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Technical Reports - Videos, cont'd V-1O - ROOFER-Presents applications Polyscannf System Automates Butthe following technical reports on U FEAP technologies have been puband benefits of using ROOFER, a maintenance management system for Fusion Inspection lished. These reports are available from built-up roofs. the CERL Library, 217-373-7217: demonstration at Fort Hood, TX, V-1I - Railroad Maintenance-A four- has shown the benefits of using an * An Analysis of the System Installation part video that covers 1) Tie Renewal, 2) ultrasonic butt-fusion inspection system Costs of Diurnal Ice Storage Cooling Spot Alignment, 3) Spot Surfacing a to detect flaws in joints connecting poly- Systems for Army Facilities, by C. Sohn Joint, and 4) Turnout Inspection. ethylene pipes. Marketed by T.D. Wiland R. Taylor, E-91/09. liamson, Inc., the Polyscann system can • Self-Help Service Center Manage- BLAST Ice Storage immediately detect poor bonding, inadequate fusion, voids, and inclusions. After ment System User's Manual, by J. Kirby et al., FEAP-ADP-P-91/38. Models the inspection, Polyscann issues a "flaws found/no flaws found" report. SRehabilitation of Military Training ime-of-use and demand pricing rate This technology replaces traditional Areas Damnaged by Tracked Vehicles at I structures have sparked interest in destructive testing in which every fifth Fort Carson, CO, by R. Hinchman et al., thermal energy storage technologies such butt-fused joint had to be cut out and FEAP-TR-N-91/01. as ice storage. Three different diurnal ice tested in the field or at a laboratory. Constorage systems (DIS) were demon- nections where samples were removed strated under FEAP with payback had to be re-fused. New Videos for Loan periods as short as 4 years. However, the return on investment can vary greatly, The ultrasonic system completely he FEAP Information Center has depending on site-specific conditions. To inspects 100 percent of all fusion joints added three new videotapes to its determine if a cooling storage system without damaging them. Flawed joints loan library. To borrow these tapes, see would be feasible for your building, can be repaired, avoiding costly leaks. the order form attached to this bulletin. HVAC equipment, and weather, you can The videos are: now use the ice storage models available At Fort Hood, the system was used to for the BLAST program. BLAST can inspect 13 butt-fusion joints in 8-inch V-9 - Annual and Long-Range Work simulate any building with time-of-use polyethylene pipe sections that were Planning With Micro PAVER-Intro- rate structures to show whether ice connected to an existing 8-inch natural duces the most recent microcomputer storage would provide a savings. For gas pipeline. All of the butt-fusion joints version of the Pavement Maintenance more information, contact the BLAST were inspected. Personnel from CERL Management System. Support Office, 800-UI-BLAST or 217- and the Fort Hood DEH operated the 333-3977. * system during the demonstration. The Polyscann system identified two defects during the inspection. The im- FEAP Executive Oversight Group mediate feedback let operators repair the joints quickly and place the pipeline in Steve Mason, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command service. Ray Stoudenmire, U.S. Army Forces Command Milon Essoglou, Navy Facilities Engineering Command The Polyscann system costs about Rixie Hardy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works COL John Knowles, U.S. Army Materiel Command $18,000. For more information, contact Don Leverenz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Research and Orange Marshall at CERL, PO Box Development 9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005, W.F. Marcuson III, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station COMM 217-373-6766, toll-free 800- Eugene Marvin, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering USA-CERL (outside IL) or 800-252- Laboratory 7122 (i I t EHC ontact David Moody, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory 7122 (inside IL). At EHSC, contact LTC Earnest Robbins, U.S. Air Force Engineering and Services Center Malcolm McLeod, Fort Beivoir, VA John Thompson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division 22060-5516, 703-355-315 1. U Ray Beurket, American Public Works Association 220
New Burners Have Low Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Sherri Senffner B oilers serving Army buildings can burners offer an excellent turndown burners do comply with the U.S. now be upgraded with burners that ratio of 5:1, allowing continuous Environmental Protection Agency ensure lower nitrous oxide (NOx) operation for low demands without (USEPA) NOx emission limits for emissions. wasting energy by frequently switch- boilers under 100 million BTU per ing boilers on and off. Potts says most hour capacity. CERL began testing these burners conventional burners can achieve up in FY90 at a dormitory heating plant to a 4:1 ratio at best. "Both comply," Potts says, -but at Fort Knox, KY. In early FY91 a low low NOx burners release less concen- NOx burner also was installed at a trated pollutants into the environsmall central heating plant at ment.- Yakima Firing Center, WA, and testing is scheduled to begin in CERL is still collecting longmid-FY92. term test data. The first short-term demonstration, con-ducted at Fort Preliminary test results show Knox in April 1990, proved the inthe burners emit approximately 35 stalled unit reduced NOx by 35 percent less NOx than conven- percent while burning natural gas tional burners. It was also found - dropping from approximately that the new burners are 1/2 99 to 64 ppm. percent more efficient. This relatively small increase offers a While the short-term data 10-year payback period. CERL shows only a small increase in efengineer Noel Potts says the ficiency, the new burners still burners may prove to be at least I offer an attractive option when percent more efficient - which replacing old burners because of would reduce the payback period their low NOx emissions. More to less than 5 years. than 600 Army boilers serving single buildings or small building "I believe it will prove more clusters could be retrofitted with efficient because of its sensors," these low NOx burners. Fort Knox boiler mechanic Ruel Allen agrees. "If it senses excess For more information, con-tact oxygen, it decreases air intake, and Noel Potts at CERL, PO Box if it reads less