Fecha de publicación: -- Fuente: WIPO "rice" An existing underground sewer (10) or other pipe is renovated by rupturing and radially expanding the pipe (10) and installing a replacement pipeline (14) within the ruptured pipe (10). The pipe is ruptured and radially expanded by introducing a plurality of radially expandable tubular members (12) into the pipe so as to form a liner. Each member is then radially expanded so that the liner engages with and then ruptures the portion of the pipe adjacent thereto. The tubular members may be radially expanded by inflating a bag (13) within the confines of the members.