Trenchless Australasia

March 2006

Australia remains key market for Vermeer

As Vermeer continues to expand its presence in the Australian construction industry through its range of HDD equipment, Trenchless Australasia sat down with Vermeer President and CEO Mary Vermeer Andringa to discuss the company’s plans in Australia and beyond over the coming years.

Chairman’s Welcome

Welcome to the sixth Edition of Trenchless Australasia, ASTT’s own journal. The growth in distribution and continuing high quality of publication ensures all the benefits of Trenchless Technology continue to be promoted in our part of the world.

Secretary’s Corner

Welcome back to yet another year and let’s hope that 2006 will be a rewarding one for all of us.

ISTT NO-DIG Down Under 2006

This year, the International Society for Trenchless Technology’s Annual NO-DIG Conference and Exhibition is being held in Brisbane, Queensland at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 29 October to 2 November.

Trenchless Asia 2006

TRENCHLESS ASIA 2006 is the second international Trenchless Technology exhibition and conference to be held in Shanghai and follows the highly successful first event in 2004. This event is part of a worldwide series, appearing in Singapore, Hong Kong, Cairo, Dubai and Shanghai.

The Emergence of the Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry in China

Dr. Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Arizona State University, USA

Currently, China is experiencing perhaps the fastest worldwide economic growth. With numerous monumental construction projects underway and an ever increasing population growth, China is utilising sustainable principles and methods for addressing their infrastructure needs.

Beijing sewer rehabilitation

The Beijing Municipal Administration recently contracted Beijing Chuanganya Trenchless Technology and Engineering to coordinate the total reconstruction of over 300 m of an existing concrete sewer main, some 270 m of which was to be done by trenchless pipe bursting.

First Trenchless sewage duct installation in Beijing using HDD

Over the course of just one week in June 2005, contractor Beijing Municipal Machinery Construction Team (BMMCT) undertook what is believed to be the first-ever HDD installation of a sewer pipeline in Beijing, China.

Trenchless Technology helps keep Commonwealth Games preparations on track

Melbourne is the host city for the Commonwealth Games in March 2006 and with an array of purpose-built arenas, stages, stadiums and theatres, there is a constant feeling of excitement and anticipation about current and upcoming festivities, as Melbourne enjoys its reputation as the events capital of Australia.

Low pressure sewerage project underway in Bega

After years of design and planning by Bega Valley Sewerage Program (BVSP), the long awaited low pressure sewerage project for four towns in the Bega Valley Shire has begun.

InnaTube relines copper corroded pipe

South East Water, responsible for supplying potable water to 1.3 million clients in the south-east Melbourne area, recently experienced problems with copper service pipes affected by corrosion.

Blaxland completes Craigieburn HDD

Blaxland Pacific was established in 1961 and is currently the largest capacity HDD contractor in Melbourne. The company has undertaken hundreds of drilling projects in all states of Australia, and has the experience to complete even the most difficult projects.

Nu Flow benefits the food and leisure industries

What do fruit juice and chlorine have in common? Actually, not a lot - however, these two fluids both flow through the wide spectrum of environments that Nu Flow Technologies work in and solve problems.

Rob Carr completes microtunnelling for Sydney Water

Rob Carr Pty Ltd has been engaged by United Group to construct the Ash Road carrier pipeline, a 750 and 900 mm diameter sewer pipeline, for Sydney Water, primarily utilising microtunnelling.

Ipswich water main replaced with Grundoburst 800G

Ipswich Water, west of Brisbane, like most local councils, have hundreds of kilometres of water mains in their water distribution network. These mains do not last forever and will require rehabilitation eventually. After many years of service this 225mm cast iron main had some repairs which were becoming more and more frequent due to a combination of the black soil movement in the area and corrosion of the cast iron material.

Pitch firbre pipe replacement keeps Cornish businesses open

Drainage contractor Charlton Drains of Tewkesbury Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, recently undertook a major size-for-size pipe replacement project in the picturesque Cornish fishing village of Looe, in East Cornwall. Lessons learned throughout this project will be of interest to readers of Trenchless Australasia and will be applicable to projects in our region.

CCTV needs covered with SECA

Sewer Equipment Company Australia (SECA) offers a range of equipment for the cleaning, testing, inspection and rehabilitation of sewers and drains. The Australian owned company offers a comprehensive range of products from a simple plumbers drain cleaning rod to the latest in high-tech CCTV inspection equipment and software.

Laser Profiling - beyond CCTV

The ClearLine Profiler adds real engineering benefit to pipeline inspections. Developed over five years by Auckland company CleanFlow Systems, the Profiler is now used by CCTV operators and engineers in 18 countries.

Information and technology and CCTV

nformation technology has certainly had a major influence on the CCTV pipeline inspection industry.

New edition of NZ pipe inspection manual

The new edition of the New Zealand Pipe Inspection Manual is currently being reviewed by focus groups and is expected to be available in June 2006.

NSR: meeting the needs of the CIPP industry

Nuplex Structural Resins (NSR) manufactures, markets and sells high quality unsaturated polyester resins and gelcoats to the fibre reinforced plastics industries of Australasia and the Pacific.

Extending the life or pipes with AROPOL resin technology

Infrastructure. We all take it for granted. We turn the tap on and water flows. We flush and forget. Yet behind the scenes, many companies offering a variety of services are working to ensure that our infrastructure performs to its maximum potential.

Serious rock drilling

Over the past two and a half years FlexiDRILL, a New Zealand based HDD manufacturer, has developed a significant new rock drilling technology.

The Broker Advantage

Bob Martin, Sales and Marketing Manager, HDD Broker, Inc.

The high costs of purchasing new equipment to carry out Trenchless Technology based projects can be negated by purchasing used goods which offer reduced price while retaining their quality.

Astec Underground/American Augers appoint Australasian distributor

JB Sales International has been appointed the Australasian distributor for Astec Underground/American Augers Directional Drill equipment.

Rock drilling made easy with DitchWitch

The Ditch Witch® JT4020 Mach 1 horizontal directional drilling system with exclusive All Terrain option offers rock-drilling capabilities no other directional drilling unit in its size class can match.

KRE launces new robot

Ever since the inception of pipe relining, there has been a need to reinstate lateral connections to the mainline, regardless of the technique or material employed. Originally performed by manual excavation and replacement of the lateral connection, this method was labour intensive, costly and disruptive.