TPi March 2014

Plast ic pipes

Pipe information resource Plastic pipe manufacturer JM Eagle has launched a website, www. truthaboutpipes.com, dedicated to educating engineers and municipal decision makers. The website features articles on topics important for infrastructure, such as longevity and durability of material, ease of installation, financial costs and environmental impact. of marketing and waterworks sales. “Decision makers will be able to read unbiased articles, essays, reports, and studies about the advantages of plastic pipe.” The website offers a wide range of information and tools to help municipalitiesmake informeddecisions, including key subjects like the cost of corrosion, pipe material break rates, and a cost comparison calculator – PVC vs ductile iron. The website also highlights new technologies in plastic pipe: internal joint restraints (eg Eagle “www.truthaboutpipes.com will highlight the many benefits of plastic pipe versus alternative materials,” said Neal Gordon, JM Eagle vice president

Loc C900), Ultra Blue PVCO, Eagle Corr PE, and Eagle Green PE.

With 20 manufacturing plants throughout North America, JM Eagle manufactures a wide array of high- grade, high-performance polyvinyl chloride and high-density polyethylene pipe across a variety of industries and applications, including utility, solvent weld, electrical conduit, natural gas, irrigation, potable water and sewage.

JM Eagle – USA www.jmeagle.com

ADS adds to large diameter pipe production in Canada

and the infrastructure of cities and towns throughout Canada and the world. “Since we opened the Saint-Germain plant in 2009, we have been adding to our capability and

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) has added a fourth manufacturing line to its plant in Saint-Germain, Quebec, Canada, which is now producing large diameter, open profile pipe from 900 to 1,500mm. The plant is certified to produce N-12 ® corrugated HDPE pipe diameters from 100 to 900mm with minimum pipe stiffness of 320kPa when tested in accordance with ASTM D 2412. The product is certified to meet CAN/CSA Standard B182.8, BNQ 3624-120 and AASHTO Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specifications, and is verified by Intertek. The plant is also capable of making the company’s SaniTite ® HP polypropylene pipe products. In Canada, ADS also has a pipe manufacturing plant in Heidelberg, Ontario, with stocking distribution yards in Morrisburg, Ontario; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Red Deer, Alberta. A fleet of dedicated trucks serves both rural and metropolitan areas. ADS has a global network of 57 plants and 28 yards, and its products are found in farms, sports stadiums, golf courses, highways, building complexes, housing developments, industrial parks, airports

N-12 large diameter corrugated HDPE pipe being produced at ADS’s plant in Saint-Germain

been designed specifically to produce the pipe to the latest edition of that specification,” explained Greg Bohn, ADS director of national engineering. “AASHTO LRFD is a strain-based design procedure suitable for thermoplastic pipes such as HDPE, polypropylene and PVC. As the acronym suggests, the LRFD bridge design specification also provides for resistance factors which allow the designer to account for uncertainty in soil strength and material resistance. The code incorporates load factors greater than two as well as various resistance factors, which work together to yield suitable fill heights for thermoplastic pipe.”

increasing production,” stated Ewout Leeuwenburg, ADS senior vice president of international operations. “Most of this growth is due to the increasing and steady demand for our products to fulfil the needs of agricultural, storm water management and sanitary sewer projects. Our fourth production line here is just the latest step in our continuing capital investment plan.” In production since 1987, ADS N-12 corrugated HDPE pipe is known for its ability to resist chemicals, road salts and repeated freeze/thaw cycles. The pipe’s strength is due to its design, HDPE resin and manufacturing process. “The structural integrity of ADS thermoplastic pipe is based on the design procedures outlined in the AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications, and our moulds have

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc – USA

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March 2014 Tube Products International