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5.3 General requirements<br />

Companies with which orders for directi<strong>on</strong>al drilling operati<strong>on</strong>s are placed must have<br />

the requisite qualificati<strong>on</strong>s. This is c<strong>on</strong>sidered to be the case if the company holds a<br />

DVGW certificate under DVGW Arbeitsblatt GW 301 [ . ] or GW 302 [ .7] as the<br />

case may be, in the appropriate class GN 2. As well as this, a specialist supervisor who<br />

is qualified under DVGW Arbeitsblatt GW 329 [ .8} has to be appointed within the<br />

company.<br />

5.3.1 Pipes and joints<br />

The pipes and joints must be suitable for the stresses which the technique produces.<br />

The permitted tractive forces, radiuses <strong>of</strong> bends and angular deflecti<strong>on</strong>s are specified<br />

in Appendix A to Arbeitsblatt GW 321 for the usual pipe materials, namely steel, cross<br />

linked polyethylene (PE-X), PE 100 and ductile cast ir<strong>on</strong> (see also Table 2.2 in secti<strong>on</strong><br />

2). Depending <strong>on</strong> the material, the pipes may have to be given suitable outside protecti<strong>on</strong><br />

which will protect them against damage such for example as scoring.<br />

5.3.2 <strong>Ductile</strong> cast ir<strong>on</strong> pipes<br />

General requirements<br />

<strong>Ductile</strong> cast ir<strong>on</strong> pipes to DIN EN (for drinking water) or DIN EN 98 (for sewage)<br />

are particularly suitable for trenchless installati<strong>on</strong> by the directi<strong>on</strong>al drilling technique.<br />

A first feature which can be menti<strong>on</strong>ed as being <strong>of</strong> significance in this c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> is the<br />

actual material <strong>of</strong> the pipes. <strong>Ductile</strong> cast ir<strong>on</strong> has the ability to survive extreme loads<br />

unscathed. Hence there is also virtually no chance <strong>of</strong> the wall <strong>of</strong> the pipe suffering<br />

damage from objects lurking unseen within the ground.<br />

Another excellent feature is the outside protecti<strong>on</strong>. <strong>Ductile</strong> cast ir<strong>on</strong> pipes for the<br />

directi<strong>on</strong>al drilling technique are provided with a five millimetre thick coating <strong>of</strong> plasticmodified<br />

cement mortar (ZMU) to DIN EN 1 2 [ .9]. This effectively prevents any<br />

damage to the body <strong>of</strong> the pipe and is suitable for soils <strong>of</strong> whatever aggressiveness<br />

(under DIN 30 7 -2 [ .10]).<br />

The third prerequisite for the use <strong>of</strong> ductile cast ir<strong>on</strong> pipes for the HDD technique<br />

is the BLS ® restrained joint. The BLS ® restrained joint, which is a l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal forcefit<br />

joint and a positive locking joint combines functi<strong>on</strong>ality and easy, quick and secure<br />

assembly. Without any great effort, it can be assembled in a matter <strong>of</strong> minutes even<br />

under the most adverse c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, such as ice and snow. In this way it cuts the amounts<br />

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