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Pipe Bursting

Pipe bursting is the process of replacing or upsizing an existing pipeline by fracturing the pipe from within – using a hydraulic or pneumatic expansion head – and pulling the new pipe in behind it. This process is also known as pipe splitting or pipe cracking.

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Project of the Year 2017 Rehabilitation Honorable Mentions

Tredyffrin Township Emergency Rehab of the Wilson Road Force Main   Between 2012 and 2014, Tredyffrin Township, Pen...

October 30, 2017
Applications Massachusetts Pipe Bursting Project
Contractor Fights Tides, Terrain in Tough Massachusetts Pipe Bursting Project

Difficult projects are their strong point, according to D’Allessandro Corp. project manager Peter Piantedosi. The ...

October 16, 2017
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Mitch Wright Plumbing Tackles Slow Drain

Mitch Wright Plumbing of Southaven, Mississippi, was called by a residential customer who was experiencing slow drains. ...

June 14, 2017
United States
Bursting for Water

With experience pipe bursting water mains since the trend’s beginnings in the United States, a municipal engineer ...

September 21, 2016
Features
Hurst Excavating Completes ‘Hall of Fame’ Burst in Knoxville, Tenn.

The city of Knoxville, Tenn., is somewhat of a sports mecca. In addition to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is al...

September 15, 2016
International News TRIC Tools Meiri 3
TRIC Tools Provides Pipe Bursting Training in Tel Aviv, Israel

Pipe Bursting Manufacturer TRIC Tools recently connected Meiri and Sons Ltd., a client in Israel, with certified pipe bu...

August 24, 2016
Features Murphy Pipeline Contractors
2015 Project of The Year- Rehabilitation: Pipe Bursting at Arlington...

Arlington National Cemetery Water Main Replacement Program Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for th...

October 23, 2015
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Pipe Bursting Enables Calvin’s Plumbing to Revive Big Island Water...

In September, 2015, Pipe Bursting manufacturer TRIC Tools sold its X20 system to Calvin’s Plumbing exclusively for...

October 23, 2015
Features
KRG Utility Completes Static Pipe Bursting Project In Wilmington, N.C.

In 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued a Special Order of Consent (SOC) with the state of N...

October 5, 2015
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Improved Design and Constructability through Four Trenchless Installation Methods for...

When approaching any project, no matter the size or complexity, it is important to keep an open mind. With different cha...

September 23, 2015
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Trenchless Technology Announces 2015 Projects of the Year Winners

Brecksville, OH Sept. 21, 2015 –Trenchless Technology magazine, the leading publication covering the trenchless ma...

September 21, 2015
Canada
Scandinavian No-Dig Centre Marketing Pipebursters in North, South America

The Scandinavian No-Dig Centre is actively marketing its Mini-T, Maxi-T and T-400 hydrostatic pipebursters throughout No...

August 10, 2015
Features Murphy Pipeline used a McElroy Rolling 28 fusion machine to fuse the 6-in. DIPS DR 11 Driscoplex HDPE pipe.
Pre-Chlorinated Pipe Bursting

Key to Arlington National Cemetery Water Main Replacement Program At the beginning of the Civil War, Union soldiers occu...

November 13, 2014
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Key to Arlington National Cemetery Water Main Replacement Program

At the beginning of the Civil War, Union soldiers occupied Arlington, Va., realizing that the location offered a great s...

November 13, 2014
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Project of the Year – Rehabilitation Runner Up

Pipe bursting specialist No-DigTec of Dallas upsized a 43-year-old, 24-in., reinforced concrete (RC) sewer pipe for The...

October 18, 2014
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