Bentonite handbook : lubrication for pipe jacking

• Main Authors: Praetorius, Steffen, (Author), Schösser, Britta, (Author)
• Other Authors: Sturge, David, (Translator)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Germany : Ernst & Sohn, 2017.
• Subjects: Bentonite slurry > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Lubrication and lubricants > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Underground pipelines > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783433606520; 3433606528; 9781523115280; 1523115289; 9783433606537; 3433606536; 9783433031377; 3433031371; 9783433606551; 9783433606544
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 annu...