Tensile deformation can be defined as the tendency of a material to change shape or deform when a tensile force is applied. Deformation takes place when due to tensile strain on elastic material, internal intermolecular forces oppose the applied force. If the intermolecular forces can overcome the… View Full Term
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Water can be considered the most important utility, because without it, life cannot exist. Keeping our water lines safe and in service is vital, and trenchless technology helps to keep everything running smoothly.
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By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
Over the last several years, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) companies have enjoyed a steady increase in market shares, despite a slow down in oil and gas…
By: Denise Sullivan | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has been successfully used in drilling oil and gas wells, and more recently in installing water and sewer lines beneath busy city…
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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Everything deteriorates overtime, so does our plumbing. Much of our underground infrastructure is decades old and some are badly in need of rehabilitation. As cities are…
Ever stick your thumb across the end of a garden hose ad notice how the speed of the water increases? That’s called the Venturi Effect. When you restrict the…
By: Will Carpenter
In trenchless engineering methods, bentonite is widely used for drilling mud as a lubricating and supporting agent in subsurface tunneling operations such as horizontal…
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