The Essentials to Drilling and Boring Wells
Drilling a well requires planning. You need to know where the well goes and if it will be enough to provide for your needs. Once location...
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What Is Trenchless Technology?
Trenchless technology is all about fixing and constructing underground structures without the use of surface level trenches. Learn how this new-age technology and all...
The Process of Jet Cutting
Jet cutting, also known as water jetting, uses a high-pressure pump to boost the volume of water, raise its pressure to hundreds of pounds-per-square-inch. Water jetting...
Pipe Relining: A Trenchless Alternative to Pipe Replacement
Pipe relining is a trenchless rehabilitation method used to repair pipes that are structurally sound but have damage. It's one way to prolong the useful life of a sewer...
How Thermoformed Pipe is Used for Sanitary Sewers
Thermoform means to shape a plastic material such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) using heat and pressure. This allows the material to be...
Bentonite and the Use of Drilling Mud in Trenchless Projects
Bentonite in drilling mud is used to both assist the drilling and boring process, as well as condition the ground depending on the soil type. Drilling mud is also known...
Is Trenchless Rehabilitation Right for Your Home?
In the event of pipe damage, owners try to find the quickest, cheapest method of repairing. Trenchless rehabilitation can be a viable solution. But it isn't always the...
Testing Materials for Strength and Parameters
Standards for materials used in trenchless technology are set by ASTM International, a group devoted to ensuring various technical elements meet a minimum safe use...
The Lifespan and Dangers of Old Piping Materials VS Plastics and Liners
Cast iron and galvanized steel are prone to corrosion and channeling, lead and asbestos have serious health hazards. While PVC, HDPE and CIPP are better, they each also...
How to Tell if Your Home Has Asbestos Cement Pipes
Popular in the 1930s and 40s, asbestos cement pipes were used for water and sewage lines. Degradation of those lines allowed asbestos to seep into the water stream...
How Fuzzy Logic is Making Big Profits in Trenchless Technology
The directional drilling industry is gaining strong results from using fuzzy logic. Learn how fuzzy logic is turning major profits in the directional drilling industry...
A Step-by-Step Guide to HDD
Horizontal directional drilling is a popular method of laying cables, utility lines and plumbing. Careful planning and constant care during boring are essential to HDD...
The Difference Between Gunite and Shotcrete Explained
Shotcrete is a mix of cement and sand blown through an airstream. He designed a technique where he could spray the plaster into the structure, creating the gunite method.
An Unboring Yet Basic Guide to Boring
Directional boring is a trenchless way to put drains and pipe into the ground that uses a directional bore between two access pits (one at the beginning and one at the...
Guided Boring Machine Maintenance Checklist
Guided boring machine maintenance requires keeping all fluid levels on the equipment full. Inspecting and washing drilling mud and other debris from the inside and...
Soil Types and How They Affect Trenchless Construction
Variations in soil and rock affect choices in design path, bit and bottom hole assembly, and machinery and mud selection. Soil is also described by six general and...
