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New Developments in Microtunneling
2001
Steve Klein, Principal
Jacobs Associates,
San Francisco, CA, USA

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Microtunneling has become an established method for constructing pipelines
in the US, particularly in urban areas. There have been and continue
to be new developments in microtunneling that will extend this method
to even a greater range of projects. Other new developments promise to
improve the cost-effectiveness of this important construction method.
This paper reviews some of these new developments with a focus on some
of the more innovative equipment features, installation procedures, and
design approaches that have been developed.
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