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Directional Drilling McLaughlin Vacuum Ex
Vacuum Excavators Give Contractors a Better View at What’s Underground

  While contacting 811 before you dig and having utilities identified is a great place to start for contractors, so...

June 5, 2017
Features
Raising Skin Cancer Awareness in the Construction Industry

If you work in construction, chances are you spend a lot of time outside. And if you are doing so without sun protection...

June 5, 2017
Auger Boring Auger Boring
Auger Boring: A Key Component in Railroad Expansion

The railroad system continues to be a major component in the transportation of raw materials used in construction projec...

May 30, 2017
Directional Drilling
Trenchless Tech Forum: The Best Bits for Drilling in Shale

Mighty shale. Though this fine-grained sedimentary rock runs on the soft side of earthen material, it can present drilli...

May 25, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling Checking interference
A ‘Wireline’ Bore In Heavy Interference — Without A Wire

Northern Pipeline (NPL) is a nationally recognized infrastructure construction company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona,...

May 25, 2017
Condition Assessment JD7's LDS1000 camera in live water main
Live Water Main Assessed for Blockages Via 3-In. Valve

When unusually low flow ratings were observed in a 12-in. high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) water main in the City o...

May 23, 2017
Applications Michels Canada Microtunnelling
Microtunnelling Under the Mary Hill Bypass

An emerging methodology in British Columbia, microtunnelling is earning its stripes as a unique way to complete critical...

May 22, 2017
Features Pipevac Lifting System
PRODUCT PROFILE: PipeVac Lifting System

For more than three decades, Sharewell HDD has been known as a leader and pioneer in the HDD drilling industry. The Pipe...

May 17, 2017
Applications Sunbelt Bypass Hoarded
Proper Bypass Planning Keeps Saskatoon Sewer Flowing

Large diameter sewer diversion is a massive undertaking with each project having its own unique set of challenges. Essen...

May 16, 2017
Last Word Pilot Tube and other Boring Methods
Last Word: Pilot Tube Method Gets New Manual of Practice

A group of dedicated engineers, owners, suppliers, manufacturers and contractors have been working over the past three y...

May 15, 2017
Features Caution sign
NUCA Breaks Down the Gold Shovel Standard

What Is the Gold Shovel Standard? According to the creators of the Gold Shovel Standard (GSS), it is a first-of-its-kind...

May 12, 2017
Pipe Relining Curaflo performing CIPP technique
Lifeguarding Hawaiian Pipelines with CIPP

  Adding Cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) Technique has Carved a New Wave of Opportunities for a Plumbing Contractor Cura...

May 11, 2017
Applications Robbins SBU 2017
20 Years Later: Looking Back at the Development of the...

  Much has been written about Small Boring Units — rock cutting attachments that work with auger boring machi...

May 9, 2017
Canada Michels Canada in Alberta
2017 Canadian Oil Pipeline Report

Following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, a sense of optimism has arisen within North America’s oil a...

May 5, 2017
Directional Drilling Drilling Fluids
The 411 on Mixed Metal Oxide Drilling Fluids

Coarse gravel and cobble are some of the most challenging soil conditions to drill through for both vertical and horizon...

April 25, 2017
Features Before and After
Polymer Injection Grouting Saves Indiana Town Time, Money and Headaches

The Town of Clarksville, Ind., noticed abnormally high flow rates at a pump station and its WWTP. The longer pump operat...

April 24, 2017
Pipe Cleaning Large-Diameter Pipe Cleaning
Are You Ready for Large-Diameter Pipe Cleaning?

Many of us in the industry have increased our knowledge base and developed more skills from cleaning sewers of all types...

April 21, 2017
Directional Drilling Directional Drilling in Miami
Challenging HDD Project in Miami

Installation of 3,000-plus-ft of 54-in. HDPE Overcomes Numerous Obstacles Dozens of people lined the street. Up and down...

April 19, 2017
Canada CIPP Bypass Installation
CIPP Project Gives New Life to Ontario Trunk Sewer

Infrastructure Upgrade Requires Complex Redundant Bypass System Situated on the southern border of Ontario, Canada, on t...

April 18, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling Hunting Trenchless Drill Pipe
HDD Tech Talk: Managing Your Drill Pipe Investment

  A Little Diligence Uphole Can Keep Your Dollars from Ending Up Downhole   Let’s face it, drill pipe is...

April 7, 2017