Predictive modeling of installation loads for directional drilled fusible PVC pipe

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 766-772

  Ariaratnam, Samuel T ^a   Botteicher, Richard ^b   Ghosh, Arnab ^a,b   Piratla, Kalyan ^a,b   Vilfrant, Emmania ^a,b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Underground Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal directional drilling; Modeling; Pull loads; PVC

Indexed keywords

DRILL STRINGS; FIELD DATA; GRAVITY SEWER; HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; IN-LINE; INSTALLATION LOADS; INSTALLATION METHODS; MEASURING DEVICE; MODELING; PIPE PRODUCTS; PREDICTIVE MODELING; PULL-LOAD; PVC; PVC PIPES; RE-CLAIMED WATER; TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

BORING; INSTALLATION; LOADS (FORCES); PIPE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL PIPE; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIPE LAYING; PIPELINE; PREDICTION; TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77956180356     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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