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Ductile‐iron Pipe Goes a Different Direction—Is That Normal?
Author(s) -
Ingram Charlie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2006.tb07660.x
Subject(s) - directional drilling , trench , borehole , digging , pipeline (software) , drilling , geology , trenchless technology , mining engineering , pipeline transport , engineering , marine engineering , geotechnical engineering , forensic engineering , mechanical engineering , materials science , composite material , history , archaeology , layer (electronics)
This report describes the procedure for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and the benefits of pulling a pipeline through a borehole as opposed to digging a trench and lowering the pipe into it. A case study is mentioned where water department officials in Normal, Illinois, used HDD during the installation of 4,100 ft of new water main. The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA), is highlighted in the article.