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Long-term performance prediction for PE pipes /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: AWWA Research Foundation, CSIRO (Australia)
Other Authors: Davis, Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denver, Colo. : [Place of publication not identified] : Awwa Research Foundation : American Water Works Association ; IWA Publishing, [2007]
Subjects:
Pipe, Plastic.
Polyethylene.
Water-pipes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Production of polyethylene pressure pipes
  • 2. Field performance of polyethylene water pipes
  • 3. Failure mechanisms in polyethylene pipes
  • 4. Review of performance standards for PE pipes
  • 5. Slow crack growth testing of polyethylene
  • 6. Predicting long-term performance in polyethylene pipes
  • 7. Fracture properties of pipe grade PE materials
  • 8. Developing a failure model for polyethylene pipes
  • 9. Estimating network-wide failure rates
  • Appendix A. Program listing for UKWIR PE FailureRates.py
  • Appendix B. Polyethylene pressure pipes design for dynamic stresses
  • Appendix C. Program listing for PELifetime.py
  • Appendix D. Example calculations of expected failure rate in 100mm (DN 4 inch) SDR 11 PE pipes
  • References.