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Delegates engineer themselves to Poland

Thu, 24 June 2010 Engineering 2010, an annual international conference, exhibition and technology show, was held in Tomaszowice, southern Poland, on 16–18 June.

Promoting trenchless safety

Trenchless International — July 2010 Cross Bore Safety Association promotes safe practices to protect from damage, injury and death caused by utility intersections.

Advanced pipeline systems inspection and monitoring developments

Trenchless International — July 2010 One of the keynote speakers at the Trenchless Technologies in Asia Pacific Hong Kong 2009 conference was Professor Lucio Soibelman from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. His talk introduced Carnegie’s Mellon Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Advanced Infrastructure Systems (AIS) Group vision and presented an overview of three AIS pipeline related research efforts.

Sweet home Chicago

Trenchless International magazine was in attendance at the NASTT’s 2010 No-Dig Conference and Exhibition. The event was held in Chicago from 2–7 May and celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the NASTT.

Under London

Trenchless International — July 2010 London was first settled by the Romans in 43 AD, and has been a major settlement for two thousand years. As a result, it was one of the first cities to develop an extensive system of underground infrastructure. Trenchless International takes a look into the history of this subterranean world, and trances the developments of the water and wastewater systems Londoners enjoy today.

Video: Trenchless industry forecast

Wed, 23 June 2010 Check out the latest video, bought to you by Trenchless International, featuring industry experts bringing you a glimpse of the future of the trenchless industry!

SASTT gets standardised

Wed, 23 June 2010 The South African Society for Trenchless Technology (SASTT) has developed a technical standard for sliplining pipes.

Underground mapping gets academic

Mon, 14 June 2010 Geospatial Holdings has been contracted to map over 10 km of underground pipelines for the University of Mississippi.

NASTT calls for No-Dig papers

Thu, 3 June 2010 Get ready to document your trenchless research or project experience, as the NASTT is now accepting abstracts for the 2011 No-Dig Show, to be held in Washington D. C. from 27–31 March.

Trenchless on tour

Mon, 10 May 2010 After touring Britain in 2009 and early 2010, the No-Dig Road Show concluded in Ireland just prior to Easter. With hundreds of attendees and more exhibitors than ever before, the event was a clear success.

Talking trenchless in the Middle East

Mon, 12 April 2010 Abu Dhabi has successfully hosted the sixth Trenchless Middle East event, confirming the annual exhibition and conference as a key feature in the calendar of the international trenchless industry.

Chemically restoring pipeline position

Trenchless International — April 2010 Current renewal methods for pipelines and culverts are very effective for pipe function decline and accident prevention, but offer little in the way of rehabilitating meandering and slacks of pipes. Continually expanding urbanisation means that restoring pipeline position using open cut methods has become less desirable, and as such has led to the development of new pipeline position restoration technologies, such as the chemical injection method.

The state of road gully sytems in Germany Part 2

Trenchless International — April 2010 Part one of this article (Trenchless International January 2010) introduced the approach to the survey on the state of the road gully systems in Germany, the data pool, as well as project-specific key figures in the first part of this publication. The second part of this article includes the results of questions concerning cleaning, inspection, leak tightness testing, requirements for rehabilitation and rehabilitation costs, as well as a summary of the results of the survey.

Colombian Society digs deep

Trenchless International — April 2010 A new Trenchless Technology Society has been established in Colombia. The Colombian Institute of Subterranean Infrastructure Technologies and Techniques will encourage the use of trenchless solutions in the vibrant capital Bogotá and throughout the South American country.

Pentagon engaged in underground mapping

Tue, 16 March 2010 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Pentagon has launched a project to map the earth’s underground features using Trenchless Technology.

Hong Kong PolyU leads the way for trenchless R&D

Mon, 8 March 2010 Civil engineering experts at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a new trenchless system that is expected to further promote the application of Trenchless Technology in the region.

I love trenchless technology!

Mon, 1 March 2010 The Trenchless International team loves Trenchless Technology – do you? Here at Trenchless International we have a special affection for the trenchless industry all around the world. We are not just a magazine about the industry – we are a part of your industry.