Ebook: Plastic Pipe and Fittings: Past, Present, and Future:

This book presents historical perspectives from industry experts on the successful applications and growth of plastic piping and papers on new materials, new applications and new test methods that are continuing the penetration of plastic piping products in North America and worldwide. Topics include:

Historical Reviews - An overview of the PVC piping industry and polyethylene corrugated pipe industry in North America; development of ASTM’s Standard Specification D3350 Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials and its influence on polyethylene piping compounds, and much more.

Design - Service life analysis for corrugated high density polyethylene piping for drainage applications; designing storm water chambers to meet AASHTO specifications; design and performance of plastic drainage pipes, and more.

Testing and Failure Analysis - Stress cracking test method for corrugated high density polyethylene piping; qualification test method for high density polyethylene butt fusion joining; tensile testing of restrained joint PVC pipes; and failure analysis of plastic pipe and other hydraulic structures.

New Materials and Applications - Discussions on Polyamide 11 and Polyamide 12; and use of plastic tubing to replace cast iron piping in steam heating applications.

Installation - Plastic pipes for trenchless applications; trenchless case history; calibration case study of installation loads on fusible PVC piping in directional drilling; and axial response of HDPE pipes in directional drilling installations.

Content:
Front Matter
• Overview
• Table of Contents
•Part I. Historical Reviews 1. North America's Cinderella Pipe Story: A Look at PVC Pipes' Climb to the Top
2. A Brief History of the Development and Growth of the Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Industry in North America
3. The Hydrostatic Stress Board of Plastics Pipe Institute: The First 50 Years
4. Long-Term Hydrostatic Strength and Design of Thermoplastic Piping Compounds
5. NSF 14: Shaping the Future of the Plastic Piping Industry
6. ASTM D 3350: A Historical and Current Perspective on a Standard Specification for Identification of Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials
•Part II. Design 7. A Service Life Assessment of Corrugated HDPE Drainage Pipe
8. Designing Stormwater Chambers to Meet AASHTO Specifications
9. Design and Performance of Plastic Drainage Pipes in Environmental Containment Facilities
10. Design Development of Large Thermoplastic Chambers for Stormwater Retention
11. Technical Considerations When Fabricating PVC Pressure Fittings
12. Deflection Lag, Load Lag, and Time Lag of Buried Flexible Pipe
•Part III. Testing and Failure Analysis 13. Stress Crack Protocol for Finished Product Testing of Corrugated High Density Polyethylene Pipe
14. Guided Side-Bend: An Alternative Qualification Method for Butt Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings
15. Tensile Testing of a Push-on Restrained Joint PVC Pipe
16. Building Knowledge from Failure Analysis of Plastic Pipe and other Hydraulic Structures
17. Challenges in Investigating Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Failures
18. Environmental Stress Cracking of Commercial CPVC Pipes
19. How to Crawl through a Pipe - Terminology
•Part IV. New Materials and Applications 20. Yesterday, Today, and Now: Polyamide-11 Gas Piping at 200 Psig under the New Rules
21. Polyamide 12 Natural Gas Distribution Systems Operating at Pressures Greater Than 125 Psig
22. Plastic Tubing Prospect to Replace Cast Iron Conduit in Steam Heating Systems
•Part V. Installation 23. Specifying Plastic Pipes for Trenchless Applications
24. Trenchless Case History - University of Denver's Use of High-Performance Restrained-Joint Water Distribution Pipe
25. Unique Calibration Case Study for Predictive Model of Installation Loads for Directional Drilled Fusible PVC Pipe
26. Axial Response of HDPE Pipes as a Result of Installation by Directional Drilling
Author Index
Subject Index