Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:30 PM
Location: 162 Hollister
Abstract
While largely out of sight and neglected for decades, the deteriorated state of our buried infrastructure is now attracting considerable attention. Recent studies are discussed, featuring both experimental and computational work to explore soil-pipe interaction and the performance of new, deteriorated, and repaired piping systems. The presentation starts with a description of the large scale buried infrastructure test facility at Queen’s, and experiments examining the strength of a 10-m span deeply corrugated metal box culvert, and the effect on adjacent infrastructure of pipe replacement using pipe bursting. Computational work aimed at understanding the stability of corroded and deteriorated underground infrastructure is then briefly discussed, considering structural damage to rigid and flexible pipes, as well as erosion of the soil surrounding them.
Bio
Trained at the University of Sydney in Australia, Dr Moore holds the Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Engineering at Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario. Dr Moore is a leading international expert on municipal pipe and highway culvert infrastructure. His more than 200 technical publications examine both conventional and trenchless installation and replacement of buried metal, concrete and thermoplastic pipes, contributing to North American and international codes of practice. He is Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, and is a member of various other Editorial boards and technical committees. Dr Moore has been recognized with honours from Professional societies in North America, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Canadian Geotechnical Society, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, and the North America Society of Trenchless Technology, as well as international groups like the Israeli Geotechnical Society and the International Association of Computer Methods and Analysis in Geomechanics. He has been a keynote speaker in conferences in Europe, North American, Asia and Australia, and is an elected fellow of both the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
