Technical Information from PPI

Please follow the links below to PDFs of technical papers published by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI).

General Information

• Sclairpipe PE3710/4710 Dimensions and Weights
• Revolution - Pipe in Underground Applications
• Fusion Statement - Joining PE Pipe Using Heat Fusion Technology
• TR-14 - Water Flow Characteristics of Thermoplastic Pipe (2000)
• TR-18 - Weatherability of Thermoplastic Piping Systems (1999)
• TN-19 - Pipe Stiffness for Buried Gravity Flow Pipes (2000)
• TR-19 - Thermoplastic Piping for the Transport of Chemicals (2000)
• TR-21 - Thermal Expansion and Contraction in Plastics Piping Systems (2001)
• TR-11 - Resistance of Thermoplastic Piping Materials to Micro- and Macro-Biological Attack (2000)

Gas Distribution

• TR-30 - Investigation of Maximum Temperatures Attained by Plastic Fuel Gas Pipe Inside Service Risers (2000)
• TR-22 - Polyethylene Plastic Piping Distribution Systems for Components of Liquid Petroleum Gases (2000)

Potable Water

• Use of Plastic Pipe for Potable Water
• TR-34 - Disinfection of Newly Constructed Polyethylene Water Mains (2000)

Sewage Systems

• G1 - Guidance and Recommendations on the Use of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe for the Sliplining of Sewers (1995)
• TN-15 - Resistance of Solid Wall Polyethylene Pipe to a Sanitary Sewage Environment (2000)

Links to PPI

Please follow the links below to the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) web site for additional technical information available for download.

• General Publications - HDPE Pipe-Related Technical Information
• PPI Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe