Latest Boring Articles
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Horizontal Directional Drilling
Horizontal Auger Boring: The Advantages of Knowing When to Use It
Horizontal auger boring (HAB) uses a combination of jacking to push pipe casings into the soil and an auger to remove the spoil from the inside of the casings as they...
By:Phil Kendon|Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Drilling Fluid
Why Proper Disposal of Used Drilling Fluid Should Be a Crucial Trenchless Planning Step
In its basic components drilling mud (drilling fluid) is bentonite clay and water mixed with some polymer additives to give it the required gel strength, viscosity and...
By:Tabitha Mishra|Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Drilling Fluid
An In-Depth Look at the Role of Drilling Fluid Systems in Trenchless Construction
Directional drilling has been around for some decades but it was only in the 1990s that directional drilling started being used for underground construction. Drilling...
By:Tabitha Mishra|Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Trenchless Construction
Cross-Boring Can Be Deadly: Avoid Tragedy with These Important Work Practices
It's one of the worst nightmares you might encounter in the trenchless world. A cross-bore happens when your trenchless drilling project encounters –...
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Trenchless Construction
土壤条件和螺旋钻孔:5件事你娘家姓的d to Know
It’s a maxim in auger boring: A rock auger will cut dirt, but dirt auger won’t cut rock. A geotechnical report contains a soil condition report that gives...
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Trenchless Construction
Daylighting to Avoid Cross Bores
It’s nightmare scenario almost worthy of Stephen King: The sewer line was there first. Then, a trenchless operator put in a gas line. The gas line passed right...
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Trenchless Construction
The 7 Types of Tunneling Methods to Know
Trenchless tunneling methods have literally changed the shape of laying and maintaining underground piping and utilities over the last 50 years. From an innovative...
By:Phil Kendon|Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Trenchless Construction
4 Essential Considerations for Designing a Borehole
During the planning stages of a project, borehole design is an essential consideration. It is a highly technical task that requires the engineer to use site studies to...
By:Denise Sullivan|Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Trenchless Construction
Thrust Boring for High-Risk Boring Projects
Thrust boring is the trenchless method of boring a pilot hole through a short underground distance. While the process may be merely driving a closed-ended pipe through...
By:Denise Sullivan|Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Trenchless Construction
The Essentials to Drilling and Boring Wells
While municipalities rely on city water to provide for their residents, many rural areas still rely on local wells to provide all the water necessary for everyday use...
By:Denise Sullivan|Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Trenchless Construction
What Is Trenchless Technology?
Trenchless technology is an underground construction technique which uses few or no surface level trenches. The techniques and equipment utilized by this construction...
By:Denise Sullivan|Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Trenchless Construction
An Unboring Yet Basic Guide to Boring
Directional boring isn't boringif it's done correctly and can be downright terrifying if it isn't. Directional boring isa trenchlessway to put drains and...
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