Slide 1 Civil Engineering and Public Utility Plant Systems in an Urban Locality Assoc Prof Jon Bunker EGB123 Civil Engineering Systems Semester 2, 2018 Contents Contents The Civil Engineer and PUP...

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Slide 1 Civil Engineering and Public Utility Plant Systems in an Urban Locality Assoc Prof Jon Bunker EGB123 Civil Engineering Systems Semester 2, 2018 Contents Contents The Civil Engineer and PUP Systems PUP Systems in Urban Context Examples of PUP Systems PUP Systems and Plans PUP Systems Location Practical Issues Cues to Your Investigation Contents Contents The Civil Engineer and PUP Systems PUP Systems in Urban Context Examples of PUP Systems PUP Systems and Plans PUP Systems Location Practical Issues Cues to Your Investigation The Civil Engineer and Public Utility Plant Systems Most urban civil engineering occurs in existing development • A very complex super-system Over time existing development has required installation of many PUP systems • not to harm PUP itself • not to allow PUP to pose a Health and Safety hazard The civil engineer has a duty of care: Civil Engineering Activities and Public Utility Plant Systems • We need to know where PUP systems are presently located so as: • not to plan or design in a manner that adversely impacts them • to accommodate any needed systems change as part of planning and design Planning and Design Civil Engineering Activities and Public Utility Plant Systems • We need to know where PUP systems are presently located so as: • not to damage them during the course of construction • to coordinate with PUP systems’ owners where any relocations etc. may be necessary Construction Contents Contents The Civil Engineer and PUP Systems PUP Systems in Urban Context Examples of PUP Systems PUP Systems and Plans PUP Systems Location Practical Issues Cues to Your Investigation What are Public Utility Plant Systems within the Context of an Urban Locality? • convey something (e.g. water reticulation) and/or • change the state of something (e.g. voltage transformer) Systems of infrastructure assets that: • often within the urban area • but perhaps beyond the urban area For the benefit of the community J Bunker Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? • Ease of access for maintenance, operations etc. • Avoids interference with private land uses • Here is some PUP on the roadway verge (urban border) in Stanley St, Mater Hill Most often, PUP systems need to be located in or near public spaces J Bunker Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? • Public land • Longitudinal configuration of the roadway often suits conveyance PUP systems Where possible a PUP system that conveys something is located within the roadway land (casement) or a strip of land (easement) J Bunker Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? • e.g. stormwater, sewer due to hydraulic alignment requirements But technical aspects sometimes require that a conveyance PUP system passes through private land parcel/s J Bunker Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? • within a roadway casement or an easement • within public park land • within a private land parcel A PUP system that changes the state of something may be located: • See next slide for an Energex substation location Sometimes it may need to be housed within a structure/ building J Bunker Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? Electrical sub-station behind this access door during Ronald McDonald House construction Electrical sub-station remains in place with Ronald McDonald House open Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? • This shows electricity reticulation wires accessed by several 230V twisted-pair wires for house connections Many PUP systems require individual property connections • town gas • coaxial cable for pay TV and HFC broadband Not every property necessarily has a connection to every PUP system, e.g. Where are PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? • may have significant numbers of on-site PUP systems • and associated on-site management systems • this example is a fire hydrant sprinkler booster pump system at front boundary of Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Mater Hill Large land uses such as hospitals: J Bunker Who owns PUP Systems Located within Context of an Urban Locality? Government agencies, for example: Local government (City Council) • stormwater… State government e.g. Dept Transport and Main Roads • road PUP Statutory authorities and government owned corporations (GOCs), for example: Queensland Urban Utilities • sewer, water reticulation Energex • electricity reticulation Private agencies, for example: Total Peripherals Group (TPG) • optic fibre Transurban • toll-road PUP Contents Contents The Civil Engineer and PUP Systems PUP Systems in Urban Context Examples of PUP Systems PUP Systems and Plans PUP Systems Location Practical Issues Cues to Your Investigation