When you’re selecting a microtunnelling contractor to complete your project, taking into consideration their mobility is a crucial factor...
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By Stuart Harrison, Managing Director, Edge Underground For larger microtunnelling machines, German standards quote 50mm from the design line....
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Unlike deep excavation, trenchless techniques such as microtunnelling bypass surface obstructions and have minimal impact on the surrounding environment. In the...
Being able to install pipelines on-grade is a must these days. This is especially the case in urban areas where...
In this article, the second of a two-part series, our HDD expert Charles Stockton takes a closer look at the...
In the past, gravity slope sewer lines were installed via open cut or tunnelling methods. Today there are two...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
Microtunnelling projects for the installation of new underground infrastructure are often motivated by costs. The chosen method has to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to...
How many times on jobs do we find that the geotechnical information provided did not reflect the actual ground...
As our urban centres continue to grow and our demand for resources needs to be met, I expect there...
During an installation, microtunnellers are managing the machine through a variety of ground conditions – soft/hard, sticky/flowing, dry/wet, highly...
I noted that the Missouri Department of Transportation has seen a gradual sea change in small diameter borings for...
Microtunnelling is a pinpoint method of installing a pipe. Most microtunnelling contractors are aiming for a result which would...
What is holding back open excavation contractors from purchasing HDD machines and doing more of their projects trenchless? –...
Questions answered by Charles Stockton, Stockton Drilling Services. What is the best method for attaching the tracer wire to the pulling...
Questions answered by Stuart Harrison, Edge Underground. The Vermeer AXIS guided boring system is a pit-launched trenchless installation method designed to...
How do you deal with conflation of datasets? – Derek, GIS technician at a gas utility Questions answered by...
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