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Go Trenchless to Combat Excavation Costs
Author(s) -
Ariaratnam Samuel T.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2008.tb01998.x
Subject(s) - trenchless technology , directional drilling , excavation , installation , pipeline transport , drilling , engineering , work (physics) , construction engineering , mining engineering , petroleum engineering , forensic engineering , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering
This article discusses alternative construction methods such as horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and pipe bursting for installing and replacing underground pipelines. The article describes how the two technologies work, along with common pipe materials for trenchless technologies.