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Microtunneling

Microtunneling is a single-pass, remotely controlled, guided, pipe jacking process that provides continuous support to the excavation face and uses a pressurized bentonite slurry spoil removal system.

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Microtunneling tunnel boring machine mixed ground cutter head
Tunnel Boring Machine Cutter Head Selection – A Manufacturer’s Perspective
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Microtunneling MTBM
2021 North American Microtunneling Review – Microtunneling Job Log
December 16, 2021
Microtunneling Spoil piles from the slurry processing plant
2021 North American Microtunneling Review – 96-in. Microtunnel of Gravity Sewer Part of New York Infrastructure Project
December 1, 2021
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2021 North American Microtunneling Review – Microtunneling Market Strong in North America
November 22, 2021
Project of the Year YDSS Force Main Twinning
2021 Project of the Year New Installation Runner Up: YDSS...

The 2021 Trenchless Technology Project of the Year for New Installation Runner Up is the YDSS Force ...

October 5, 2021
Microtunneling Canadian River Crossing
Crossing the Canadian River – Vadnais Digs Deep for Microtunneled...

The 100-mile-long Atoka Pipeline connects the Atoka Reservoir in southeast Oklahoma to Lake Stanley ...

August 10, 2021
Canada sending shaft
Newmarket Microtunnelling – Twinning Project Will Improve Regional System’s Resiliency

With the York Durham Sewage System reaching its capacity in the Town of Newmarket, leadership in the...

June 29, 2021
Microtunneling SL30C MTBM boring head
Microtunneling Fuel Transfer Line Enhances Efficiencies on Eglin AFB

The Eglin Air Force Base, in western Florida and adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, is the nerve center...

May 21, 2021
Microtunneling down shaft in Cambridge
Trenchless Technology’s 2020 Microtunneling Job Log

Trenchless Technology’s annual Microtunneling Review section highlights the projects and devel...

December 10, 2020
Project of the Year SR 37 Offsite Drainage Outfall Storm Sewer - North Segment
2020 Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention: SR...

The $21.6 million project, owned by the Indiana DOT, is part of the SR 37 Improvement Project, Phase...

October 22, 2020
Project of the Year Port-PL6 Stormwater Storage Tank Tunnel
2020 Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention: Port-PL6...

The Port-PL6 Stormwater Storage Tank Tunnel project involved the installation of a 70-in. OD steel c...

October 19, 2020
Project of the Year Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline
2020 Project of the Year New Installation Runner Up: Sur...

The Sur de Texas-Tuxpan gas pipeline is an offshore natural gas pipeline between Brownsville, Texas,...

October 12, 2020
Business/People 2020 Tunneling Short Course
2020 Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course Is Going Virtual

Due to lingering uncertainties regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the 13th annual Breakthroughs in...

June 9, 2020
Microtunneling Akkerman
Complex Improvements Close to Home

Rochester, Minnesota, is experiencing a significant economic development initiative to position itse...

May 28, 2020
Microtunneling The Robbins Company SHEPP
Small Diameter Tunneling at Steep Gradients for Mini Hydro Projects

As infrastructure spending on water tunnels and hydro projects increases, so too will use of mechani...

May 26, 2020
Microtunneling custom-built excavator shield
Microtunneling Used on Denver Outfall Project

The outfall was broken into four phases, with Phase 2 completed from fall 2017 through spring 2018 b...

April 22, 2020
Canada
McLoughlin Point Outfall Project Was a True Team Effort

While undersea outfalls are not unheard of, the construction of these outfalls wouldn’t necess...

March 6, 2020
Tech Forum Vancouver Burrard Street Hobas
Tech Forum: Microtunneling Guidance System Set-Up for Favorable Results

The most successful microtunneling projects are those that adhere to systematic procedures during gu...

February 5, 2020
Microtunneling Pipe joint with concrete spigot / gasket grov
Jacking Pipe and Pipe String: Key Factors to a Successful...

The desired result of a microtunneling job is a pipeline installed accurately and flawlessly. Ideall...

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