Overview

This course equips candidates with essential knowledge of pressure pipelines and pump stations in the civil engineering and construction sector. Delegates will explore pipeline components, hydraulic losses, and pump duty curves, while gaining practical skills in design, construction, and maintenance. Through hands‑on technical activities and industry‑standard calculations, participants will connect theory with practice, ensuring they can deliver efficient, reliable, and compliant pipeline systems across the full project lifecycle.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

• Enhance Your Understanding of Pipeline Components. Learn how to choose appropriate pipes, valves, joints, and protective systems for long-term performance.
• Understand Hydraulic Losses and Water Hammer. Explore the causes and mitigation strategies for pressure surges and energy loss in pipeline systems.
• Interpret Pump Duty Curves with Confidence. Gain practical skills in reading and applying pump performance data for efficient system design.
• Navigate the Full Construction Lifecycle. From trenching and bedding to testing and commissioning. understand what happens after the design phase.
• Engage in Hands-On Technical Activities. Apply key equations and calculations through interactive exercises that reinforce real-world application.
• Receive a Comprehensive Reference Manual. Take away a detailed guide covering all course content for ongoing use in the workplace.

Outcomes

By attending this course, delegates will learn how to:

• Identify critical components: Evaluate pipes, fittings, valves, joints, and cathodic protection systems to ensure material selection and system integrity.
• Analyze hydraulic performance: Understand water movement, head loss, pipe friction, gradients, water hammer, and break pressure tanks.
• Apply pump system principles: Design and assess energy input solutions using single/multistage pumps, parallel operations, NPSH, and pump duty curves.
• Translate design into construction: Produce construction‑ready documentation with anchor blocks, thermal expansion, drawings, trenching, and testing protocols.
• Perform hands-on calculations: Reinforce theory through simulations using D’Arcy‑Weisbach, flow charts, pipe wall thickness, and pump curves.
• Integrate design and practice: Demonstrate cohesive understanding by connecting hydraulics, design, and construction into complete pipeline systems.

Program Outline

Introduction

Case studies

Understanding Pipes, Materials & Putting It All Together

• Pipes
• Fittings
• Valves
• Joints
• Cathodic protection

Understanding the Movement of Water & Loss in Hydraulic Head

• Pipe friction
• Hydraulic gradient
• Water hammer
• Break pressure tanks

Adding Energy to Water

• Pumps (single- & multistage pumping)
• Parallel pump operation
• Net Positive Suction Head
• How to read a pump duty curve

What Happens after the Design?

• Anchor blocks
• Thermal expansion of pipes
• Drawings and details
• Specifications
• Construction
• Trenching and pipe bedding
• Measurement and quantities
• Testing

Did I Understand What Was Being Said?

• Hands-on activities:
• D’Arcy-Weisbach equation
• Flow chart calculations
• Calculating steel pipe wall thickness
• Pump duty curves
• Anchor blocks
• Thermal expansion of pipes

Who Should Attend?

• Technical staff working in the water industry with very little experience or who are about to become involved in designing of pressure pipelines
• Candidate civil engineers, technologists & technicians
• Experienced technical personnel in the water sector looking for a refresher in pressure pipeline & pump station design