@article {Khouri:2001-01-01T00:00:00:1938-6478:546, author = "Khouri, Khalid and Buriki, Ahmed and Evans, Brian", title = "REHABILITATION OF SEWERS IN THE EMIRATE OF ABU DHABI", journal = "Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation", volume = "2001", number = "13", year = "2001-01-01T00:00:00", abstract = "This paper focuses on the development and successful implementation of a significant sewer rehabilitation program. The City of Abu Dhabi has undergone tremendous growth in the past 25 years and in the process has been transformed from desert to urban metropolis.

This growth necessitated a fast track trunk sewer system was installed over the 10 year period consisting of 38 km of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) pipes installed in granular bed and surround. In the early 1990/s problems began appearing which required rectification.

The Municipality has to date approved a remedial plan involving 50 million consisting mostly of rehabilitation of trunk sewers by the spiral winding procedure. Currently the main trunk sewers are expected to be completed by mid 2003 and then work on the over 100 km of subsidiary lines will commence.", pages = "546-556", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wef/wefproc/2001/00002001/00000013/art00033", doi = "doi:10.2175/193864701790864548" }