Procedures for evaluating time-independent initial stiffness, at the time of application of load, of high-density polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride gravity-flow drainage pipes with curved-beam sections of production run pipe are proposed as an alternative to ASTM Standard D2412 “Test Method for Determination of External Loading Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel Plate Loading.” A strategy for predicting relaxation moduli extrapolated to 50 and 100 years is proposed. Laboratory studies are presented and discussed.


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    Title :

    Curved-Beam Stiffness for Thermoplastic Gravity-Flow Drainage Pipes


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1999-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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