Plastic Pipe Institute + BoreAid
The Plastics Pipe Institute and BOREAID™ have joined forces to create the first online HDD preliminary design calculator for PE pipe, ppi.boreaid.com. The site is currently available for limited viewing but will come into the public domain by mid-October 2010.
PPI-BoreAid is an online and computer desktop tool developed for and released by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI). These tools are developed to assist industry professionals in the evaluation of PE pipe for installation using a horizontal directional drill (HDD) by completing Handbook of PE Pipe, 2nd Edition Chapter 12 design calculations. PE pipe operation and installation calculations (deflection, unconstrained collapse, compressive wall stress, pull back force, and maximum tensile stress) are performed using a user defined bore path and soil strata. PPI-BoreAid employs the calculation methodology and framework developed in BOREAID™ - a comprehensive HDD design tool. BOREAID™ is capable of performing a full HDD design and deformation analysis using 3D surface topography, complex site stratigraphy, with full control over pipe and soil properties. It also contains as-built plots, the ability to export drill rod-by-rod plans, AutoCad import and export compatibility, a drill fluid estimator, a limiting bore pressure estimator, a project cost estimator and an equipment selector.