Consulting
The selection of plastic pipe materials and systems for underground installation has extremely long-term implications. Designed for a service-life of several generations, pipelines are scarcely accessible for retrospective modification once they have been installed:
- High-value surface occur
- Building construction follows underground activities
- Repair costs in case of damage can be
a multiple of the original investment amount - Diversion of traffic and blocking of roads
is scarcely possible with today’s high traffic densities
For these reasons, planners, project clients and operators of piping systems are confronted with the challenge of gathering the best possible knowledge of the potentials and limitations of pipe materials before a decision is made. In addition, the costs for underground engineering must also be taken into account. Actual pipe-system costs rarely make up more than 15 % of total costs, whereas the underground work and restoration of the surface account for 85 % or more. The use of trenchless installation methods thus presents significant cost-reduction potentials.