Concrete Pipe Association. Address inquiries or comments about the Concrete Pipe Journal newsletter to: Editor: ConcretePipe Journal, Ontario Concrete Pipe Association, 5045 South Service Road, First Floor, Burlington, ON L7L 5Y7, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (905) 631-9696, Fax: (905) 631-1905
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Innovative Reinforced ConcretePipe Drop Structure Used toConstruct Storm Water OutfallBy Albert Wissa, P.Eng., Niran Construction& Kent Campbell, Hanson Pipe & Products Canada, Inc.
Development of tableland, north of Sheppard Avenue andeast of Meadowvale Road in the Scarborough CommunityCouncil Area of the City of Toronto, has been planned forresidential use for decades. A major concern addressedthroughout the planning process for proposed develop-ments has always been the fragile nature of the steep bluffsdropping sharply to the Rouge River.
Mattamy (Rouge) Limited was one of the developments thatrequired approvals to discharge storm water to the RougeRiver. A storm water management pond had to be construct-ed on the tableland and a storm sewer outfall at the base ofthe steep valley slope. Storm water is collected and dis-charged into a storm water management pond. From there,the water drains to a 975 mm diameter concrete pipe outletand is conveyed by a 31.3-metre deep drop structure (900mm diameter) to the base of the slope. At this point, the flowis directed from an energy dissipater box, through a jacked1200 mm diameter concrete pipe to the Rouge River.
Niran Construction of Toronto was awarded the contractfor sewer and watermain services. Using precast concretecomponents of standard gravity pipe, jacking pipe, andmaintenance holes from Hanson Pipe & Products CanadaInc. of Cambridge, the contractor developed a system thatwould result in least impact on the environment and costsavings to the client.
The concept for the drop structure included the followingmajor elements:
• 4600 mm diameter metal plated working shaft extending vertically 31.3 metres to accommodate an access main-tenance hole shaft, transition box, maintenance hole ris-ers housing the drop structure, and an energy dissipaterat the base connecting to a jacked outfall to the river;
• 6.4 metre access maintenance hole section from ground level on the tablelands to the top of a transition box;
• 2400 mm x 1200 mm transition riser with speciallydesigned, benched elliptical pipe connected to the riserand 975 mm diameter inlet pipe from the storm waterpond; complete with precast weir;
• maintenance shaft comprised of eight 2400 mm x 1200mm risers, incorporating drop structure comprised of 900mm diameter reinforced concrete pipe risers cast inte-grally to the 2400 mm x 1200 mm risers; and,
• 3000 mm diameter riser, transition slab and base withenergy dissipater sump box, and connection to 1200 mmdiameter jacking pipe.
A working shaft was required so that 95.5 metres of 1200mm diameter jacking pipe could be jacked from the 3000mm diameter maintenance hole riser at the base of the dropstructure. The jacked pipe connects to the maintenance holeby means of a “doghoused” opening in the riser at the baseof the shaft to provide an outlet to the creek. An internalgranite box was specially designed by Niran to accommo-date the velocity and weight of freefalling storm water anddissipate its energy. Once the outfall pipe had been jackedinto position and the 3000 mm diameter riser installed, thebase of the drop structure was ready for construction of the2400 mm x 1200 mm maintenance shaft that contained the900 mm diameter concrete drop structure.
The idea for the internal drop structure came from Hanson’sengineers. There was some concern that an external con-crete drop structure might shift and crack. In addition, anexternal drop structure (concrete) would have required a
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CALENDAR OF EVENTSLeakage 2005 SpecializedConference(September 12-14)Halifax, Nova Scotia2005 TAC AnnualConference & Exhibition(September 18-21)Calgary, AlbertaNo-Dig 23rd InternationalConference & Exhibition(September 19-21)Rotterdam, The NetherlandsACPA - Fall 2005Short Course School(November 7-9)Las Vegas, NevadaWEAO Wastewater CollectionSystems Seminar CommitteeFall 2005 Seminar(November 16)Milton, Ontario
Concrete Pipe DesignManual Availableon CD-ROMIt’s small. It’s compact. Get yourstoday by faxing your name andaddress to the OCPA at 905-631-1905or email at [email protected].
