Abstract: The required pulling loads on pipes installed by horizontal directional drilling (HDD) are related to the route characteristics and various implementation parameters, some of which are directly controllable. The application ...

Abstract: The ASTM standard F1962, Standard Guide for Use of Maxi-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of Polyethylene Pipe or Conduit Under Obstacles, Including River Crossings, provides a procedure for estimating pull ...

Abstract: ASTM guidelines provide a procedure for estimating pull loads and stresses on polyethylene pipe as primarily a function of the drilled path and buoyant weight of the pipe in the drilled hole. The equations were initially ...

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