Excerpts From National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report Plastic Pipe For Subsurface Drainage of Transportation Facilities

by R.E. Chambers, t.J. McGrath, F.J. Heger, 10/1/1980

This report focuses on the suitability of various plastic pipe systems for the drainage of highway and other transportation facilities. The authors relied on available information and experiences with plastic pipe, existing theories and the evaluation of monitored field installations in several states.

Keywords: materials, chemical resistance, pvc, uv radiation, astm 3034, flexible pipe, embedment, compaction, thermal expansion, pipe-soil system