Concrete PipeInformation BookletThe answers to manyof your concrete pipequestions can be foundin the Concrete PipeInformation Booklet.Included in the bookletare sections on themanufacture, design,installation, handling and specifica-tions for concrete pipe, box culvertsand maintenance holes. Contact theOCPA for your free copy today.
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M Con Products Inc. ExpandsOperations Into Southern OntarioBy Mark SabineSales Manager, M Con Pipe & Products Inc.
In April of 2004, the M Con Group ofCompanies expanded their Ottawa Valleyoperations into Southwestern Ontario whenthey broke ground on M Con Pipe andProducts Inc. in Ayr, Ontario. The familyowned operation started in the precast con-crete industry almost fifty years ago in theOttawa region. The Mion family, believedthat expansion into the vibrant southernOntario marketplace seemed to be the nextbest step in the positive growth of the organ-ization. With that decision made, a seventy-five-acre parcel of land was purchased in Ayr,a small community bordering the “GoldenHorseshoe” near Cambridge Ontario.
By September that same year, productionbegan in earnest at the 35,000 square foot
manufacturing facility. The production facilitythen went through the Plant PrequalificationProgram Certification to ensure compliancewith OPS requirements.
M Con Pipe and Products Inc. housesHawkeye production equipment and an MBKautomated cage welding machine. TheHawkeye system is a PipePlusPlus and VUPcombination which can produce pipe andmaintenance holes up to and including3600mmin diameter. As a sister operation toan Ottawa manufacturing facility, the twocompanies together offer a wide range of wetcast and dry cast products including the forementioned, as well as, box culverts, head-walls, valve chambers and barrier walls.
One of the newest production components theindustry has seen in recent years can befound at the Ayr facility. This system can besimply described as pumpcrete, a manufactur-ing process that pumps or injects concrete intoa form, venting the air through bleed holes inthe header. Pumpcrete allows for the manu-facture of products such as pre-benchedmonobases and barrier walls, however, thelimits of this new system are boundless.
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much larger steel lined working shaft toaccommodate pipe and equipment. The con-struction cost would have been much higher.With an internal drop, the concern aboutcracks in the concrete drop structure wasalleviated and the cost of constructionreduced dramatically.
Construction of the maintenance shaft anddrop structure took two weeks as all compo-nents were precast concrete maintenancehole components. The entire shaft is madeaccessible by a combination of aluminumsafety platforms and steps built into the risersat the Hanson plant. When work reached theelevation where the inlet pipe from the pondentered the vertical drop shaft, a special tran-sition structure comprised of a weir andbenching was specially designed by theHanson engineering team. The challengewas to provide benching that did not causeturbulence of the storm water as it entered
the structure, and reduced the entrant coeffi-cient for the flow transitioning from the 975mm horizontal pipe to the 900 mm verticalpipe. Hanson engineers used a unit of ellipti-cal pipe with convex benching at the base asa reducer to direct the flow into the drop shaft.Once the transition structure including reduc-er and weir were in place, the contractor wasable to continue with the construction of astandard 1200 mm diameter maintenancehole to the surface.
Jacking the outfall pipe from the structure atthe bottom of the shaft, and construction ofthe headwall took 50 working days. Sincethe cylinders of the jacking machinerequired more space than was available inthe working shaft, the contractor built a 3-metre “tail tunnel” that extended beyond thecircumference of the working shaft. The tailtunnel accommodated the cylinders of thejacking equipment. Once the pipe jackingwas completed, the metal lined tunnel wascompletely filled and covered by steel wallplates. The jacking pipe was 1200 mmdiameter pipe supplied by Hanson.
The precast concrete drop structure isbelieved to be the deepest in Canada forcompleting a storm water management sys-tem for a residential development. Precastconcrete manhole components, and standardconcrete drainage and jacking pipe proved tobe an easily installed, economical, long-termsolution. The City of Toronto acquired anasset that adds long-term value to its massiveinventory of buried infrastructure, while con-tributing to the improvement of the quality ofstorm water entering its urban watersheds.
