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Developments in Structured‐Wall Plastics Sewer Pipes and a Method of Testing Their Resistance to Damage
Author(s) -
Rasbash J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2000.tb00245.x
Subject(s) - sewerage , civil engineering , stiffness , engineering , forensic engineering , environmental science , waste management , structural engineering
Structured‐wall plastics sewer pipes rely upon the structural configuration of their walls to enhance their stiffness, whilst saving on material. Their properties and performance vary widely with the type and material from which they are made, and opinion is divided as to the acceptability of these products for sewerage systems. The UK water industry and the Committee for European Normalisation are actively developing standards for them, but there are a number of performance‐related concerns which need to be addressed if they are to be accepted in the UK. A test, which measures a pipe's resistance to being damaged, has been developed at the University of East London, and preliminary results confirm a wide variation in performance.