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2021 Amsterdam : A TRADE ASSOCIATION EXPLOREDAuthor(s) : Drew Mueller, Peter Dyke
HDPE Pipe holds a dominant position in several markets in North America: natural gas distribution, oil
patch, mining, landfill and geothermal. So why are polyethylene’s municipal water and wastewater
market shares so much lower than these other industries? How has the polyethylene industry been
successful in growing...
2021 Amsterdam : ALLOWABLE SCRATCH DEPTH HISTORY & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PE PRESSURE PIPEAuthor(s) : Chris Ampfer, Gene Palermo, Ernest & Oren Lever
This paper looks at the origin of the 10% allowable scratch depth rule for polyethylene (PE) pressure pipe developed
in 1971 and research that has been performed over the years since its inception to determine the validity of this
rule. The 10% rule has been used by natural gas pipeline operators since the 1970’s to...
2021 Amsterdam : APPLICATION OF PP-R COMPOSITE REINFORCED PIPES IN HOT AND COLD WATER SYSTEMSAuthor(s) : Lei Wang, Guozhi Xu, Qiaoping Qiu, Weihua Lu, Yanwang Han
PP-R (random copolymerized polypropylene) has been widely used in hot and cold
water systems. However, the standard PP-R pipes have the disadvantages of a large
high-temperature thermal expansion coefficient, an insufficient notched impact strength,
and a low temperature and pressure resistance.
In this paper, a new...
2021 Amsterdam : CHALLENGING THE 10% WALL THICKNESS RULE FOR HDPE MARINE PIPELINESAuthor(s) : Ilija Radeljic, Ebbe Smith
HDPE pipe can be relatively easily scratched during the manipulation on the site,
which is especially true for the marine pipelines. Installing the scratched marine pipe
with the S bend method presents a risk and repair methods are usually performed.
Currently, there is no standard defining the repair procedure, in...
2021 Amsterdam : CHEAPER AND BETTER NETWORKS REALISED WITH PRACTICAL DESIGN SOFTWAREAuthor(s) : Andreas Moerman, Flip van der Valk, Mirjam Blokker KWR, Tjakko Haaijer, Jan Vreeburg,
Drinking water companies with ageing networks are facing vast amounts of drinking
water network reconstructions during the coming decades. This development coincides
with the energy transition, which puts pressure on the available space underground.
These external drivers give drinking water companies an opportunity...
2021 Amsterdam : DRAINAGE HANDBOOK STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR CORRUGATED POLYOLEFIN PIPEAuthor(s) : Joe Babcanec, P.E., Dan Currence, P.E.
The newly released Drainage Handbook provides complete guidance on corrugated
polyolefin pipe. Perhaps the biggest contribution this new handbook makes to the
advancement of both HDPE and PP corrugated plastic pipe is the design procedure
presented. The design procedure reflects the industry’s recommended practice for...
2021 Amsterdam : FLOWABLE FILL FOR PLASTIC PIPEAuthor(s) : Amster Howard
Flowable fill is used for many applications, but mainly for pipe trench embedment and
backfill. There are three ways that using flowable fill can be kind to the environment.
Because flowable fill is self-leveling and has a strength greater than the native soil, the
trench cross section can be minimized. This means...
2021 Amsterdam : FROM MULTILAYER LAMINATES TO INDUSTRIAL PIPE APPLICATIONS – A GUIDELINEAuthor(s) : Gerald Pinter, Johannes Wiener, Florian Arbeiter, Abhishek Tiwari, Otmar Kolednik
For pipe applications, catastrophic failure due to crack growth has to be prevented
by all means. Techniques to develop new and even tougher pipe materials are explored
in this contribution. The aim is to create a multi-layer architecture, that exhibits high
toughness as well as damage tolerance towards sharp notches....