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Directional Drilling

Directional drilling, also known as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), is a minimally invasive trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipe, conduit or cables in a relatively shallow arc or radius along a prescribed underground path using a surface-launched drilling rig.

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June 14, 2012
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HDD Gains Traction with Electric Utilities

With the trenchless industry constantly expanding, it is becoming widely accepted that horizontal directional drilling (...

June 8, 2012
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Managing Your Drill Pipe Investment

Face it. Drill pipe isn’t the sexiest thing on your jobsite. It doesn’t have moving parts or horsepower or even the...

June 8, 2012
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TTC Director Dr. Erez Allouche Honored for Technology Product of...

TTC director Dr. Erez Allouche wins Technology Product of the Year for his innovative "green" geopolymer concrete techno...

May 24, 2012
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Ductile Iron Pipe Used in Mississippi HDD Project

Construction is under way on a 32-mile ductile iron pipeline that will carry treated wastewater from the City of Meridia...

May 21, 2012
Directional Drilling
Locating 101: Guidelines to Follow

Successfully locating and identifying buried utilities is a process of elimination — elimination of mistakes — accor...

May 21, 2012
Directional Drilling
Benjamin Media to Host Utility Construction Conference in October

Benjamin Media Inc. is hosting the Opportunities in Utility Construction Conference (OUCC) in conjunction with its Trenc...

April 23, 2012
Directional Drilling
No Gamble Here: HDD a Success in Atlantic City

Installed more than a century ago, the two 36-in. diameter cast iron sewerage force mains transporting all of the sanita...

April 19, 2012
Directional Drilling
HDD Used in Challenging Wisconsin Sewer Project

The cost of operating and maintaining sewer treatment facilities is an ongoing challenge for hundreds of towns and villa...

April 19, 2012
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CONTRACTOR PROFILE: Rock Boring Not So Boring

Arecent trend in the communications industry is increasing the placement of fiber optics underground, rather than aerial...

March 9, 2012
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Public Private Partnership Secures Stimulus Funding for Extensive Fiber Network

Frustration caused by sluggish Internet speeds, limited bandwidth and high costs, along with a ranking by the National T...

March 9, 2012
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NASSCO Extends 6-Month Deadline for PACP Recertification

NASSCO has extended the deadline for Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) recertification from Feb. 29, to A...

March 9, 2012
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Tough Ground Conditions Not a Problem on Oklahoma Project

Challenging ground conditions made this HDD project difficult but not impossible for one HDD contractor....

February 15, 2012
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Xylem Breaks Ground on Godwin Pumps Manufacturing Facility Expansion

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging w...

February 15, 2012
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Drillmaster Report: Maintaining the Life of an HDD Mud Pump

Pump systems play an integral role in the success of any horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project. Charged with cir...

February 14, 2012
Directional Drilling
Air-Vacuum Excavation Systems: Exposing Buried Utilities Before You Drill

As the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) continues to increase in popularity in today’s growing underground...

February 14, 2012
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