Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Technology of trenchless pipeline installation with HDD 3. Soil analysis as a precondition for successful pipe installation 4. Comparison of trenchless and open cut construction 5. HDD machine technology 6. Drilling fluid 7. Rock drilling technique with low-flow and motors 8. Application range of HDD 9. Practical application examples 10. Technical guidelines and quality assurance in HDD 11. HDD literature

About the Author

Editor Dr. Hans-Joachim Bayer TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH, Germany Member of German Society of Trenchless Technology e. V.