AWWA INF52150

Polyethylene (PE) pipes are commonly used in trenchless applications, and particularly with a technique knownas pipebursting, where the old cast iron pipe is burst and replaced by the newpolyethylene pipe. Care must be taken to reduce any surface scratching whichsignificantly reduces the wall thickness of the PE pipe, and assurances made thatthe pipes are correctly fusion jointed. Recognizing the above, an innovative andcost-effective product known as Profuse has been developed, field tested andintroduced into operations through a partnership between the NorthumbrianLyonnaise Technology and Research Centre (NLTRC) in the United Kingdom (UK) andUponor (UK), manufacturers of innovative plastic pipe materials and fittings.This paper describes all aspects of the development of the product; technical,economic and operational, including the field trials carried out in the UK andthe subsequent uptake of the product by Lyonnaise des Eaux (LdE) operations inthe UK and in Gibraltar. Includes 6 references, table, figures.

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Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

01/01/2000

Number of Pages:

14

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1 file , 940 KB