Boring on the Gulf Coast: High Water Tables, Sandy Soils, and What They Mean for Your Project
Shallow groundwater, loose sands, and marsh soils make Gulf Coast boring its own discipline. Here is what changes and how to plan for it.
Shallow groundwater, loose sands, and marsh soils make Gulf Coast boring its own discipline. Here is what changes and how to plan for it.
Every trenchless method has a sweet spot. Here is how pipe type, grade, soil, length, and diameter point you to HDD, jack and bore, microtunneling, slurry shield, or TBM.
An HDD crew can steer a drill head hundreds of feet underground and bring it up on target. Here is how locating, steering, and pullback make it work.
Trenching looks cheaper on the bid sheet. Once restoration, traffic control, and schedule are counted, trenchless often wins. Here is how to compare them.