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Composite Manhole Covers: The Next Step in Manhole Protection

If you’ve spent any time working in the infrastructure industry, material names such as PVC, HDPE, resins, CIPP, e...

September 8, 2015
Business/People
Trenchless Technology and ICUEE Team to Help Veterans Find Construction...

The construction industry and job creation go hand in hand, and this year the International Construction and Utility Equ...

September 4, 2015
Features
ICUEE 2015 Is Ready for Action!

The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) will hold its 2015 conference Sept. 29-Oct.1 at ...

September 4, 2015
Features
Using GPR and EM Technologies for Environmental Assessment Surveys

Geophysical surveys can be the bedrock — pardon the pun — of today’s environmental projects, from loca...

September 3, 2015
Features
Mud Motor Mojo: Getting the Best out of Your Mud...

If you are drilling in rock, no one needs to tell you the importance that a mud motor plays in getting the job done &mda...

September 3, 2015
Pipe Cleaning
This California City Built Its Preventative Maintenance Program from Scratch

The City of Palmdale, Calif., may be relatively new when it comes to handling the operation and maintenance of its under...

September 2, 2015
Directional Drilling
King County, Wash., Takes on Challenging Project to Control CSOs

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects continue to progress into more and more challenging applications. ‘...

September 2, 2015
Directional Drilling
Laney Hits Record HDD Run on Houston Ship Channel Install

Laney Directional Drilling tallied another record install and did so while handling a tricky curve. Using the intersect ...

August 26, 2015
Directional Drilling
HDD in Montana

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology has advanced dramatically in the past two decades. Projects once consid...

August 25, 2015
Features
HDD Deep Under ‘Ring Road’ Saves Highway

Boring down nearly 11 m (36 ft) enabled a new potable water pipeline to be installed in 14 days without disrupting above...

August 25, 2015
Vacuum Excavation
Uncovering the Benefits of Hydro Excavation

With millions of kilometers of buried utilities beneath Canada’s surface and records inaccurate or incomplete, it ...

August 24, 2015
Canada
Parametric Study of Pullback Forces on Pipelines Installed by Horizontal...

This paper reviews the design parameters for the pullback force calculation during Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)...

August 24, 2015
News running
Heading to ASCE Pipelines? Inaugural Pipeline Management 5k Set for...

The first event in a planned annual series of run/walks to benefit Water for People is taking place Sunday, Aug. 23, in ...

August 19, 2015
Directional Drilling
Mark Your Calendars: Planning Under Way for 2016 HDD Academy

Arizona State University, Benjamin Media Partner for Two-Day Program Buoyed by the phenomenal success of the 2015 HDD Ac...

August 18, 2015
Directional Drilling
Contractor Installs Transmission Lines for Toyota Green Energy Project

Environmental initiatives from car manufacturers typically focus on developing vehicles that run on renewable fuels. But...

August 18, 2015
United States Laney Directional Drilling Direct Pipe
Laney Directional Drilling Completes Record Direct Pipe Installation

Laney Directional Drilling successfully helped the City of Port Arthur complete 3,505 ft of 48-in. pipe installation und...

August 7, 2015
Features
Big Omaha Environmental Sewer Rehabilitation Goes Smoothly With Expert Sewer...

Omaha, Neb., was founded in 1854 and parts of its sewer system date back a hundred years or more — the very defini...

July 31, 2015
Piercing Tools
Saving Money: Piercing Tool Care without Going in the Hole

Equipment maintenance plans for serviceable earth-piercing tools fall into two categories: letting someone else do it, o...

July 31, 2015
News Tommie Wright
Obituary: Tommie Wright of MaxLinerUSA

Tommie (“Tommy”) Wright, 65, of MaxLiner USA, passed away on Sunday, July 26 in Richmond, Va., after a coura...

July 30, 2015
Features
Communicating with the Gallery Key to Winning Community Relations Play...

For trenchless technology companies, a key selling point is the ability to rehabilitate pipelines without disturbing or ...

July 30, 2015