IKT – Institute for Underground Infrastructure

Innovating the Urban Drainage System: a new collaborative approach

Posted 25. October 2021

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IKT has joined with six other urban drainage labs to form Co-UDlabs, a new international “Consortium of Urban Drainage laboratories”. Together we are enabling access to our research facilities, providing training and undertaking common research activities with funding by the EU, and will build long term collaboration in urban drainage research. IKT will host a free workshop on optimising urban drainage assets.

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IKT to take part in €4M Horizon 2020 project to build collaborative Urban Drainage research labs communities

Posted 10. August 2021

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IKT is taking part in a new 4 million euro Horizon 2020 project that aims to integrate research and innovation activities in the field of Urban Drainage Systems (UDS) to address pressing public health, flood risks and environmental challenges. The EU’s Urban Drainage Systems (UDS) have been valued at €2.5 trillion. They are essential infrastructures providing safe sanitation and drainage and environmental protection by collecting and then returning securely to…

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Rainwater treatment: IKT can now also test systems according to a US regulation

Posted 20. April 2021

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Testing of a rainwater treatment system according to NJDEP standard

For the first time, IKT’s Test Centre for Rainwater Treatment has tested a decentralised stormwater treatment system according to the US NJDEP standard. The treatment process of the Hydroshark system from 3P Technik Filtersysteme was evaluated in laboratory tests and its performance determined. Prior to this, the product had already been tested by the IKT test centre in accordance with the Trennerlass NRW (the surface water separation decree of the…

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Online Seminar: The IKT LinerReport 2020

Posted 24. March 2021

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three point bending test on cipp liner sample

This year’s IKT LinerReport presents the results from the evaluation of installed CIPP gravity sewer liners based on the testing of 2,600 samples taken post-installation. Our free webinar marking the launch of the 17th annual review of the performance of CIPP sewer liners is presented by Roland Waniek and Barbara Grunewald, two of the authors, and an international perspective about the Liner Report will be provided by Dec Downey from…

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IKT LinerReport 2020: CIPP liners meeting target values at six-year low

Posted 15. March 2021

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For the 17th time, IKT presents its annual LinerReport. This LinerReport for 2020 considers the short-term test results from a total of 2,613 cured in place pipe (CIPP) liner samples. The overall test results for 2020 are the lowest in the past six years. One CIPP liner sample in eight did not achieve its expected target value for at least one test criterion.

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Why have we made a bigger hole in the floor of our laboratory?

Posted 16. December 2020

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blueprint drawing of large test facility für underground infrastructure

25 years ago, a hole was dug in the floor of our laboratory, this year we made it bigger – why, you may ask? Well, it’s because this Large (1:1 scale) Test Facility proved to be very adaptable for successfully comparing solutions to ageing sewer issues for sewer network owners. Extending it, as part of our current investment in improving existing facilities and construction of our new Heavy Rain Lab,…

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