Fiberglass pipe design.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Water Works Association.

Series:

AWWA manual ; M45.

AWWA manual ; M45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glass fibers.

Reinforced plastics.

Water-pipes--Design and construction.

Water-pipes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Denver, Colo. : American Water Works Association, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Updated from the 1996 edition, this manual provides water supply engineers and operators a single source for information about fiberglass pipe and fittings. New in this edition are the addition of metric equivalents; an expanded discussion of pipe mechanical properties with stress vs. strain curves; Buried Pipe Design chapter has expanded discussion of deflections caused by live loads and soil properties, a second method of determining pipe stiffness, and a new equation for pipe buckling; Guidelines for Underground Installation has additional information on soil backfill considerations and minimum trench width, new information on angularly deflected pipe joints, pressure testing, and a new section on trenching on slopes. (Replaces ISBN: 0-89867-889-7)

Contents:

""Contents ""; ""Figures ""; ""Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1 History and Use""; ""Chapter 2 Materials, Properties, and Characteristics""; ""Chapter 3 Manufacturing""; ""Chapter 4 Hydraulics""; ""Chapter 5 Buried Pipe Design""; ""Chapter 6 Guidelines for Underground Installation of Fiberglass Pipe""; ""Chapter 7 Buried Pipe Thrust Restraints""; ""Chapter 8 Above ground Pipe Design and Installation""; ""Chapter 9 Joining Systems, Fittings, and Specials""; ""Chapter 10 Shipping, Handling, Storage, and Repair""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""

Notes:

Rev. ed of: Fiberglass pipe design manual. c1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781613000168

1613000162

9781615837823

1615837825

OCLC:

922966916