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The Vermeer BoreAid 4.0 HDD design tool assists contractors, engineers and project owners in planning, designing and completing horizontal
directional drilling (HDD) jobs. It streamlines your planning and design time by considering key aspects of a drill project such as topography/soil for
bore path planning, product pipe selection, load calculation, drilling fluid management and pressure estimation based on current industry standards
(ASTM/PRCI) and best practices. By taking into account consistent HDD planning and design methods, the Vermeer BoreAid design tool helps you
perform a bore operation efficiently.

KEY BEnEFITS:
Plan and design your project in less time.

Easily produces project design or construction submission

documents with the click of a button.

Alerts the user to potential issues by using the built-in database of

typical and/or suggested properties (based on current standards
and good practice guidelines).

Construct a detailed design dealing with many aspects of the

project, from bore path planning to load calculations and pipe
selection to drilling fluid requirements.

Graphical representations that make it easy for users to check

input and design values.

Help increase productivity of field operations by considering key

parameters in the planning process.

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The Vermeer BoreAid 4.0 design tool is available in the Standard or Pro version. It provides a full suite of tools to complete
HDD designs following the ASTM F1962 standard for plastic (PE or PVC) pipe and PRCI methodology for steel (or fiberglass) pipe.
The Pro package extends the ASTM and PRCI methodologies to permit complex bore geometries multiple compound curves/
tangent segments and inadvertent return analysis. The key difference between the Standard version and Pro package is the
inclusion of the advanced bore construction utility, inadvertent return module and as-built pipe stress capabilities.

PRODUCT OPTION KEY FEATURES BENEFITS

Product pipe selection type: PE,
PVC, steel, fiberglass and sizing: Easy to use; allows you to perform product-
wall thickness, diameter and appropriate calculations quickly
dimension ratio
Easy to use; select appropriate soil parameters
Soil information (database)
based on a built-in geotechnical database
Know the engineering estimates for required
Pullback load calculation pullback forces to install the product pipe following
industry standards
Vermeer BoreAid 4.0 Identifies the bend radius of the drill rod and
Base plan, design and Bend radius checks and warning
product pipe to alert the user if the rod or pipe are
document functions for product and drill pipe
outside specifications
Pipe stress analysis (bending,
Evaluate the in-service and installation stresses ap-
tensile, shear, thermal, hoop and
plied to the pipe so that the pipe remains fully intact
compound)
Know the drill fluid volume and expected cuttings
Drilling fluid volume and pump
for mud disposal; evaluate if pump capacity is
capacity calculation
sufficient for the drill operation
Perform validation of a bore plan to help meet
Validation analysis
relevant industry standards
Automatically determine the circulating and
Inadvertent return analysis and
maximum allowable bore pressure to identify and
identification
mitigate potential inadvertent return locations
Complete flexibility to design and plan a bore path
Advanced bore planning, including
Vermeer BoreAid 4.0 Pro with multiple straight and curved sections, while
compound curves and horizontal
Advanced bore design options understanding the impact of the compound and
bending
horizontal bends on pullback load and pipe stress
Check the as-built after product installation to
As-built pipe stress analysis help meet relevant industry standards as part of the
jobsite documentation

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