Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association

1. Sélectionner une langue Sign up for Newsletter Ask an Engineer About Us Members Resources Blogs Media Events Contact Over Ten Million Quality Control Tests PVC PIPE: SAFE AND BENEFICIAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH Welcome to the PVC Pipe Association Our mission is to promote use of longer-life, lower-maintenance, corrosion-proof PVC pipe in water and wastewater systems – for real sustainability, strength and long-term asset management. NEW PVC PIPE IN DEEP- BURY APPLICATIONS NEW 6TH EDITION HANDBOOK OF PVC PIPE NEW LARGE-DIAMETER PVC VS. FIBERGLASS FOR SEWER PROJECTS FEA Modeling Everything you and Field need to know Comparison of Inspection of about PVC pipe: PVC and PVC Sewer materials, ?berglass large- Pipe manufacture, diameter sewer design and pipes. Finite-element installation. analysis and CLICK HERE for laser pro?ling of Get the facts on in-service PVC why PVC pipe is the most widely used technical paper. sewer pipes in piping material for underground deep-burial applications. infrastructure today. CLICK HERE for report. CLICK HERE to buy the Handbook, preview it, or get your FREE one-time download of up to three chapters. DESIGN CALCULATORS VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS Several online calculators are Specifying, Participate in available to Designing, and our online assist engineers Installing PVC webinars and and end users Water and Sewer learn about the with the design Pipe design, of PVC piping speci?cation and installation of PVC pipe Participate in two, systems. for water and sewer projects. three-hour online External Load Design Internal Pressure Design Cyclic Life Thrust Restraint Hydraulic for Pressure NEW Hydraulic for Nonpressure NEW courses over two PVC pipe for municipal applications is days (December 10-11, 2025) and obtain a available in sizes from 3 to 60 inches. complete evaluation of PVC water and CLICK HERE for more information. sewer pipe applications. Get up to 6.0 PDHs! Ideal for long-time as well as new users of PVC pipe. CLICK HERE to register. 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WATER MAIN BREAK STUDY THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF PVC PIPE PIPE MATERIAL COMPARISONS New report Find out how PVC con?rms PVC is stacks up against other the most water and sewer pipe Health, safety, widely used materials. Learn about and the water pipe the important technical environment: material in the criteria to consider PVC pipe’s US and Canada when selecting performance is with the lowest underground piping for outstanding break rate. your community. across the Water Main PVC vs. Ductile Iron (DI) Pressure Pipe for Water Mains PVC vs. Fiberglass (FRP) Gravity Sewer PVC vs. HDPE Pressure Pipe for Water Mains   CLICK HERE for a complete list. board. Break Rates in the USA and Canada: A CLICK HERE Comprehensive Study for paper. Utah State University Utah Water Research Laboratory CLICK HERE for study. FRENCH TRANSLATION NOW AVAILABLE CLICK HERE for French translation. PVC PIPE LONGEVITY REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION LCA FOR PVC PIPE AFFORDABILITY & THE Life Cycle The ?rst ISO- 100+ YEAR BENCHMARK Assessment of compliant, peer- STANDARD PVC Water reviewed, industry- and Sewer A Comprehensive Study wide EPD for water Pipe and on PVC Pipe and sewer pipe in Comparative Excavations, Testing, & North America. Sustainability Life Cycle Analysis Benchmarks the Analysis of impacts of PVC pipe By Steven Folkman, Ph.D., P.E., Utah State Pipe Materials products across their life cycles. Fully University, Buried Structures Laboratory transparent and certi?ed by NSF Comparative CLICK HERE for report. International as an industry best practice. analysis and environmental review of Veri?ed LCA Conformity to Product underground piping shows PVC pipe has Category Rule and ISO 14025. fewer environmental impacts and life cycle costs over a 100-year life. CLICK HERE for 2023 EPD. CLICK HERE for report. CLICK HERE for 2015 EPD. 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