Glossary · Laying methods and geometry
horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
Trenchless drilling of a duct under roads or rivers.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | horizontal directional drilling (HDD) | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | yatay yönlendirmeli sondaj | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Horizontalspülbohrverfahren | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | gestuurde boring (HDD) | Synergrid G5/05 p. 8 (quoted by others) |
| Svenska | styrd borrning (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | forage dirigé | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | perforación horizontal dirigida (PHD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | styret boring (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | styrt boring (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | ohjattu vaakaporaus (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | trivellazione orizzontale controllata (TOC) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | foraj orizontal dirijat (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | przewiert sterowany (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | řízené horizontální vrtání (HDD) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | горизонтально направленное бурение (ГНБ) | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
duct (protective pipe) · laying depth (depth of cover) · magnetic loop · parallel running (proximity) · peak short-circuit current · phase arrangement · ploughing in · preassembled cable
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- Synergrid G5/05: Synergrid (Belgian federation of network operators), G5/05 Sleuven en herbestrating, version 11/2000, withdrawn (Dutch) (quoted by others)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.