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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
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2019 FMI Construction Outlook

The construction market in the United States is booming amidst the second longest period of sustained economic expansion...

January 18, 2019
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Drilling Rock: Choosing the Proper Tool

There are various formations of rock with various PSI ratings. There are different bits and tools for different drill ri...

January 9, 2019
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Preventing Utility Strikes Is Everyone’s Responsibility

With the demand for faster data speeds increasing, more utility lines going from overhead to underground has led to a lo...

January 8, 2019
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Completing a 900-ft HDD Under the Loop 101 Freeway in...

Earlier this year, SSC Underground was contracted to install 900 ft of 24-in. casing to carry a 16-in. PVC waterline und...

December 27, 2018
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SSC Underground Deploys Drones on Trenchless Projects (VIDEO)

Specialized Services Company (SSC Underground), is an Arizona-based trenchless contracting company, that recently starte...

December 21, 2018
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DS Boring Saves Time in Florida’s Sand

Waiting on wastewater service had put sales of residential lots of a new division north of Tampa, Florida, on hold. Diff...

December 20, 2018
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Last Word: Time to Start Recycling for Research

As I was moderating a session at a trenchless rehab seminar, it became obvious that most research and development in our...

December 19, 2018
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Wishing You Merry Christmas

It has been a great year for the trenchless industry. The trenchless method of utility construction is now widely accept...

December 18, 2018
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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 has inves...

December 18, 2018
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North American Microtunneling 2018 Review: Northeast Remsco Construction Celebrates 40...

Founded in 1978 as Northeast Utilities, Northeast Remsco has grown over the last four decades to become a leader in the ...

December 17, 2018
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Cobourg, Ontario, Upgrades Problem Manholes with Watertight Systems

In 2010, 2013 and 2017, there were three major floods in the Town of Cobourg, Ontario. The most recent saw 50- to 70-mm ...

December 7, 2018
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Comprehensive Rehabilitation: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public vs. Private I/I...

The City of Revere, Massachusetts entered into a consent decree (CD) with the U.S. Department of Justice that required t...

November 30, 2018
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Addressing Impairment in the Workplace

What does the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada mean for your workplace, and what do you need to do?  ...

November 28, 2018
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Multiple Grade-Sensitive Pipe Rams in Soft Soils

This project was in support of a new fish hatchery and involved three casing installations under Highway 162 in Orting, ...

November 21, 2018