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 Boyle’s
pipeline experts specialize in the intricacies of designing major and minor
transmission and distribution mains. Our specialists have designed
thousands of miles of pipelines to convey water, wastewater, and stormwater.
Many projects have involved challenging circumstances, such as an arid
desert climate, mountainous terrain, dense forest conditions of a national
park, unstable soil, and tunnel sections for roadway and waterway crossings.
Our scope of services for pipelines goes far beyond planning and design,
encompassing pipe-fabrication inspection, construction management, condition
assessments, and overall program management.
Thorough
Design Approach
Boyle’s pipeline experts recognize the significant differences
between the engineering of major transmission mains and distribution
mains.
As a result, large utilities entrust our firm with their
most important projects and have confidence that Boyle
will help them meet public needs. Our approach is to
make appropriate materials selections after comprehensive
hydraulic analyses establish the design envelope. We
engineer multiple pipeline material alternatives when
practical on as equal of a basis as is possible; this
results in competitive bids and significantly reduced
overall project costs. Our engineers have an eye for
detail and catch items often overlooked, providing long-term
value to the clients.
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Leading
Edge of Design
Boyle engineers’ active participation in National Standards
committees for AWWA (Steel Pipe, Concrete Pressure Pipe, and Large
Diameter Butterfly Valves), ASCE (Pipeline Location and Rehabilitation),
as well as local committees on corrosion and control systems help
keep our staff abreast of the most appropriate technology.
In addition, Boyle team members regularly present papers at
pipeline-related conferences; serve as contributing authors
to design manuals and handbooks published by AWWA, McGraw-Hill,
and Butterworth-Heinamann; and conduct research projects for
the AWWA Research Foundation on issues such as the latest in
Pipeline Rehabilitation and External Corrosion of Buried Water
Mains.
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New
Technologies
The application of new pipeline technologies to our clients’ projects
has been a hallmark of Boyle’s professional practice.
Thorough research and analysis allow us to apply new
technologies with the same level of confidence as if
we were relying on tried-and-true materials and techniques.
For example, we have specified the use of fiberglass
pipe on several major projects up to 48 inches in diameter
as well as near-record Horizontal Directional Drilling
(HDD) to cross major rivers. In addition, Boyle is at
the forefront of pipeline rehabilitation technologies,
fortified with advanced engineering analytic techniques
including Remote Field Eddy Current analysis of Prestressed
Concrete Cylinder Pipe.
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Flexible
Project Delivery
Project acceleration has become increasingly popular. However,
the lengthy environmental and permit procurement process for major
projects can significantly reduce the apparent time available for
detailed engineering.
Boyle has responded to this issue by teaming with reputable
contractors to deliver accelerated design build projects.
We are equally skilled in project delivery using public-bid
of well engineered projects, which deliver lower cost
results in as short of a timeframe as design-build while
also providing long-term value to the public.
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Water
Supply and Distribution