This new, best illustrated book contains the practical world of HDD technology, the machines, the tools, the soil tests, the drilling fluid mixture, the job site preparation, the bore planning, the drilling process, the reaming, the pipe laying and pipe embedding in the ground, the job documentation, the range of different applications, job sites reports from different parts of Europe and Arabia and in the jobsite reports an enormous source of solutions for practical doing. So the practice handbook includes the following chapters: Technology of trenchless pipeline installation with HDD Soil analysis as a precondition for successful pipe installation Comparison of trenchless and open cut construction HDD machine technology Drilling fluid Rock drilling technique with low-flow and motors Application range of HDD Practical application examples Technical guidelines and quality assurance in HDD HDD literature This handbook is written for planning engineers, construction engineers and technicians, for pipeline and network engineers and technicians, for engineering companies, for construction and pipeline companies, for network and pipeline owners, for installation companies of mains, cables, fibers, ducts, sewers and complete networks, for drillers of all branches, for drilling fluid specialists, for environmental and water management applications, for foundations specialists, for all people which are engaged in the underground infrastructure, for all which like to combine economical and ecological advantages by going trenchless and by using newest technological possibilities for underground construction.