oxygen, it increases 9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005, air." 217-398-5545 or toll-free 800- USA-CERL (outside IL) and 800- Unlike the conventional 252-7122 (within IL); or Satish burners, the low NOx burners Sharma, EHSC, Fort Belvoir, have a system that compensates Boilers can be retrofitted with a new type of VA 22060-5516, 703-355-3577. for changes in combustion air burner that can reduce nitrous oxide emistemperature and pressure. This sions by up to 35 percent. allows the burners to maintain an optimum fuel-air mixture. Fuel is The test sites were chosen because adjusted based on combustion air each had an identical pair of oil-/ pressure in the burner, according to natural gas-fired boilers allowing Coming Next Issue... Potts. side-by-side comparisons of conven- FROM THE FIELD-tional and low NOx burners.Exeornuatnad Most Army bases have a demand Exterior Insulation and for steam that fluctuates both season- Although the new burners emit Finish Systems ally and during the day. Low NOx lower levels of NOx, conventional _1 221
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CEWRC-IWR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CO
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN
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WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
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growing threat from major fires, an
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- provide the highest technological
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SEARCHING FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF
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Because of the large investment emb
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Finally, the substantial public wor
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COST-EFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PERFO
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0 Infrastructure innovation will su
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REFERENCES Balzhiser, R. E. 1989. M
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highways based on this total govern
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important aspect of a nations infra
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Universities Universities face chal
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Table 3. Federal, State & Local - f
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INTRODUCTIO Stone & Webster Enginee
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correct. Conduit is not usually mod
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the duct section. The design of the
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mechanical and structural design. T
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But SHRP's success further undersco
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For all this new Research Activity,
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Technological Advances and Public W
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limits of existing technologies and
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through the formulation of visions
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proposed that it develop a soil com
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of each side, the time for completi
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compensation structure that not onl
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PSOCIETAL NEEDI ICONCEPT DEVELOPM:E
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JAPAN U.S.A. * REASONS FOR RESEARCH
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U.S. PRESSS PROGRAM Executive IwU.
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1. Information is lacking or scarce
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exist, offer explanations of these
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WORKSHOP CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITI
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Table 1, Ranking of Agencies or Gro
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From the overall study, three gener
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3. INTRODUCTION The Nation's infras
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A group of recognized experts on is
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abound to the point where I have op
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Is the bottom line that the first b
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SUPPLY DEMAND Provider of Public Wo
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The GFRC has assisted other federal
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Financial Sources - - The Intergove
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constraint upon state and local gov
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To understand the implications of t
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Intergovernmental Sources of Fundin
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Tremendous differences exist among
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funds, these have the effect of low
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population growth over the last thr
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Table I Sources of Funds for State
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equirements of construction; those
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in the birth of engineering as the
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allocate known risks among themselv
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outine infrastructure project fully
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Innovation and Technology Transfer
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Technology Transfer Plan for Each P
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The ATLSS Integrated Buildings Syst
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Technology Transfer (T) as a Work-P
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In the end, one may find that there
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different evolutionary stages. Each
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References. 1. Bonnett, R. K., 1989
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