Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD): Utility and Pipeline Applications / Edition 1

by David Willoughby

Overview

This is a complete sourcebook of information on Horizontal Directional Drilling, the installation of pipelines and utilities beneath obstacles such as water and roadways. HDD is a fast-growing technology in the trenchless industry.

Provides technical information on the design, permitting, construction, bid documents, specifications, and construction of HDD applications

Numerous HDD calculations with examples

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071454735
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	06/03/2005
Series:	McGraw-Hill Civil Engineering Ser.
Edition description:	Net
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	651,975
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.37(d)

About the Author

David Willoughby (Baltimore, MD) is a Projects Manager for Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD. He has 20 years of experience in engineering, technical writing, and management in the natural gas, petroleum and pipeline industry. Mr. Willoughby is registered by the Council of Engineering Specialty Boards as a Petroleum Operations Engineer. Mr. Willoughby serves as the Project Manager for several major pipeline projects that include many HDD applications and has performed HDD consulting and designs on numerous water body and road crossings. He has a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and has affiliations with the American Society of Petroleum Operations Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Equipment Institute, Directional Crossing Contractors Association, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Installation Applications and Techniques

Chapter 2: HDD Technology and Equipment

Chapter 3: HDD Design

Chapter 4: HDD Pipe Stress Analysis for Steel Pipe

Chapter 5: HDD Pipe Stress Analysis for Plastic Pipe

Chapter 6: HDD Installation Considerations

Chapter 7: HDD Site Selection

Chapter 8: HDD Installation

Chapter 9: HDD Construction Monitoring

Chapter 10: HDD Contracts

Chapter 11: Appendices
BASIC TERMINOLOGY
HDD MODEL FOOTAGE CONTRACT
GUIDELINES FOR HDD PROJECTS
RISK REDUCTION
EXAMPLE HDD SPECIFICATION