Trenchless Technology: Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction, and Renewal, Second Edition

A fully updated guide to no-dig engineering and trenchless technology This thoroughly revised reference covers the latest techniques and materials for high-demand trenchless technology in underground projects. Written by recognized experts in the field, Trenchless Technology: Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction, and Renewal, Second Edition offers clear explanations of the full range of trenchless technologies and pertinent regulations. You will get complete details on new tools, techniques, and analysis methods and discover how to choose between them. The information contained in this guide can save you thousands of dollars in costs and weeks of surface disruptions. Coverage includes: Planning and design considerations for trenchless construction and renewal methods Pipe materials Horizontal auger boring Pipe ramming Pipe/box jacking Pilot Tube Microtunneling Utility tunneling Direct Pipe Horizontal directional drilling Cured-in-place and close-fit pipes Sliplining and in-line replacements Lateral renewal and localized repairs Modified sliplining Spray applied pipe lining Sewer manhole renewal Thermoformed pipe Innovative applications

Table of Contents:
Foreword Foreword to First Edition Preface 1 Overview and Comparison of Trenchless Technologies    1.1 Introduction    1.2 Two Main Divisions of Trenchless Technology Methods    1.3 Trenchless Construction Methods (TCMs)    1.4 Trenchless Renewal Methods (TRMs)    1.5 Summary 2 Social Costs of Utility Construction: A Life Cycle Cost Approach    2.1 Cost of a Project    2.2 Preconstruction Costs    2.3 Construction Costs    2.4 Postconstruction Costs    2.5 Calculating Social Costs    2.6 Estimating Cost of Traffic Disruptions    2.7 Reducing Social Costs    2.8 Summary 3 Pipeline Asset Management, Condition Assessment, and Cleaning    3.1 Background    3.2 Asset Management    3.3 Causes of Pipeline Deterioration    3.4 Pipeline Inspection: Gravity Sewer Pipe    3.5 Pipeline Inspection: Pressure Pipe    3.6 Acoustic Emission Testing (AET)    3.7 Tethered and Untethered Transmission Main Leak Location    3.8 Pipeline Cleaning Methods    3.9 Gas and Hazardous Liquid Asset Management    3.10 External Corrosion    3.11 Internal Corrosion    3.12 Inline Inspection    3.13 Third Party Damage Prevention    3.14 Surveys and Patrols    3.15 Advanced Leak Detection    3.16 Emerging Technologies    3.17 Acknowledgement 4 Design Considerations for Trenchless Pipeline Construction Methods    4.1 Introduction    4.2 Surface Survey    4.3 Subsurface Investigations    4.4 Alignment Considerations    4.5 Calculating Jacking Force in Pipe Jacking and Microtunneling    4.6 Summary 5 Design Considerations for Trenchless Renewal Methods    5.1 Introduction    5.2 TRM Selection Process    5.3 Selection of a Renewal Method Based on Existing Pipe Conditions    5.4 Selection of a Renewal Method Based on Site and Project Conditions    5.5 Selection of a Renewal Method (a Six-Step Process)    5.6 General Design Considerations    5.7 Structural Design of CIPP 6 Pipe Materials for Trenchless Technology    6.1 Introduction    6.2 Pipe-Soil Interaction    6.3 Pipe Selection Considerations    6.4 Cement-Based Pipes    6.5 Vitrified Clay Pipe    6.6 Plastics Pipes    6.7 Metallic Pipes    6.8 Corrosion Protection    6.9 Acknowledgments 7 Horizontal Auger Boring (Bore and Jack)    7.1 Introduction    7.2 Brief History    7.3 Method Description    7.4 Cradle-Type Horizontal Auger Boring    7.5 Main Features and Application Range    7.6 Guidance Systems    7.7 Hybrid Methods 8 Pipe Ramming    8.1 Introduction    8.2 Method Description    8.3 Main Features and Application Range    8.4 Effects of Pipe Ramming on Surrounding Environment 9 Pipe/Box Jacking and Utility Tunneling    9.1 Introduction to Pipe Jacking    9.2 Method Description    9.3 Main Features and Application Range    9.4 Introduction to Utility Tunneling    9.5 Method Description    9.6 Main Features and Application Range 10 Horizontal Directional Drilling    10.1 Introduction and Background    10.2 HDD Classifications    10.3 Method Description    10.4 Main HDD Features and Application Range    10.5 Acknowledgment 11 Microtunneling Methods    11.1 Introduction    11.2 Method Description    11.3 Microtunneling Process    11.4 Main Features and Application Range 12 Pilot Tube    12.1 Introduction    12.2 Method Description    12.3 Main Features and Application Range    12.4 Advantages    12.5 Limitations    12.6 Acknowledgment 13 Direct Pipe    13.1 Introduction and Background    13.2 Method Description    13.3 Main Features and Application Range    13.4 Hydraulic Fracture Analysis for Direct Pipe    13.5 Case Study    13.6 Review Questions    13.7 Acknowledgments 14 Cured-in-Place-Pipe    14.1 Introduction    14.2 Site Compatibility and Applications    14.3 Main Characteristics    14.4 Method Description    14.5 Major Advantages    14.6 Major Limitations    14.7 Case Study 15 Sliplining    15.1 Introduction    15.2 Site Compatibility and Applications    15.3 Main Characteristics    15.4 Sliplining Methods    15.5 Installation    15.6 Design Considerations    15.7 Sliplining Gas Lines    15.8 Advantages    15.9 Limitations    15.10 Case Study: Large Diameter Segmental Sliplining 16 Close-fit Pipe    16.1 Introduction    16.2 Close-fit Pipe Applications    16.3 Method Description    16.4 Quality Documentation    16.5 Advantages    16.6 Limitations 17 In-line Replacement    17.1 Introduction    17.2 Pipe Bursting Methods    17.3 Pipe Removal Methods    17.4 Method Applicability    17.5 Construction Considerations    17.6 Advantages    17.7 Limitations 18 Service Lateral Renewal    18.1 Introduction    18.2 Service Lateral Renewal Methods    18.3 Advantages    18.4 Limitations 19 Localized Repair    19.1 Introduction    19.2 Primary Characteristics    19.3 Robotic Repairs    19.4 Grouting    19.5 Internal Seal    19.6 Point CIPP 20 Modified Sliplining    20.1 Introduction    20.2 Spiral Wound Lining (SWL)    20.3 Panel Lining (PL)    20.4 Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Linings    20.5 Acknowledgment 21 Spray Applied Pipe Linings    21.1 Introduction    21.2 Material Type and Purpose    21.3 Installation Process    21.4 Inspection and Testing    21.5 Acknowledgment 22 Thermoformed Pipe    22.1 Introduction    22.2 Thermoformed Pipe Applications    22.3 Construction Considerations    22.4 Quality Assurance and Documentation    22.5 Advantages    22.6 Limitations 23 Sewer Maintenance Hole Renewal    23.1 Introduction    23.2 Maintenance Hole Components and Typical Problems    23.3 Maintenance Hole Inspection and Safety Issues    23.4 Classification of Maintenance Hole Problems and Selection of Proper Method    23.5 Decision Support Tool for Maintenance Hole Rehabilitation    23.6 Summary of Maintenance Hole Renewal Methods    23.7 Advantages and Limitations of Maintenance Hole Renewal Methods Glossary Acronyms and Abbreviations Organizations Related to Trenchless Technology Conversion Table Bibliography References Index

About the Author :
Director, Center for Underground Infrastructure Research (CUIR) University of Texas at Arlington, Texas