WSP

Technical presentations cover the Pleasure Bay Interceptor Recovery Tunnel, the Palisades Tunnel Project, Ellicott City flood resilience, East River Tunnels rehabilitation, and ground stabilization for the Hudson River Tunnels. Other topics include Italian high-speed rail tunnel design and construction, the Manhattan Tunnel Project and ground freezing, jet-grouting safe havens on the Lower Olentangy Tunnel Project, the BART Silicon Valley Phase II extension, and the MWRA Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program. The program also includes a project update on the Gateway Hudson Tunnel and an update on the U.S. tunneling industry, including major projects, construction methods, market drivers, and trends.

The technical program covers pipeline integrity management, in-line inspection (ILI), engineering assessments, geohazards, crack and dent assessment, seam-weld threats, repairs, and hydrogen transportation. Plenary topics include operator guidelines and specifications, technical knowledge management, assessing existing pipelines for hydrogen service, selective seam-weld corrosion, and PHMSA MAOP reconfirmation requirements. Parallel technical tracks address landslide monitoring and pipeline strain; crack characterization and management; ILI applications, analysis, and verification; hard spots; dent assessment; engineering assessment; hydrogen transportation; integrity management; difficult-to-inspect pipelines; materials verification; and repair technologies. Presentations include work on ILI run comparisons, risk-informed assessment choices under the PHMSA Gas Mega Rule, dent engineering critical assessment, non-intrusive pipeline assessment, material testing, and repair qualification. A panel addresses PHMSA repair criteria for hazardous-liquid and gas-transmission pipelines.

The conference focuses on mining-related technologies and methods. Abstract topic areas include reclamation, mine operations, and water treatment. Attendees are eligible for Professional Development Hours based on class time.