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OCPA Golf Tournamentat Legends
The 3rd Annual Ontario Concrete PipeAssociation Suppliers Golf Tournament washeld on Monday June 20th at the beautifulLegends on the Niagara Battlefield Course.A total of thirty six golfers participated on thevery warm day, which was followed by agreat buffet dinner. The day ended with thepresentation of the prizes. A ‘scramble’ for-mat was used and the winning group for theday included George Biro (Stel-Crete), JimTully (Munro), Karl Hartl (Munro) and GaryDeppe (MCM Industrial). Congratulations tothe winners and to all those who participat-ed. The specialty prize for closest to the pinwas won by Robert Munro (Lafarge NorthAmerica), the longest drive for the men waswon by Mark Sabine (M-Con Pipe &Products Inc.) and the ladies’ was won bythe OCPA’s own Bernadette Manning. Manythanks as well to those members who con-tributed to the wonderful prize table. For asmall tournament, the selection at the tablewas excellent and ensured that everyonewho participated in the day would leave witha memento of the day. Thank you to all
those who participated and we look forwardto seeing everyone again next year.
Crack or Fracture?If you are responsible for InfrastructureAsset Management focusing on under-ground infrastructure condition assessmentand rehabilitation programs for water andsewer systems, then you have probablycome across the question of what a crack inconcrete pipe actually means. Concretepipe is designed to crack. In fact, the rein-forcing steel assumes virtually no load untilthe concrete cracks.
In order to properly assess the condition ofa sewer pipe, two factors have to be takeninto consideration:
11.. Internal Condition Grading, which is cal-culated using defect scores, filters out sew-ers with high probability of requiring repair.
22.. Structural Performance Grading, which isassigned by qualified individuals based onthe significance of observed defects andenvironmental factors on performance.
CCTV operators are responsible for produc-ing reports that reflect the current condition ofthe sewer pipe inspected and for properlycoding sewer pipe defects. To comply withOPSD 409.07.01, the CCTV operator shallbe certified by the NAAPI, and should betrained in the correct use of defect coding inaccordance with the NAAPI Manual of SewerCondition Classification. A pan and tilt cam-era system can provide superior view of pipebut at the same time it can magnify defects –making them appear larger and more severethan what they really are and operators must
Circumferential Crack rehabilitated throughAutogenous healing
understand the “process” to accuratelyassess the structure.
At a more technical level, the engineerresponsible for prioritizing work require-ments shall do an overall assessment of theinspection reports based on:
• Risk management – considering the prob-ability of failure and the consequences offailure.
• Risk mitigation – understanding when and where to invest in maintenance and reha-bilitation.
Ensuring quality inspections will allow you tomanage infrastructure capital assets to mini-mize the total cost of owning and operatingthem, while delivering the service level cus-tomers desire.
For more information please contact theOCPA or visit our website at www.ocpa.com.
It's what we do. We have two manufacturing facilities to produce the most extensive precast product line in Ontario and several distribution depots across the province that make our product easily accessible when you need it. Our full service engineering and support services are ready to work with you on your project. Learn more by visiting www.concastpipe.com. It's good to be in the know.
