Pipe Ramming / Auger Boring - Industrial

PIPE RAMMING

What is Pipe Ramming?
Pipe ramming is a simple method used for the installation of steel casing under roads, highways, rail beds and other structures.
Pipe Ramming Applications Advantages
  • Steel casing installation
  • Culvert replacement
  • HDD Assist
    • Wash-over casings
    • Stuck Bores
      • Removal of drill stem
      • Hydro-locked casings
  • Trenchless
  • Able to swallow rock as large as the inside
    diameter of the casing
  • Method does not remove soil until casing 
    is installed
  • Minimizes voids
  • Roads
  • Railroads
  • Reduced soil compaction
   
Preferred for Adverse Soil Conditions Preferred for Adverse Soil Conditions
  • Free flowing sand
  • Cobble conditions
  • Large rock formations
  • Excessive ground water
  • Rock swallowed during ram
  • Spoil removed post ram