Underground Utilities

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