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Amsterdam Water Pipeline Gets Successful Trenchless Rehab

Residents in Amsterdam were surprised on March 3, 2018, when a pipe suddenly burst along a canal in the city center. Acc...

March 21, 2019
Pipe Relining Pipe repair under Minneapolis-St.-Paul International Airport
Trenchless Technology Repairs Sewer Pipes without Interfering with Airport Operations

The force main pipes under Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport were due for an inspection. According to Peter Boy...

March 19, 2019
Directional Drilling B&H Construction
HDD Contractor Profile: B&H Construction Powers Through Oklahoma Rock with...

Today’s underground construction operators are continuously looking for ways to work smarter and do more with less...

March 18, 2019
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Robots and ROI — Return on Inspection Yields a $17...

Robots helping humans isn’t just a dream of science fiction. Today, it’s a reality for forward-thinking inno...

March 14, 2019
Canada cmp culvert rehab
Short Project, Big Benefits

BC Contractor Uses Geopolymer Mortar to Rehab CMP Culvert The City of North Vancouver, British Columbia, knew it had to ...

March 12, 2019
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Big Bear California Sewer District Brings Big Ideas to a...

Every wastewater system is unique: Age, geography, pipe materials, rehab methods, and climate all shape infrastructure o...

March 8, 2019
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EM Technology — A Practical Discussion

The growing use of Electro-Magnetic or “EM” technology in wireless steering systems has expanded in several ...

March 6, 2019
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Last Word: Know What’s Below

On a typical day, how often do you make use of buried utilities? Even before you leave for work your alarm clock goes of...

March 4, 2019
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Fiber Optics Create Opportunities in Colorado

The massive undertaking of delivering high-speed internet around the country is about more than giving people faster acc...

February 28, 2019
Canada Hydro excavation
Tech Forum: Why a Smaller Hydrovac Truck Isn’t Necessarily the...

The use of hydrovac trucks has become popular in urban areas in Canada, not just in the oil and gas sector. This powerfu...

February 21, 2019
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Reamer Repair and Maintenance 101

Lifecycles encompass the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry daily. From pipe installation products, drilling...

February 21, 2019
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Houston Refinery: Benefits from Trenchless Relining to Rehab Processed Water...

A Houston refinery recently required rehabilitation of 16,000 ft of 6-in. ductile iron pipe as it was experiencing multi...

February 19, 2019
Applications Direct Horizontal
Bringing Technology to the HDD Rig

EDR Systems Improve Visibility of Drilling Operations The benefits of electronic drilling record technology (EDR) are be...

February 19, 2019
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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 East Water Purification Plant ...

February 14, 2019
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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 Pipe Services...

February 13, 2019
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Trenchless Technology Tech Forum: Slurry Handling for Tunneling Projects

Challenging projects can benefit by engineering the slurry to provide favorable characteristics for the successful compl...

February 8, 2019
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Last Word: Value of Industry-University Collaborative Research

Traditionally, research conducted at many Universities falls under the category of fundamental research, which is primar...

January 29, 2019
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Sliplining Gives Failing Culvert a Second Life

InfraSteel, a permanent culvert rehabilitation system, was used by Midwest Mole of Greenfield, Indiana, to slipline a 24...

January 25, 2019
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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 tun...

January 23, 2019
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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 diameter cu...

January 21, 2019