Excavation is one of the most fundamental techniques across many applications like piling, trenching, boring, potholing, deep-level and remote excavation, utility service repairs, etc. Therefore, it's imperative to be extra careful anytime you have a project involving excavation. That's because first, excavation can be disruptive to the environment. And with a growing emphasis on environmental conservation, it would help to consider the impact of your excavation on the environment. In addition, excavation can expose underground utilities. Therefore, proper care must be taken to prevent utility disruption and injury risks resulting from explosions and other similar outcomes. If you are wondering what to do to keep your excavation safe and avoid such outcomes, non-destructive digging is your go-to solution. Here's everything you need to know about it.
What It Is and How It Works
As the name implies, non-destructive digging is a non-invasive excavation technique that leaves the least damaging effect on the environment. Also known as hydro excavation or vacuum excavation, non-destructive digging uses pressurised water and air to remove ground materials like soil. Generally, pressurised water is used to loosen the soil and other ground materials. High-volume suction hoses are then used to vacuum the slurry or loosened material to a storage or debris tank. Excavation using this low-impact method comes with several benefits, making it a popular choice for many people.
The Benefits
Environmental friendliness is one of the most obvious benefits of non-destructive digging. It has the least impact on the environment compared to traditional excavation techniques. Non-destructive digging is also safer than conventional excavation methods. Because of its non-invasive nature, this technique reduces the risks of damage to underground utilities like telephone lines, electricity lines, gas lines and water pipes. By ensuring safe digging around these structures, non-destructive digging significantly reduces the hazards like explosions and fires that could result from raptured gas or electricity lines, for instance.
Cost-effectiveness is another reason to consider non-destructive digging for your next excavation project. First, it greatly reduces your labour costs because fewer people are needed during the excavation compared to traditional manual digging techniques. In addition, the loosened material is vacuumed into debris tanks, significantly reducing your clean-up time and costs. Moreover, because of the fewer risks of damage to the underground utilities, you don't have to worry about any repair costs after the exercise.
Non-destructive digging is also a versatile excavation method. If you are wondering whether it's the ideal method for the ground conditions on your site, then it's worth noting that the technique works on a variety of surfaces. You can use it on grass, ice, gravel, mud or clay.
For more information on non-destructive digging, contact a company near you.