Tech Forum: Why a Smaller Hydrovac Truck Isn’t Necessarily the Best Choice to Maximize Performance
The use of hydrovac trucks has become popular in urban areas in Canada, not just…
Author Patrick McGee
Reamer Repair and Maintenance 101
Lifecycles encompass the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry daily. From pipe installation products, drilling equipment…
Houston Refinery: Benefits from Trenchless Relining to Rehab Processed Water Line
A Houston refinery recently required rehabilitation of 16,000 ft of 6-in. ductile iron pipe as…
Bringing Technology to the HDD Rig
EDR Systems Improve Visibility of Drilling Operations The benefits of electronic drilling record technology (EDR)…
Cartridge Method Solves HDD Challenge Across Hunting Bayou
One of Houston’s major water transmission mains is a 42-in. line that begins at the…
Contractor Profile: Harmon’s Pipe Services
Terrell Harmon is something of a late-stage pioneer in our industry. He runs seven-year-old Harmon’s…
Trenchless Technology Tech Forum: Slurry Handling for Tunneling Projects
Challenging projects can benefit by engineering the slurry to provide favorable characteristics for the successful…
Last Word: Value of Industry-University Collaborative Research
Traditionally, research conducted at many Universities falls under the category of fundamental research, which is…
Sliplining Gives Failing Culvert a Second Life
InfraSteel, a permanent culvert rehabilitation system, was used by Midwest Mole of Greenfield, Indiana, to…
Tualatin River Project Extends the Capabilities of Microtunneling
Michels Corp.’s microtunneling team extended the limits of technology by successfully completing a 470-ft long…
Downsized Culvert Solves Urgent Problem, Increases Flow in Cleveland
Nestled in a flowing creek beneath heavily-traveled Interstate 480 in Cleveland, Ohio, a deteriorating 11-ft…
2019 FMI Construction Outlook
The construction market in the United States is booming amidst the second longest period of…
Drilling Rock: Choosing the Proper Tool
There are various formations of rock with various PSI ratings. There are different bits and…
Preventing Utility Strikes Is Everyone’s Responsibility
With the demand for faster data speeds increasing, more utility lines going from overhead to…
Completing a 900-ft HDD Under the Loop 101 Freeway in Arizona
Earlier this year, SSC Underground was contracted to install 900 ft of 24-in. casing to…
SSC Underground Deploys Drones on Trenchless Projects (VIDEO)
Specialized Services Company (SSC Underground), is an Arizona-based trenchless contracting company, that recently started utilizing…
DS Boring Saves Time in Florida’s Sand
Waiting on wastewater service had put sales of residential lots of a new division north…
Last Word: Time to Start Recycling for Research
As I was moderating a session at a trenchless rehab seminar, it became obvious that…
Wishing You Merry Christmas
It has been a great year for the trenchless industry. The trenchless method of utility…
Fer-Pal Rehabilitates Critical Watermain in An Environmentally Sensitive Area
Structurally rehabilitating its first watermain with cured-in-place lining (CIPP) in 2002, the City of Toronto…