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PVC corrugated drainage pipe
Author(s) -
Pazur A. S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of vinyl technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 0193-7197
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.730030405
Subject(s) - flexural strength , modulus , flexural modulus , materials science , composite material , foot (prosody) , structural engineering , engineering , philosophy , linguistics
In the continuing struggle to obtain the most economical material for a given application, it is proposed that corrugated PVC can be quite competitive with corrugated PE. An advantage for PVC stems from a flexural modulus that is almost twice that of PE. Corrugated PVC pipe at 135 grams per foot competed with corrugated PE pipe at 140–150 grams per foot. PVC requires a different corrugation design than does PE. Proper attention to balancing flexural modulus and impact strength must be paid in formulation of PVC.