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HEAT FUSING POLYPROPYLENE PIPE DETAILED IN NEW ASTM F3722 STANDARD

Civil + Structural Engineer

Guidance for Techniques Proven in Pressure Piping Systems During Decades of Use IRVING, Texas The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. PPI) has announced the publication of the new ASTM F3722 Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polypropylene (PP) Pipe and Fittings by ASTM International. According to Lance MacNevin, P.

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Electrician impaled on metal pipes after ladder fall

Construction Enquirer

A Sheffield based network infrastructure contractor has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping. The court heard that electrician Matthew Mason was fatally injured while installing a public address system at Bearsden Train Station on Tuesday 5 June 2018.

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NEW TECHNICAL NOTE AVAILABLE ON PIPING  MATERIALS FOR GROUND SOURCE GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS

Civil + Structural Engineer

Provides Guidance on Selecting and Installing IRVING, Texas – The Plastics Pipe Institute’s Building & Construction Division has published a major revision of PPI TN-55 “Plastic Piping Materials for Ground Source Geothermal Heating and Cooling Applications”. A HDPE vault for connections of ground loop piping.

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ASTM STANDARD UPDATED FOR POLYPROPYLENE PRESSURE PIPING SYSTEMS

Civil + Structural Engineer

Pressure and Chlorine Ratings Revised IRVING, Texas – Recent revisions led by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. chlorine resistance) classifications are revised from CL-TD and CL-R to Classes 0, 1, 3, and 5 for consistency with other pressure pipe standards (e.g., Oxidative stability (i.e., ASTM F876).

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Water/Stormwater

Civil + Structural Engineer

Design enhancements for the new structure included installing a sharp-crested, straight drop principal spillway, training/retraining walls, grading, native stone rock riprap and stream enhancements. C Below, Inc., Terracon Consultants, Inc., C Below, Inc., Terracon Consultants, Inc.,

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Under Water?

Civil + Structural Engineer

Photo credit: Charlie Fernandes In addition, the drinking water and wastewater pipes are now approaching 50 years old, while some system components are more than a century old. The typical lifespan of wastewater pipes is between 50 and 100. “As When collection systems are overtaxed, sanitary sewer overflows can occur.”

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Providing mission-critical waterproofing

GCP Applied Technologies

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 12:05. April 03, 2018. It also has many penetration points from reinforcement bars and pipes. Utilizing an advanced acrylic surface coating, the PREPRUFE® membrane also simplified the installation process by removing multiple layers and complicated detailing. . Providing mission-critical waterproofing.