Pipe Up

by Christopher F. Dodge, (M.ASCE), Assoc. Civ. Engr.; East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA,
David L. Pratt, (M.ASCE), Design Div. Mgr.; East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA,
Frederick N. Brovold, (M.ASCE), Branch Mgr.; GEI Consultants Inc., Oakland, CA,
Howard O. Wilson, (M.ASCE), Vice Pres.; CH2M Hill, Redding, CA,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1999, Vol. 69, Issue 2, Pg. 40-43


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) provides potable water for approximately 1.2 million people in San Francisco's East Bay area and is constructing seismic upgrades for the portion of the Mokelumne Aqueduct No. 3 that crosses the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This section of aqueduct includes three river crossings, 14.4 km of elevated pipeline and 8 km of buried pipeline. The upgrades include reinforcing the levee at the river crossings and improving the pipe joint connections for buried pipe. The $27 million project, which is expected to be completed in July 1999, will allow the aqueduct to withstand a 6.7 magnitude earthquake.

Subject Headings: Buried pipes | Pipe joints | Pipeline crossing | Aqueducts | Bays | Utilities | Seismic tests

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