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3.2 The auxiliary pipe technique<br />

The auxiliary pipe technique<br />

In the auxiliary pipe technique, the replacement process is divided into a number <strong>of</strong> steps.<br />

As in the press-pull technique which was described in secti<strong>on</strong> 3.3, in this case too a<br />

machine pit and a launch/assembly pit are required, together with the intermediate<br />

pits at house c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s or branch pipes. The distances between the individual pits<br />

are similar.<br />

In the first step, the installing and intermediate pits are dug, the c<strong>on</strong>necting pipes to<br />

houses are sealed <strong>of</strong>f and the pipes to provide an emergency supply are c<strong>on</strong>nected up<br />

(Fig. 3.11).<br />

Machinery<br />

pit with pipe<br />

replacing unit<br />

Hydraulics intermediate pit intermediate pit<br />

Pipe assembly/launch pit<br />

Auxiliary pipe<br />

Old pipe<br />

Old pipe<br />

Old pipe<br />

Fig. 3.11 Making the assembly/launch pit and cutting the old pipes in the intermediate pits<br />

Missing pieces <strong>of</strong> the old pipe, resulting from the removal <strong>of</strong> house c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s or similar<br />

are replaced by transiti<strong>on</strong> pieces. Then, by means <strong>of</strong> auxiliary steel pipes c<strong>on</strong>nected by<br />

l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal force-fit restrained joints, the pressing unit presses the old pipes into the<br />

assembly/launch pit until they have all been removed (Fig. 3.12)<br />

Machinery<br />

pit with pipe<br />

replacing unit<br />

Hydraulics intermediate pit intermediate pit<br />

Launch/assembly pit<br />

Auxiliary pipe<br />

Old pipe<br />

Transiti<strong>on</strong><br />

piece<br />

Old pipe<br />

Transiti<strong>on</strong><br />

piece<br />

Old pipe<br />

Fig. 3.12<br />

Pressing out the first, sec<strong>on</strong>d and third secti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the old pipe by means <strong>of</strong> an auxiliary pipe<br />

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