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Buried Pipe Design, 3rd Edition

Buried Pipe Design, 3rd Edition
Item #: 265-5030-08
Author: A. P. Moser, Steve Folkman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:007147689X
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer Item #: 9780071476898
Format: Hardcover
Your Price: $99.95
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The newly updated 3rd Edtion of Buried Pipe Design

The 3rd edition of Buried Pipe Design is a brand-new version that helps users analyze the performance of a wide range of piping. This essential resource enables users to better determine all the factors involved in proper type installation systems on the job, and covers almost every aspect of flexible and rigid pipe. Coverage also includes working with drain lines and sewers, gas mains and water, subway tunnels, oil and coal's slurry lines, culverts, telephone and electrical conduits. Clear design examples are provided for new municipal drinking and wastewater systems as well as rehabilitation for existing lines.

The new edition also includes in-depth coverage of the newest pipes styles, including profile wall polyethylene, and has updated references to ASTIM and ASHTTO standards as well as numerous examples of specific types of pipe system designs. A focus on safety precautions for installation specifications, and a greater elaboration on trench list technology methods is also included. Readers will find new information on the cyclic life of PVC pressure pipe as well as information on external loads. Pressure pipe design, rigid pipe products, gravity flow pipe design, flexible steel pipe, flexible plastic pipe, flexible ductile iron pipe and pipe installation are also covered within this 601 page book.

This New Edition includes:

  • Important data on the newest pipe styles, including profile-wall polyethylene
  • Updated references to ASTM, AWWA, and ASHTTO, standards
  • Numerous examples of specific types of pipe system designs
  • Safety precautions included in installation specifications
  • Greater elaboration on trenchless technology methods
  • New information on the cyclic life of PVC pressure pipe

Buried Pipe Design covers the ins and outs of:

  • External Loads
  • Gravity Flow Pipe Design
  • Pressure Pipe Design
  • Rigid Pipe Products
  • Flexible Steel Pipe
  • Flexible Ductile Iron Pipe
  • Flexible Plastic Pipe
  • Pipe Installation
  • Trenchless Technology

Table of Contents:

  • Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview
  • Chapter 2. External Loads
  • Chapter 3. Design of Gravity Flow Pipes
  • Chapter 4. Design of Pressure Pipes
  • Chapter 5. Rigid Pipe Products
  • Chapter 6. Steel and Ductile Iron Flexible Pipe Products
  • Chapter 7. Plastic Flexible Pipe Products
  • Chapter 8. Pipe Installation and Trenchless Technology
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