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Ninety of the 100 largest North American metropolitan areas use concrete pressure pipe in their water systems. Normal applications include:
- Transmission Lines
- Distribution Lines
- Irrigation Lines
- Sewage Force Mains
- Siphons
- Aerial Lines
- Industrial Process Water Lines
- Cooling Water Lines
- Subaqueous Intakes
- Outfalls and Crossing
- Internal Spillways for Earthfill Dams
When Portland cement concrete is used in concrete pressure pipe, it is combined with steel reinforcement in a way that employs the best properties of both materials. The concrete provides natural corrosion protection to the steel and its high compressive strength provides the rigidity to carry the external loads.
Each type of concrete pressure pipe is custom-designed. The allowable stresses and design procedures provided will depend upon the type of pipe and its application. The design procedures for all types of concrete pressure pipe take into account combinations of earth load, live load, impact, internal pressure, water hammer and axial loading. The following types of concrete pressure pipe are produced in the United States and Canada:
Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe, Non-Cylinder Type
(AWWA C302)
Bar-Wrapped Concrete Cylinder Pipe
(AWWA C303)
Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe
(AWWA C301)
Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipe
(AWWA C300)
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