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

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

Author Biography

Mohammad Najafi, PhD, 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, PhD, P.E., 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.