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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830429403321

Autore

Praetorius Steffen

Titolo

Bentonite Handbook Pipe Jacking / / Steffen Praetorius, Britta Schößer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2017

ISBN

1-5231-1528-9

3-433-60653-6

3-433-60652-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

622.361

Soggetti

Underground pipelines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Pipe jacking is a construction process for the no-dig laying of pipes. Successful pipe jacking demands low skin friction between the ground and the jacked pipe. This is achieved with bentonite lubrication. The bentonite slurry fed into the annular gap fulfils several purposes. It stabilises the annular gap by supporting the surrounding ground and reduces friction contact between ground and jacked pipe. The Bentonite Handbook deals comprehensibly with the relevant aspects of annular gap lubrication: starting with the ground conditions, which are of decisive importance for lubrication, through the rheological properties of the bentonite slurry to the technical components of lubrication technology and lubrication strategy. The use of standardised measuring apparatus is described as well as mixing equipment and the automatic lubrication system. Overview tables with calculations and suggested values for bentonite consumption quantities depending on the prevailing ground conditions and the pipe jacking parameters complete the recommendations.