PIPELINE INSTALLATION METHODS

A comparison of common pipe installation methods including

open cut, jack and bore, pipe bursing, slip lining, microtunneling, horizontal
directional drilling (hdd), and directpipe®

June 28, 2017

 OPEN CUT OR DIRECT BURY
Open cut or direct bury is the traditional and most common method of pipe
installation. The pipe is installed into a trench excavated from the existing
ground surface. Common steps to an open cut installation include:

• Planning • Field bending of pipe

• Surveying • Connection/Welding/Fusing
• Engineering • Lowering pipe
• Easements • Valves or fittings
• ROW preparation • Securing
• Clearing & Cutting • Testing
• Trenching & Shoring • Backfilling
• Hauling & stringing pipe • Restoration

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 OPEN CUT OR DIRECT BURY

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Often lowest cost per linear foot • Large footprint
especially in non-paved areas • High level of social and environmental
• Provides a variety of excavation and impact
trenching options • High restoration costs especially in
• High level of control over paved areas
elevations/slopes • Not preferred by most jurisdictional
• Allows a direct visual inspection of agencies
pipe • Water table and weather impacts
• Can be used with a variety of pipe
materials (PVC, HDPE, steel)
• Can be used for a variety of types of
pipe installation (water, sewer, storm,
services)

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 SAW CUTTING PAVEMENT

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 TRENCHING

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 TRENCH

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 TRENCH WITH SHORING

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 STAGE PIPE

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 PLACE PIPE

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 MECHANICALLY PLACE PIPE

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 MECHANICALLY PLACE SECTIONS OF PIPE

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 LOWER PIPE STRINGS

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 SMALLER DIAMETER PIPE TRENCH

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 PIPE INSTALLED IN TRENCH

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 BACKFILL

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 BACKFILL COMPACTION IN LIFTS

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 COMPACTION TO GRADE

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 TEMPORARY PATCHING

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 FINAL PAVEMENT & RESTORATION

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 EXCAVATION FOR JACK AND BORE PIT

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 JACK AND BORE PIT

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 HYDRAULIC JACK

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 JACK AND BORE OPERATION

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 PIPE BURSTING

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 PIPE BURSTING

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 PIPE BURSTING

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 PIPE BURSTING

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 SLIP LINING

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 SLIP LINING

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 SLIP LINING

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 SLIP LINING

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL

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 MICROTUNNELING

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 MICROTUNNELING

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 MICROTUNNELING

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 MICROTUNNELING

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 MICROTUNNELING

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 MICROTUNNELING

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 DIRECT PIPE

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 DIRECT PIPE VIDEO

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