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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The horiz<strong>on</strong>tal directi<strong>on</strong>al drilling technique<br />
5.4 To sum up<br />
In their current form, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Buderus</str<strong>on</strong>g> Giesserei Wetzlar GmbH‘s ductile cast ir<strong>on</strong> pipes with<br />
coatings <strong>of</strong> plastic-modified cement mortar and BLS ® restrained joints are not <strong>on</strong>ly suitable<br />
for laying in open trenches but are also a useful alternative when modern trenchless<br />
installati<strong>on</strong> techniques, such as steerable horiz<strong>on</strong>tal directi<strong>on</strong> drilling, are being used.<br />
They combine a very simple joint system which can be assembled quickly and under<br />
almost any c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s but is still able to carry high loads with a coating which is equal to<br />
the demands made <strong>on</strong> it. What is more, the pipes will withstand virtually all the external<br />
stresses that occur in directi<strong>on</strong>al drilling and their material has what is by far the l<strong>on</strong>gest<br />
technical operating life <strong>of</strong> all pipe materials under DVGW Hinweis W 01 [ .12].<br />
<strong>Ductile</strong> cast ir<strong>on</strong> pipes are the right choice when it is a matter <strong>of</strong> making a lastingly<br />
worthwhile capital investment. Word has spread that this is the case, and pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> this<br />
can be seen in the many pipelines that have been installed in recent years and decades<br />
using the horiz<strong>on</strong>tal directi<strong>on</strong>al drilling technique. The list <strong>of</strong> reference installati<strong>on</strong>s given<br />
in Table .2 can <strong>on</strong>ly show a small number <strong>of</strong> the most interesting <strong>of</strong> these directi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
drilling projects.