GB2402194A - A prefabricated multi-utility trench system - Google Patents

A prefabricated multi-utility trench system Download PDF

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GB2402194A
GB2402194A GB0312263A GB0312263A GB2402194A GB 2402194 A GB2402194 A GB 2402194A GB 0312263 A GB0312263 A GB 0312263A GB 0312263 A GB0312263 A GB 0312263A GB 2402194 A GB2402194 A GB 2402194A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/04—Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/04—Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
    • H02G3/0406—Details thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G9/00—Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water
    • H02G9/04—Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in surface ducts; Ducts or covers therefor

Abstract

A trench section comprises a Y-shaped profile allowing different utility service lines to be laid in parallel whilst adhering to the vertical and horizontal spacing regulations of each service regulators. The sections have covers and are installed underground, preferably under a street pavement, are waterproof sealed and can be interlocked with further sections to expand the trench network. A removable platform may rest on an interior ledge of the trench allowing equipment and staff to work within it. Monitoring means, which may comprise a water alarm, a gas leak detector and an electrical fault locator, may be included in the trench, along with controls, valves, stop-cocks and meters traditionally associated with each of the utility lines. A former part may be provided for insertion into the trench to secure cross-over pipes and wires. A series of apertures may also be formed in each side of the trench sections allowing lines to be connected to the customer.

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UTILIDOR
During recent months, utility providers have been attracting much adverse interest due to the amount of disruption caused by repair work in streets, the subsequent noise nuisance to citizens and disruption caused to traffic flow.
Utilidor is an invented portmanteau word comprising 'utility' and 'corridor'. This description is exactly what the system is - a single sunken profiled lightweight Y shaped concrete trench and cover combination, constructed from interlocking waterproofed sealed sections located under the street pavement and designed to accommodate the secondary distribution networks of all the usual utility services for residential, commercial and industrial developments. It is essentially a multi utility service trench (MUST) These services include water (potable and non-potable), gas, CHP (combined heat & power), LX, telecoms and street services such as street lighting, and possibly fire mains. It does not include sewers.
The profile of the trench is designed in such a way that each of the utilities has the traditional horizontal and vertical separation required by each service industry, yet retaining the easy access needed to install, repair, modify or make additional connections to the pipes and cables to both sides of the trench. It is intended that controls, valves, stopcocks etc from the different services to the customer may also be located within the trench, as well as meters for individual properties served.
Furthermore, due to the sectional nature of the trench cover, it is possible to quickly and quietly locate and gain access to any problem which might arise or be identified below ground level with any of the utilities. A 'Trench Monitor' will be provided which may include (for example) an alarm to indicate the presence of water within the trench, a gas leak detector and an electrical fault locator.
A removable platform is provided which rests on an interior ledge to allow equipment and staff to work in the trench.
Services are provided to each side of the trench across an insert Former' to which the cross-over' pipes and wires are secured (where necessary).
Utilidor is intended primarily for the multi-lay installation of utility services in newbuild sites on brown- or green-field developments and will greatly facilitate the initial design and implementation of service supply systems.
One final objective would be to bring the management and operation of the Utilidor uncle, a single management company.
It will take considerably greater effort and investment to reinstall existing utilities in existing urban areas and streets within the Utilidor system, but one day it may become financially viable and socially acceptable to do so.

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  1. Claims- Utilidor - Must 1) That a comprehensive system allowing multi
    utilities to be laid within a single service trench in the street environment under the jurisdiction of a local authority in the UK is currently not available 2) That the 'Y' profile of the trench allowing both the vertical and horizontal separation of traditionally incompatible' services enabling them to run in parallel is unique 3) That the operation of such a trench in the public domain by a single operating company or a local authority has not hitherto been attempted in the UK 4) The'former' system of enabling the securing of pipes and cables as they cross to service ducts on opposite sides of the trench 5) The integration of service ducts into the Utilidor trench!
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FR2563604A1 (en) * 1984-04-25 1985-10-31 Chappes Sabliere Technical conduit for site development
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FR2737515A1 (en) * 1995-08-03 1997-02-07 Installations De Reseaux Soute Support and concrete form work for underground electrical and telephone cables - has lateral form work with transverse duct support plates at regular intervals along length, with both assembled by stacking strips edge to edge
GB2383109A (en) * 2001-12-13 2003-06-18 John Adams Adjustable pipe support

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GB256966A (en) * 1925-08-11 1927-06-30 Guion Moore Gest Underground conduits
US4183484A (en) * 1978-03-20 1980-01-15 Mathews Lyle H Modular conduit spacer rack
FR2563604A1 (en) * 1984-04-25 1985-10-31 Chappes Sabliere Technical conduit for site development
US5367127A (en) * 1992-05-29 1994-11-22 Dormon William B Line organizing device
JPH08159339A (en) * 1994-12-06 1996-06-21 Takenaka Komuten Co Ltd Piping laying rack
FR2737515A1 (en) * 1995-08-03 1997-02-07 Installations De Reseaux Soute Support and concrete form work for underground electrical and telephone cables - has lateral form work with transverse duct support plates at regular intervals along length, with both assembled by stacking strips edge to edge
GB2383109A (en) * 2001-12-13 2003-06-18 John Adams Adjustable pipe support

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CN106602494A (en) * 2017-02-20 2017-04-26 孙林 Flame retardant waterproof cover board
CN106602494B (en) * 2017-02-20 2018-08-14 孙林 A kind of fire-resistant waterproof cover board
CN109361188A (en) * 2018-08-31 2019-02-19 国网河南省电力公司兰考县供电公司 A kind of environment self-adaption cable duct and its construction method
CN109361188B (en) * 2018-08-31 2020-05-26 国网河南省电力公司兰考县供电公司 Environment self-adaptive cable trench and construction method thereof
AT524531A4 (en) * 2021-04-30 2022-07-15 Pichler Alois Underground structure for running a cable in an outdoor ground area
AT524531B1 (en) * 2021-04-30 2022-07-15 Pichler Alois Civil engineering for running a cable in an outdoor ground area

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