Some Conveyance PUP Systems Examples PUP System: Illustration: Infra- structure: Ownership: Location: Position: Sewer Pipe, connector, valve Qld Urban Utilities Within road casement Underground Stormwater Kerb & channel, pit, pipe Brisbane City Council Within road casement At-grade, underground Electricity Ducted cable, power pole & wire Energex Within road casement Underground or overhead Copper wire telecoms Ducted cable, pit Telstra Within road casement Underground Optic fibre telecoms Ducted cable, pit Optus Within road casement Underground Some Change-in-State PUP Systems Examples PUP System: Illustration: Infra- structure: Ownership: Location: Position: Sewer Sewage pump station Qld Urban Utilities Within public land parcel Generally at grade (low point) Stormwater Constructed open channel Brisbane City Council Within easement or public land At-grade Stormwater and Environ- mental Natural watercourse Brisbane City Council or QG State watercourse At-grade Electricity Sub-station Energex Within land parcel At-grade Telecoms Telephone exchange Telstra Within land parcel At-grade Contents Contents The Civil Engineer and PUP Systems PUP Systems in Urban Context Examples of PUP Systems PUP Systems and Plans PUP Systems Location Practical Issues Cues to Your Investigation How do we know where the PUP systems are? The key “on-plan” sources • They show certain BCC PUP systems • They give approximate locations City Planning Mapping • It shows certain State and local PUP systems • It gives approximate locations Queensland Globe water mainelectricitystormwater? sewer? J Bunker How do we know where the PUP systems are? The key “on-plan” sources • It is a referral service for locating underground utilities anywhere in Australia • Plans provide information about presence only • They do not necessarily pinpoint the exact location Dial Before You Dig (DBYD) water mainelectricitystormwater? sewer? J Bunker How do we know where the PUP systems are? The key “on-plan” sources EGB123 Bb Unit Map Week 3 Row Readings Column Spatial Information for Study Area Investig- ation Folder • Brisbane City Plan Mapping • Dial Before You Dig • Queensland Globe Example: BCC PUP (2) gully pit stormwater pipe stormwater maintenance hole Example: QUU Water & Sewer (2) Sewer connection Sewer main Sewer access cover Water main Water valve Example: Energex (2) <33kv cable lightpole transformer connection example: optus fibre optic (2) fibre optic in other utility conduit fibre optic cable in conduit manhole / pit things to think about regarding pup systems on plans just as there is a multitude of pup systems out there there is a multitude of plans detailing their type and location rarely do plans “line up” or even relate to one-another e.g. telecoms pup plans from one business may not acknowledge others’ telecoms some plans can be very rough e.g. they may not be keyed to the cadastral plan some content is rastered (pixelated) rather than vectored this compromises its clarity contents contents the civil engineer and pup systems pup systems in urban context examples of pup systems pup systems and plans pup systems location practical issues cues to your investigation so how do we really know where the pup systems are? wouldn’t it be nice, but we don’t! at-grade and overhead pup systems can be surveyed personnel access pits and covers provide cues to underground pup system alignments ground truthing is important j bunker so how do we really know where the pup systems are? underground pup systems always require special care • ground penetrating radar creates visual image of subsurface • it is non-invasive but requires expertise some ways of locating underground pup systems: so how do we really know where the pup systems are? • pipeline video inspection can be carried out using e.g. tractor camera • it is non-invasive but it requires expertise some ways of locating underground pup systems: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9015492 so how do we really know where the pup systems are? • vacuum excavation uses pressurised water to turn material into slurry • loose soil is then vacuumed for disposal • this reduces risks of: • damage to infrastructure • injury to workers some ways of locating underground pup systems: http://www.radiodetection.com.au/services/vacuum-excavation/ so how do we really know where the pup systems are? we cannot rely solely on all of the above every time we proceed to excavate, every care must be taken through appropriate practices here’s a poor example (not local) pipe electricity conduit? person holding shovel (conductor) http://www.dp-pro.com/photos/index.php?level=picture&id=98 practical issues around pup systems location • not only do we need to determine where each pup system is positioned • we need to determine the relationships and physical proximities between them for most engineering purposes including planning, design, 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