UNITRACC-Portal http://www.unitracc.de The trade portal for sewer and pipeline construction as well as surrounding areas of civil engineering offers current news, articles and also substantiated expert information, construction site documentation, working and installation instructions, lectures, lecture notes, charts and tables, standard and regulation overviews and programmes in support of your daily work. en-en Exclusively private persons are allowed to integrate UNITRACC RSS-feeds into their non-commercial website. The use of the contents can be prohibited by UNITRACC at any time. A transfer to third parties is prohibited. If you use UNITRACC RSS-feeds on your non-commercial website, the content must be clearly identifiable as news and articles originating from UNITRACC. They should at least be marked by adding "source: UNITRACC". The single news and articles must be linked without frames to the news provided by UNITRACC. UNITRACC does not guarantee support or the fact that XML-files are continuously available. Released contents must not be archived. http://www.unitracc.com/images/layout/navbar_logo.png Logo Unitracc www.unitracc.com 217 38 BorSafe™ pipe innovation prioritises environment and efficiency Pioneering pipe material BorSafe™ HE3490-LS-H from Borealis has played an important role in preserving the tranquillity and natural beauty of Föhr, Germany’s second largest North S... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/news/detail.vm?name=NEWS.1279705475915.14379423 Norton Rose appointed to new legal panel of Ofwat Norton Rose LLP, the international legal practice, announces today that it has been appointed to the legal panel of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) following a competitive tender. T... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/news/detail.vm?name=NEWS.1276848279916.19754958 Geospatial Holdings enters into contract to map over six miles of underground pipelines for the University of Mississippi Geospatial Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a contract with the University of Mississippi to provide utility mapping services to accurately map over six miles of underground... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/news/detail.vm?name=NEWS.1276846430328.18194713 Trenchless installation of a new house waste water connection The waste water connection of a family home indicated some fractured damages, causing it to block regularly and then constantly needing to be flushed free. It was therefore decided to install a new... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/news/detail.vm?name=NEWS.1276163825484.17825542 Skanska to construct environmental plant in U.S. using government stimulus support Skanska is to lead the construction of a groundwater treatment plant in Hanford, in Washington State in the U.S. The contract amounts to USD 50 M, approximately SEK 360 M, and will be included in o... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/news/detail.vm?name=NEWS.1276847448737.13825049 Electronic Trial Holes: The way forward? Companies working on the installation and rehabilitation of our vital underground utility services are under mounting pressure not to impede the flow of traffic & commerce. Increasing Environmental... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/articles/detail.vm?name=ARTICLE.1279188535862.31652809 Long Live Helleren Hydropower: Helleren Hydropower Station in Norway Received a Durable HOBAS Penstock Helleren hydropower station is situated along the Helleren River north of the polar circle between Narvik and Harstad in Norway. Its wooden penstock DN 2500 has been in service since 1958 and has r... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/articles/detail.vm?name=ARTICLE.1268129814114.347598 New methods for box culvert pipeline construction Circular pipes have been used for over a century to construct infrastructure in urban areas. Rectangular pipes, on the other hand, and in particular pipes installed by pipe jacking, are a fairly re... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/articles/detail.vm?name=ARTICLE.1276161193127.3242348 Construction of new supply lines in Venice The narrow lanes and numerous bridges in the lagoon city of Venice presented the entire construction team with a real challenge when building pipelines to supply water and extinguish fires. Since o... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/articles/detail.vm?name=ARTICLE.1271939505420.8209383 Robbins Main Beams burrow under Low Cover: Dual TBMs launched in World's Most Populous City Two 6.4 m (21.0 ft) diameter Robbins Main Beam TBMs were launched in winter 2009-2010 beneath Chongqing, China - a mega-city of over 35 million people. The two machines are excavating twin 12 km ... http://www.unitracc.com/unitracc/e-journal/articles/detail.vm?name=ARTICLE.1268130985256.347598