Nicholas "Nick" Zembillas

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Subsurface Utility Engineering LLC
University of South Florida

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A proven leader in Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE). Providing full service SUE…

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  • BSI PAS 128, Specification for underground utility detection, verification and location

    British Standards Institution

    PAS 128 aims to provide a clear and unambiguous provision for those engaged in the detection, verification and location of active, abandoned, redundant or unknown utilities. It is applicable to surveyors, geophysicists or subsurface utility engineers as well as engineers, constructors, project managers and utility owners who are responsible for recording information about underground utilities.
    Utility mapping occurs where ground investigation, borehole, trial pit works and other…

    PAS 128 aims to provide a clear and unambiguous provision for those engaged in the detection, verification and location of active, abandoned, redundant or unknown utilities. It is applicable to surveyors, geophysicists or subsurface utility engineers as well as engineers, constructors, project managers and utility owners who are responsible for recording information about underground utilities.
    Utility mapping occurs where ground investigation, borehole, trial pit works and other construction works are proposed. The survey conforming to PAS 128 can then be used as an indicator of the presence or absence of underground utilities before conducting further ground investigation prior to breaking ground.

    Some features of PAS 128:
    •Applies to active, abandoned, redundant or unknown underground utilities in urban or rural areas
    •Sets out the accuracy/quality of the data captured and a means by which to assess confidence in it
    •Applies to utilities buried no deeper than three metres

    It covers:
    •Project planning and scoping process
    •Classification system for quality levels
    •Desktop utility records search
    •Detection, verification and location

    Other authors
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  • BSI PAS 128, Specification for underground utility detection, verification and location

    British Standards Institution

    PAS 128 aims to provide a clear and unambiguous provision for those engaged in the detection, verification and location of active, abandoned, redundant or unknown utilities. It is applicable to surveyors, geophysicists or subsurface utility engineers as well as engineers, constructors, project managers and utility owners who are responsible for recording information about underground utilities.
    Utility mapping occurs where ground investigation, borehole, trial pit works and other…

    PAS 128 aims to provide a clear and unambiguous provision for those engaged in the detection, verification and location of active, abandoned, redundant or unknown utilities. It is applicable to surveyors, geophysicists or subsurface utility engineers as well as engineers, constructors, project managers and utility owners who are responsible for recording information about underground utilities.
    Utility mapping occurs where ground investigation, borehole, trial pit works and other construction works are proposed. The survey conforming to PAS 128 can then be used as an indicator of the presence or absence of underground utilities before conducting further ground investigation prior to breaking ground.

    Some features of PAS 128:
    •Applies to active, abandoned, redundant or unknown underground utilities in urban or rural areas
    •Sets out the accuracy/quality of the data captured and a means by which to assess confidence in it
    •Applies to utilities buried no deeper than three metres

    It covers:
    •Project planning and scoping process
    •Classification system for quality levels
    •Desktop utility records search
    •Detection, verification and location

    Other authors
    See publication

Organizations

  • National Damage Prevention Advisory Board

    Member

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  • FDOT D7 Utilities Coordination Committee

    Director

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  • Advanced Construction Technology Transfer (ACTT)

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  • American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Transportation Committee

    Committee Member for subsurface utility engineering

    Representing the subsurface utility engineering and utility coordination industry to promote and foster interactive dialogue with other ACEC members.

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Committee Member for ASCE 38-02

    Original member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Standards Committee responsible for the creation of the Standard Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data (CI/ASCE 38-02).

  • Associated General Contractors (AGC)

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  • British Standards Institute (bsi)

    Technical Committee Member for PAS 128

    One of four technical committee members drafting PAS 128 - a publicly available specification for the detection and mapping of underground utilities for the United Kingdom. PAS 128 currently went through public consultation and is now in second draft phase.

  • Buried Asset Management Institute - International (BAMI-I)

    Technical Advisor

  • Centre for the Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT)

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  • China Society of Civil Engineers

    Member

  • Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)

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  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Member

  • Mapping the Underworld

    Technical Advisor

    Involved with Mapping the Underworld since 2008 when research began on the full research project to develop a multi-sensor location device. Mapping the Underworld (MTU) is an ambitious 10-year research programme largely funded by the EPSRC. The problems associated with inaccurate location of buried pipes and cables are serious and are rapidly worsening due to increasing traffic congestion in major urban areas.

  • National Highway and Utility Committee

    Director

    On the board of Directors

  • National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA)

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  • National Utility Locating Contractors Association (NULCA)

    Director

    On the board of directors

  • North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT)

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  • Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

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  • Standards Australia (AS)

    Committee Member for AS 5488

    Part of the Standards Australia committee that implemented, drafted and launched a national consensus standard for subsurface utility information in Australia. Published in 2013.

  • United States Departments of Transportation (USDOTs)

    Member

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