Trenchless construction

Trenchless construction

Underground construction that involves little or no surface trenches so it has minimal disruption to traffic, business, and other activities. Trenchless technology is a fast growing sector of construction and civil engineering that covers such methods as boring, drilling, tunneling, and pipe ramming.

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Trenchless construction

Boring

Construction; Trenchless construction

The dislodging or displacement of spoil by a rotating auger or drill string to produce a hole called a bore.

Steering head

Construction; Trenchless construction

A moveable lead section of casing that can be adjusted to steer the bore.

Guidance system

Construction; Trenchless construction

The guidance system continuously confirms the position of the MBTM.

Mini-horizontal directional drilling (Mini-HDD)

Construction; Trenchless construction

Steerable surface-launched drilling equipment for the installation of pipes, conduits, and cables. Applied to small sized drilling rigs. Tracking of the Drill String may be achieved by a walk-over ...

Impact machines

Construction; Trenchless construction

A type of machine that pierces the earth (piercing tool) or rams an object to produce a bore (ramming machine).

Microtunnel boring machine (MTBM)

Construction; Trenchless construction

The microtunnel boring machine (MBTM) refers to the microtunnel shield jacked through the earth which excavates the ground while simultaneously installing pipe, as spoil is excavated and removed. ...