Cost information for drinking water pipelines : synthesis report / Sunhil K. Sinha [and six others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinha, Sunhil K., author.

Series:

InfraStructure.

Infrastructure

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--United States.

Water-supply.

Drinking water--United States.

Drinking water.

Pipelines--United States.

Pipelines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : WERF, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The research presented in this report was performed in order to compile and better understand the total costs of some commonplace drinking water pipeline condition assessment and renewal engineering methodologies and technologies in the U.S. An extensive literature review was performed, covering all pertinent sources from the body of knowledge.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Abstract and Benefits

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Acronyms

Executive Summary

Chapter 1.0: Introduction

1.1 Problem Statement

1.2 Goals

1.3 Methodology

1.3.1 Practice Review Methodology

1.3.2 Research Review Methodology

1.3.3 Perpetual Public Peer Review (3PR) Methodology

1.4 Value of Research

Chapter 2.0: Research and Practice

2.1 Cost of Condition Assessment

2.2 Cost of Renewal Engineering

2.2.1 RE Cost Trends and Drivers as a Function of Pipeline Diameter

2.2.2 RE Cost Trends and Drivers as a Function of Project Length

2.2.3 RE Cost Trends and Drivers as a Function of Region or Location

2.2.4 RE Social and Environmental Costs

Chapter 3.0: Standard Cost Data Structure

3.1 Need for a Standard Data Structure

3.2 Proposed Data Structure Parameters

3.3 Uses of Data Collected

3.3.1 Usefulness at Different Managerial Levels Within a Utility

3.4 Usefulness for Detecting Broad Trends

3.4.1 Successful Cost Performance of Technologies

3.4.2 Cost Efficiency of Technologies

3.4.3 Geographical Trends

Chapter 4.0: Conclusions and Future Work

Appendix A: Background Information

Appendix B: Research Review for Technology Use

Appendix C: Practice Review

Appendix D: Needs Assessment

Appendix E: Research Review Sources

Appendix F: Guiding Questions

References.

Notes:

"Final Report"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

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OCLC:

919516903