As many municipalities strive to repair their aging infrastructures, agencies must evaluate a variety of methods for their ability to extend service life in reliable and cost-effective ways. One widely used alternative to renew pipelines is segmental sliplining. There are many advantages to rehabilitating pipelines by this method. Renewing older infrastructure can restore the structural strength, often maintain or increase hydraulic capacity, prevent further corrosion and substantially decrease or eliminate infiltration and inflow in the sliplined area.“Sliplining is a well-established, proven and cost-effective rehabilitation method, which has been used in North America for over 60 years,” says Erez Allouche, Ph.D.,
