Concrete pressure pipe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910966378103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2008
• ISBN: 1-61300-071-5; 1-61583-831-7
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Collana: AWWA manual ; ; M9
• Disciplina: 628.1/5
• Soggetti: Water-pipes; Pipe, Concrete; Pressure vessels
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Purpose and Scope""; ""2 Description of Concrete Pressure Pipe""; ""3 Hydraulics""; ""4 Surge Pressure""; ""5 External Loads""; ""6 Bedding and Backfilling""; ""7 Design of Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe""; ""8 Design of Fittings and Appurtenances""; ""9 Design of Thrust Restraints for Buried Pipe""; ""10 Design of Pipe on Piers""; ""11 Design of Subaqueous Installations""; ""12 Design Considerations for Corrosive Environments""; ""13 Transportation of Pipe""; ""14 Installation by Trenching or Tunneling â€? Methods and Equipment""""15 Hydrostatic Testing and Disinfection of Mains""; ""16 Tapping Concrete Pressure Pipe""; ""17 Guide Specif ications for the Purchase and Installation of Concrete Pressure Pipe""; ""Index""; ""AWWA Manuals""
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated from the 1995 edition, this comprehensive operations manual explains the use of concrete pressure pipe in potable water service. Coverage includes types, manufacturing, hydraulics, design, external loads, support, installation, fittings and appurtenances, corrosion protection, maintenance, transportion, and storage.