Ebook: Buried Plastic Pipe Technology

This book presents 28 papers that address recent developments in materials, components, and performance of assemblages. Features:

up to date material on new test method development and review and design philosophy

performance of conventional and new materials under ASTM specifications

substantiation and/or deficiencies of existing ASTM test methods

problem areas in masonry and proposed solutions

structural design and analysis methodologies

Content:
Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• 1. Overview
•Part I. Testing and Standards 2. Retention of Pipe Stiffness for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe Samples Exposed to Various Environments and Constant Strain
3. The Durability of Polyethylene Piping
4. Fiberglass Pipe Product Standards - An Update on Performance
5. ATV A 127 - As it Relates to Plastic Pipe Design
6. The Role of ANSI/NSF Standard 61 and Third-Party Certification in Providing Safe Drinking Water
7. Ultrasonic Evaluation of Polyethylene Butt Fused Joints
8. The Fatigue Response of Polyvinyl Chloride and Polyethylene Pipe Systems
•Part II. Design 9. Load-Deflection Field Test of 27-Inch (675-mm) PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Pipe
10. Soil Properties for Plastic Pipe Installations
11. Is PVC Pipe Strain Limited after All These Years?
12. Field Experience, Performance Testing and Design of Very Flexible Thermoplastic Pipe Systems
13. Vertical Deflection of Buried Flexible Pipes
•Part III. Installation 14. Field Experience with Fiberglass Pipe in the Middle East
15. Some Experience with 30 Years Old Buried (uPVC) Pipes from the Viewpoint of Stress and Strain
16. The Design of Underground Thrust Restrained Systems for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
17. Review of the Relationship between Internal Shear Resistance and Arching in Plastic Pipe Installations
18. Recent Trends in Installation Standards for Plastic Pipe
•Part IV. Rehabilitation 19. Large Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining in Florida
20. Reduction, Reversion, Renovation:R3
21. "Cured-in-Place Pipe: An End User Assessment"
22. Review of Design and Experience with Thermoplastic Outfall Piping
23. Use of Continuum Buckling Theory for Evaluation of Buried Plastic Pipe Stability
•Part V. Applications/End Users 24. Installation of Fiberglass Pipe on Sewer Force Main Projects
25. Plastic Pipes under High Landfills
26. 15 Year Old Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sewer Pipe; A Durability and Performance Review
Author Index
Subject Index