Buderus Manual on Trenchless Installation of Ductile Cast ... - Duktus
Buderus Manual on Trenchless Installation of Ductile Cast ... - Duktus
Buderus Manual on Trenchless Installation of Ductile Cast ... - Duktus
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<strong>Trenchless</strong> replacement <strong>of</strong> gas and water pipelines<br />
3.1 The press-pull technique<br />
With this technique, the old pipe is pressed <strong>on</strong>to a breaker c<strong>on</strong>e and shattered and is<br />
removed from the machine pit in fragments. The new pipes, which have l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal<br />
force-fit restrained joints – e.g. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Buderus</str<strong>on</strong>g> BLS ® joints – are hooked <strong>on</strong> at the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
last old pipe by means <strong>of</strong> a tracti<strong>on</strong> head and are pulled into the cavity which is left free.<br />
The two steps take place simultaneously.<br />
Once the pits required have been dug and lined, the secti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> old pipeline c<strong>on</strong>tained<br />
in them are cut out and removed. Specially prepared launch/assembly pits make it easier<br />
for the pipes to be installed and stop any fouling or c<strong>on</strong>taminants from getting it (Fig.<br />
3. ). First <strong>of</strong> all, a tracti<strong>on</strong> linkage which can be coupled together is pushed through the<br />
old pipeline and anchored to an adjusting adapter at the end <strong>of</strong> the old pipeline, thus<br />
allowing the old pipes to be pressed out <strong>of</strong> the earth in the course <strong>of</strong> the replacement<br />
operati<strong>on</strong>. No fragments are left in the bedding z<strong>on</strong>e for the new pipeline. The new<br />
pipes are fastened to the adjusting adapter and, as the old pipe is pushed out, they are<br />
pulled in behind it at the same time.<br />
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Fig. 3.4 A DN 150 pipe in the pull-in pit