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Hand in Hand: How Telematics Can Improve Driver Behavior

Where are my vehicles?  Are the routes efficient?  How are the engines performing?  Is a vehicle outside ...

January 4, 2018
Archives wssc
WSSC Adds Value, Mitigates Corrosion with Metallic Zinc-coated Ductile Iron

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) was established in 1918, the brainchild of public health officials an...

January 3, 2018
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Oregon’s Drill Diva and Her Panther Pink Drill

  Around the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Apryl Fouts is known as the “Drill Diva” by her colleagues and ...

January 2, 2018
Features jobsite juniors
From the Publisher: Trenchless Engineering Continues Growth

December is our annual issue that presents the Top 50 Trenchless Engineering Firms. There is a lot of research that goes...

December 29, 2017
Last Word Trenchless Technology Center
The Last Word: Importance of Verification, Validation and Peer-Review

One of the most exciting aspects of the trenchless technology industry is the continual innovation in technology, materi...

December 22, 2017
Pipe Relining aquapipe trucks
Acton, Massachusetts, Uses Relining to Rehabilitate its Water Distribution System

Just 21 miles west of Boston and close to the heart of Middlesex County lies the town of Acton, Massachusetts. Named the...

December 21, 2017
Grouting
Taking Ownership of I/I Issues with Injection Grouting

In April 2013, the City of Naperville, Illinois, experienced 7.48 in. of rain in a 48-hour period, resulting in flooding...

December 19, 2017
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Microtunneling in the Northwest: John Hart Lake Intake Provides New...

Residents of the City of Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, are fortunate to have access to a generous ...

December 15, 2017
Features NASSCo Lateral Committee Story
How Big a Problem is Inflow and Infiltration?

What is the I/I load on our local wastewater treatment plant? Is it at a problem level and how much is it costing us? Ho...

December 15, 2017
Directional Drilling hdd under spring river
Air Hammer Scores First-Ever HDD Bore in Abrasive Limestone

Change in Tooling Strategy Pays Off for Oklahoma-based Contractor Jeremy and Jerrod Wood like a challenge.   The br...

December 14, 2017
Features
From the Publisher: Saluting Trenchless Industry Military Veterans

    As you can see from the front cover of our November issue, Trenchless Technology, is paying tribute to mil...

December 11, 2017
Canada pipe ramming
Pipe Ramming: Sometimes Bigger Isn’t Better

Over the years we have been lucky to have a wide assortment of interesting pipe ramming projects and driven thousands of...

December 4, 2017
Grouting manhole cover
Tech Forum: Comparing One-part vs. Two-part Grout for Sewer Repair

I am often asked to discuss the differences between using one-part and two-part polymers for manhole and lateral line se...

November 30, 2017
Pipe Relining cipp used to rehab a gravity sewer
Sure Shot: CIPP Used to Rehabilitate 48-in. Section of Gravity...

Obtaining perfection is not an easy road and often means that you are presented with the biggest challenges to overcome....

November 29, 2017
Directional Drilling virtual hydrolics software
HDD Engineered to Minimize Frac-out in New Zealand

The past decades have seen the rapid development of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technologies and services for ...

November 28, 2017
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Swagelining in Florida — CompressionFit HDPE Pipe Lining and Pipe...

A pilot project using the technology of CompressionFit HDPE pipe lining — Swagelining — and high-density pol...

November 27, 2017
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Cutting Capital Costs with Pipeline Condition Assessment Tools

Utilities relying on “break map” historical data of pipeline leaks and failures to make pipeline replacement...

November 22, 2017
Pipe Relining
Full CIPP Rehabilitation with Reinstatements

For many years, small diameter CIPP contractors were struggling to find ways to reinstate connections in lined pipes. In...

November 20, 2017
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Canadian Natural Gas Pipeline Report 2017: Expanding Natural Gas Pipeline...

Canada is blessed with one of the world’s largest stores of natural energy resources. However, the country’s...

November 17, 2017
Pipe Bursting pipe-bursting in Indiana
Using Pipe Bursting to Install a New Main in Soggy...

Built on an ancient lakebed halfway between Indianapolis and Louisville, the city of Seymour, Indiana, lies about 10 ft ...

November 16, 2017