A great explanation of pipe bursting. #advancedpipematerials
VP/Educational Director at Murphy Pipelines, Construction World NFT, Principal at 3rd Millennium Cleaning
Pipe Bursting Q&A 💬 Is 'Pneumatic' or 'Static' pipe bursting used to replace water main?? The fundamental difference between the two methods is the way the force is applied to break apart the host pipe. With static, as the rods are pulled back towards the receiving pit, the brute force causes the tooling (blades or slitter) to fracture the host pipe, cut through repairs or split non-fracturable host pipe materials. With pneumatic, the 'hammer' uses percussive action which is supplied by an air hose that runs in through the new HDPE pipe being installed. This force fractures the host pipe. While most contractors use pneumatic pipe bursting to replace gravity sewer, we always use static pipe bursting to replace pressure pipe (water or sewer force main). #pipebursting