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Concrete Pipe/Drainage Products ProducerCon Cast PipeLocation: Guelph, ONTel: 1-800-668-7473Fax: 519-763-1982Email: [email protected]: www.concastpipe.comContact: Brian Wood or Derek Guberney
Hanson Pipe & Products Canada Inc.Locations: Whitby, Cambridge, Windsor, OttawaTel: 1-888-888-3222Fax: 519-621-8233Email: [email protected]: www.hansoncanada.comContact: Leo Steffler
HypresconLocation: Stouffville, ONTel: 905-640-5151Fax: 905-640-5154Email: [email protected]: Martin Doran
Inland Pipe LimitedLocations: Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg,SaskatoonTel: 403-279-5531Fax: 403-279-7648Email: [email protected]: www.inlandcanada.comContact: Mel Grant
LafargeLocations: Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg,Thunder BayTel: 403-292-9502Fax: 403-255-2677Email: [email protected]: www.lafargecorp.comContact: Mike Schmidtler
Langley Concrete GroupLocations: Langley, Victoria & Abbotsford,British ColumbiaTel: 604-533-1656Fax: 604-533-8191Email: [email protected]: www.langleyconretegroup.comContact: Mark Omelaniec
M-Con Products Inc.Location: Carp, ONTel: 1-800-267-5515Fax: 613-831-2048Email: [email protected]: www.mconproducts.comContact: Carlo Taverna
Munro Concrete Products LimitedLocation: Barrie, ONTel: 1-800-461-5632Fax: 705-734-2920Email: [email protected]: www.munroconcrete.comContact: John Munro
Rainbow Concrete Industries Ltd.Locations: Sudbury, North Bay, South River,Sturgeon Falls, Elliot Lake, Parry Sound,Espanola & Blind RiverTel: 1-800-461-6281Fax: 705-566-4813Email: [email protected]: www.rcil.comContact: Dave Carter
GasketsHamilton KentLocation: Etobicoke, ONTel: 1-800-268-8479Fax: 416-674-6960Email: [email protected]: www.hamiltonkent.comContact: Bernard Gregoire
Reinforcing SteelLEC Steel Inc.Location: Brantford, ONTel: 519-759-2300Fax: 519-759-1570Email: [email protected]: www.lecsteel.comContact: Grant Fraser
Numesh Inc.Location: Laval, PQTel: 1-800-363-0847Fax: 450-663-9049Email: [email protected]: www.numesh.comContact: Pierre Girard, P.Eng.
StelCrete Industries LimitedLocation: Niagara Falls, ONTel: 905-354-5691Fax: 905-356-0809Email: [email protected]: www.stelcrete.comContact: Robert Nichols or George T.Biro, P.Eng.
Safety Climbing EquipmentMSU Mississauga Ltd.Location: Mississauga, ONTel: 1-800-268-5336Fax: 905-823-4947Email: [email protected]: www.msumississauga.comContact: Virginia Weber
Precast Manufacturing Equipmentand AccessoriesT.J. MacDonald Industrial Sales Inc.Location: Woodstock, ONTel: 519-421-0258Fax: 519-421-0557Email: [email protected]: www.ccpa.comContact: Terry MacDonald
Mel C. Marshall Industrial Consultants Inc.Location: Delta, BCTel: 604-943-8512Fax: 604-943-2738Email: [email protected]: www.precastconcretebc.comContact: Mel Marshall or Braden Marshall
Midco ManufacturingLocation: Toronto, ONTel: 416-266-4488Fax: 416-266-1655Email: [email protected]: www.midcomfg.comContact: Mike Piitz
Stepcon Industries Inc. Location: Mississauga, ONTel: 1-888-783-7266Fax: 905-897-6001Email: [email protected]: Michael Greer
M Con ExpandsOne very busy year later, the Ayr plant isalready undergoing an expansion of 15,000square feet. This addition is essential forincreasing production floor area while at thesame time providing the necessary room forthe installation of a second MBK cagemachine capable of manufacturing steelcages for the production of larger diameterpipe and maintenance holes previouslymanufactured in the Ottawa operation.Furthermore, this expansion will also includethe clearing and preparation of another fiveacres necessary for storage of manufac-tured product and raw materials.
Once complete, the expansion will provide akey piece in the puzzle of market competi-
tion, providing economical production andshipping in conjunction with improved inven-tory levels which undeniably improves serv-ice and thus customer satisfaction.
With now more than thirty staff employed atthe Ayr manufacturing plant, production andservice staff alike are anxiously awaiting theexpansion conclusion. The decision to expandthe Ayr operation albeit sooner than forecast-ed could not have come at a better time. Thiscommitment by the Mion family has been awelcome show of faith in everyone involved inthe new operation. With the new tools in hand,the environment of self sufficiency and com-plete responsibility are challenges everyoneinvolved are grateful to tackle.
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