Plastic Piping Handbook

*The one and only source of knowledge on the plastic pipe industry -- and its application in the liquids and gas fields. *Provides detailed and easy-to-use data and formulas for managers, engineers, designers, along with construction and maintenance personnel -- covers the full range of vital topics, from pipe selection and plastic pipe codes and standards, to pipeline purging and drying, to leak detection. *Features codes and specs for gas and water transmission, inspection and testing procedures, along with plenty of charts, data sheets, and tables.

DAVID A. WILLOUGHBY, P.O.E. has 21 years of experience in engineering, technical writing, and management in the natural gas, pipeline, and petroleum facility industry. His experience includes gas transmission and distribution systems, petroleum facilities from conception through design, construction and testing, economic evaluation, and project field supervision. Mr. Willoughby is registered by the Council of Engineering Specialty Boards as a Petroleum Operations Engineer.

Mr. Willoughby is currently a Projects Manager for the consulting engineering firm of Rummel, Klepper & Kahl. Mr. Willoughby works in the Natural Gas, Petroleum, and Pipeline Division out of RK&K's Richmond, Virginia office.

Prior to working for RK&K, Mr. Willoughby served for twenty-four years in the United States Marine Corps, with his last eighteen years of service as a Petroleum Engineer. During this period, Mr. Willoughby held increasingly responsible positions in project management, petroleum operations and engineering, hydraulic design and analysis, pipeline design and operation, and petroleum facility design and operations.

Mr. Willoughby lives in Prince George County, Virginia with his wife, Betsy. They have three daughters, Cheryl, Shannon, and Sarah.

Chapter 1: General Information

Chapter 2: Plastic Piping Characteristics

Chapter 3: Fluid Flow

Chapter 4: General Design Procedures

Chapter 5: Above Ground Pipe Design

Chapter 6: Buried Pipe Design

Chapter 7: Pipe Handling and Construction

Chapter 8: Horizontal Directional Drilling

Chapter 9: Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers

Chapter 10: Sliplining Sewers

Chapter 11: Testing

Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention

Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service

Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System

Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards

Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components

Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings

Appendix E: Glossary

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