Ground Vibration Associated with Pipe Bursting

Author(s)

Alan Atalah, Bowling Green State UniversityFollow
Paul Hadala
Ray Sterling

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Abstract

Pipe bursting is a trenchless pipe replacement technique that offers advantages of low cost, reduced surface disturbance, and the ability to replace an old pipe with a new pipe of equal or larger diameter and capacity. Concerns about the use of the method have centered principally on the ground movements and vibrations produced by the technique - particularly when existing pipe is being replaced by a larger diameter pipe- and also on any damage experienced by the replacement pipe as it is being pulled into the ground. These concerns motivated the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) to conduct a research project to study the effect of pipe bursting on nearby utilities, pavements, and structures.

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Repository Citation

Atalah, Alan; Hadala, Paul; and Sterling, Ray, "Ground Vibration Associated with Pipe Bursting" (2004). Construction Management Faculty Publications. 8.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/construct_mgt_pub/8

Publication Date

3-2004

Publication Title

North American No-Dig 04, Annual Conference of the North American Society of Trenchless Technology, New Orleans, LA