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Some Factors to Be Considered in Choosing Pipe
Author(s) -
Inhoffer W. R.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1973.tb01958.x
Subject(s) - water pipe , engineering , deflection (physics) , purchasing , forensic engineering , civil engineering , operations management , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , inlet
Managers, engineers, maintenance men, and all others interested in transmission mains and water distribution have long been concerned with the age‐old problem of obtaining the best dollar value when purchasing pipe. With the improvement of familiar materials and the introduction of new ones in the manufacture of pipe, AWWA's Engineering and Construction Com. decided that an open discussion by qualified representatives of cast‐iron, steel, reinforced‐plastic, and reinforced‐concrete pipe manufacturers would be appropriate. In addition, a firsthand‐experience report from a major water system would place the problem in perspective. This Joint Discussion was presented at the Annual Conference on May 16, 1973. Each panelist was specifically requested to cover the following items in his presentation: (1) bedding requirements, (2) trench loadings—dead and impact, (3) permissible deflection in and recommended types of joints, (4) resistivity to corrosion, erosion, and chemical action, (5) flexibility during installation, (6) problems with and related costs of distortion potential, and (7) job‐site storage problems. * The first article presents the factors to be considered in deciding what type of pipe to use. The second article makes a case for steel pipe. The third article compares gray and ductile cast‐iron pipe. The last article makes a case for fiber‐glass composite pipe.