BURIED PIPE DESIGN 3/E (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Hardcover

Moser, A. P.; Folkman, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007147689X ISBN 13: 9780071476898

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2008

Synopsis

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Unearth the Secrets of Designing and Building High-Quality Buried Piping Systems

This brand-new edition of Buried Pipe Design helps you analyze the performance of a wide range of pipes, so you can determine the proper pipe and installation system for the job. Covering almost every type of rigid and flexible pipe, this unique reference identifies and describes factors involved in working with sewer and drain lines, water and gas mains, subway tunnels, culverts, oil and coals slurry lines, and telephone and electrical conduits. It provides clear examples for designing new municipal drinking and wastewater systems or rehabilitating existing ones that will last for many years on end. Comprehensive in scope and meticulously detailed in content, this is the pipe design book you'll want for a reference.

This NEW edition includes:

• Important data on the newest pipe styles, including profile-wall polyethylene
• Updated references to ASTM, AWWA, and ASHTTO, standards
• