Latest Underground Utilities Articles
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Trenchless Construction
Key Considerations for Benching Design
Sewers perform the simple function of moving water or waste streams from a source to a destination, but sewer design is more complicated than you may think. Most sewers...
By: Phil Kendon | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Geotechnical Site Investigation
The Science of Getting it Right: Locating Underground Utilities
Imagine a surgeon performing surgery with the lights off: that's what it would be like to dig into the ground without first locating and marking underground...
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Maintenance
Essential Factors in Pipe inspection
Pipelines are an integral part of our daily lives and keep our cities and towns functioning day and night. Potable water, gas, telecommunication and electric lines,...
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Trenchless Construction
Hydrovac Safety: Top 5 Best Procedures to Follow
Hydrovac excavation is a trenching technique that involves loosening soil with a high-pressure water jet, while simultaneously removing the soil from the site via a...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Trenchless Construction
A Closer Look at Efficient Trenchless Dewatering Methods
Trenchless technology is the answer to many of the woes encountered in open cut construction and rehabilitation of pipelines. Methods such as microtunneling and pipe...
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Trenchless Rehabilitation
Risk Assessment: How AI Fits Into Pipeline Maintenance
Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated every fabric of society from toys to oil rigs. The COVID-19 pandemic is — in a way — paving the way for AI to be...
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Trenchless Technology
Trenchless Technology in India: An Ever Growing Population Needs Trenchless Innovation
India has made giant strides in the technological and industrial sectors. As a developing country with one of the world's largest population, India has many needs...
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Trenchless Methods
All About Potholing: What Utility Exposure Method Is Right for You?
Before the commencement of excavation for the construction of any underground structure or utility, existing utilities must first be located and exposed. Utility...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Horizontal Directional Drilling
QUIZ: Think You Know HDD? Prove It!
Horizontal direction drilling (HDD) is a minimal impact trenchless installation and construction method used to install several types of underground structures and...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Geotechnical Site Investigation
Geomapping: Locating Aging Pipeline Systems
Before Geomapping, workers relied on utility maps to locate vital subsurface systems. These maps were often out of date as they were not updated with adding new lines or...
By: Denise Sullivan | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Trenchless Rehabilitation
Trenchless Rehabilitation for Gas Lines: How to Detect a Gas Leak
A faulty gas line is nothing to mess with when you are a homeowner. A gas leak is dangerous, not just to the health of the occupants, but also to the safety of those...
By: Denise Sullivan | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Geotechnical Site Investigation
The Role of Hydrogeology in Trenchless Construction
The field of hydrogeology is made up of two components: hydrology, the study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth; and geology, the study of...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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