Plastic Piping Handbook

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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