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Features ICUEE 2018 outdoor exhibits
ICUEE 2019: Bring Your Questions, Leave with Answers

The International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition, also known as the Demo Expo will ...

August 26, 2019
Condition Assessment burst pipe
GASB 34 Reporting of the Value of Buried Infrastructure

Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Assess and Monetize the Condition of Water Mai...

August 7, 2019
Directional Drilling water force main replacement in Grand Haven, Michigan
Water Force Main Replacement in Grand Haven, Michigan

In 1973, a 12-in. ductile iron force main was installed using direct bury methods under the Grand Ri...

August 6, 2019
Features Echo GPR conducts a GPR scan
Choosing the Right Antenna for GPR Investigations

Look for the highest frequency that can detect objects at the desired depth Antennas used with groun...

August 2, 2019
Pumps
Temporary Bypass in New York Provides Non-clogging Solution for Lift...

Lift stations are an essential component of many municipal and industrial wastewater collection syst...

July 31, 2019
Last Word
Trenchless Call for Action: Trenchless Technology in Plumbing Codes

Long ago the phrase “trenchless technology” was coined to describe methods that allow fo...

July 26, 2019
Tech Forum
Tech Forum: Piercing Tool Care without Going in the Hole

Pneumatically driven earth-piercing tools make short work of installing 2- to 4-in. fiber-optic, wat...

July 25, 2019
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch hdd training
Hands-On HDD Training Prepares Operators for Success

Utility projects are on the rise across the country. With the overwhelming demand to replace and mai...

July 23, 2019
Directional Drilling 3-D mapping for HDD
HDD-Exploring and Navigating Through the Terrastellar Cosmos

In the very recent past in a galaxy far, far away (actually M87 a mere 55 million light years away),...

June 28, 2019
Pipe Ramming pipe-crushing is a variation of the pipe ramming method
Crushing it: CMP Meets its Match in New Pipe Ramming...

Hydraulics studies conducted after 2013’s flooding event called for upsize replacement of thre...

June 27, 2019
Last Word CONTECH Monroe County DOT
Last Word: When Is it Too Late for a Reline

When a culvert or storm sewer reaches the end of its useful service life, the option to excavate and...

June 26, 2019
Storm Water/Culverts culvert lining in West Virginia
GCCM Used as a Preventative Measure for New Culvert Lining

WVDOH elected to use Concrete Cloth GCCM as a preventative measure to line a new culvert installed o...

June 26, 2019
Tech Forum Section B Dorchester Tunnel
Tech Forum: How the Future of Underground Mapping Can be...

In the late 1800s, America experienced a monumental shift as people moved from rural areas into grow...

June 24, 2019
Pipe Cleaning Bucher Municipal
Pipe Cleaning Product Profile: Bucher RECycler

The environment is one of 2019’s biggest concerns, deliberated by everyone across borders. The...

June 20, 2019
Directional Drilling HDD in Fenelon Falls
Enbridge Extends Natural Gas System to Fenelon Falls, Ontario

In 2018, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. kicked off the lofty project of expanding its natural gas sy...

June 19, 2019
New Installation Akkerman at City of Fort Dodge, Iowa
Pilot Tube Method Maintains Line, Grade and Confidence

For years, City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, residents experienced the undesirable effects of an overloaded ...

June 12, 2019
Directional Drilling HDD drill bit
HDD Tooling & Productivity Tips: Here’s What You Need to...

When drilling a pilot shot, it’s tempting to just “go big” to avoid getting into a...

June 11, 2019
Auger Boring Robinson Underground Contracting Inc.
Auger Boring Expert Puts Latest Technology to Work

Jim Robinson, owner of Robinson Underground Contracting Inc. of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, has been an au...

June 10, 2019
Directional Drilling Subsite utility locating equipment
Planning the Bore: Improving Our Industry

Damage prevention and safety are vital to the success of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) jobsi...

June 7, 2019
Condition Assessment condition assessment of force mains
Tech Forum: Pressure Pipe Condition Assessment – Beyond the Brochure

Establishing a pressure pipe condition assessment strategy is a significant undertaking from a munic...

June 6, 2019