Trenchless Technology Settlement Investigation

Once completed, this project will compare two different possible methods that could be used to detect voids in the installation of pipes through trenchless technology. The first technology examined will be FutureScan, a robot outfitted with a radar system that can scan voids by being placed directly into the pipe. The FutureScan method is a new method developed by CUES Inc. and Louisiana Tech. The second method will be ground penetrating radar (GPR), which will be compared to the results from the FutureScan technique.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $40343.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT12-G-UTC03

  UVA-2013-05

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Virginia, Charlottesville

  P. O. Box 400195
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22904
• Principal Investigators:

  Burden, Lindsay

• Start Date: 20130701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20140630
• Source Data: RiP Project 36676

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air voids; Ground penetrating radar; Pipe; Robots; Scanners; Trenchless technology
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01528301
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC03, UVA-2013-05
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 17 2014 1:00AM