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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.

Microtunneling The Robbins Company SHEPP
Making the Grade: Small Diameter Tunneling at Steep Gradients for...

As infrastructure spending on water tunnels and hydro projects increas...

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 f...

April 22, 2020
Directional Drilling Right-Turn-Supply-HDD-Mining-Water-Well
The Expertise You Deserve

If it’s expertise in the horizontal directional drilling industr...

October 26, 2022
Canada
McLoughlin Point Outfall Project Was a True Team Effort

While undersea outfalls are not unheard of, the construction of these ...

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 s...

February 5, 2020
Condition Assessment
Power & Precision is at Your Fingertips with Aries Industries...

Aries Industries Wolverine® 2.0 Self-Propelled Robotic Electric Cu...

September 12, 2022
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 acc...

January 23, 2020
Canada St. Albert sewer installation
Major Milestone: Sewer Installation Is the Largest Capital Project in...

In 2015, the City of St. Albert, Alberta, embarked on Project 9, the i...

December 16, 2019
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Introduction to Vacuum Excavators on an HDD site

There’s no one-size-fits-all vacuum excavator for every HDD site...

October 3, 2022
Microtunneling The MTBM was launched from a 58-ft deep shaft
Cruz Contractors Complete Tricky Microtunnels in NYC

Nestled between Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx, Randall’s Islan...

November 20, 2019
News technical presentations
Dates Set for the 27th Annual Microtunneling Short Course

The 27th annual Microtunneling Short Course is again heading to the Un...

November 18, 2019
Microtunneling California - Healdsburg
2019 North American Microtunneling Job Log

This post provides a look at some of the recently completed and ongoin...

November 18, 2019
Sponsored Content Aging Infrastructure
Trenchless Technology Special Report: Damage Prevention

The latest Trenchless Technology Special Report focuses on damage prev...

August 9, 2022
Microtunneling custom-built excavator shield
Tunneling for Flood Prevention in Denver

BTrenchless Uses Trenchless Toolbox for 33rd Street Outfall The City o...

November 11, 2019