Trenchless Technology: Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction, and Renewal, Second Edition: Edition 2
Oct 2021 · McGraw Hill Professional
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A fully updated guide to no-dig engineering
This thoroughly revised reference covers the latest techniques and materials for high-demand trenchless technology in underground projects. The book offers complete details on new tools, techniques, and analysis methods that can save you thousands of dollars in costs and weeks of surface disruptions.
Written by recognized experts in the field, Trenchless Technology Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction, and Renewal, Second Edition offers clear explanations of the various trenchless technologies available—from pipe ramming, microtunneling, horizontal auger boring, horizontal directional drilling, pilot tube, direct pipe; to cured-in-place pipe, spray applied pipe lining, pipe replacement (bursting) and sliplining. Readers will get complete instruction on how to choose the best method for the project at hand.
This thoroughly revised reference covers the latest techniques and materials for high-demand trenchless technology in underground projects. The book offers complete details on new tools, techniques, and analysis methods that can save you thousands of dollars in costs and weeks of surface disruptions.
Written by recognized experts in the field, Trenchless Technology Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction, and Renewal, Second Edition offers clear explanations of the various trenchless technologies available—from pipe ramming, microtunneling, horizontal auger boring, horizontal directional drilling, pilot tube, direct pipe; to cured-in-place pipe, spray applied pipe lining, pipe replacement (bursting) and sliplining. Readers will get complete instruction on how to choose the best method for the project at hand.
- Refreshed throughout to reflect current tools, techniques, and regulations
- Explains pipe materials, social and environmental costs, pipe jacking, pipeline and pipeline renewal with reference to NASSCO and ASTM standards, as well as relevant EPA guidelines
- Written by nation’s leading experts on the topic
About the author
Mohammad Najafi, Ph.D., (Arlington, Texas) is an associate professor of civil engineering and director of the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research & Education (CUIRE) at the University of Texas at Arlington. Najafi is the founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of the ASCE’s Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice. He published widely on the subjects of pipelines and underground infrastructure systems.
Sanjiv Gokhale, Ph.D., P.E., (Nashville, Tennessee) is a professor of civil engineering and director of the Construction Management Graduate Program in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also holds the title of global professor of civil engineering from New York University Abu Dhabi, (NYUAD) Arab Emirates. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the Distinguished Professor Award, Construction Industry Institute (CII), University of Texas at Austin (2009); the Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2005); and Tau Beta Pi’s Teacher of the Year, Vanderbilt University (2004). Gokhale was elected fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2009.
Sanjiv Gokhale, Ph.D., P.E., (Nashville, Tennessee) is a professor of civil engineering and director of the Construction Management Graduate Program in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also holds the title of global professor of civil engineering from New York University Abu Dhabi, (NYUAD) Arab Emirates. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the Distinguished Professor Award, Construction Industry Institute (CII), University of Texas at Austin (2009); the Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2005); and Tau Beta Pi’s Teacher of the Year, Vanderbilt University (2004). Gokhale was elected fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2009.
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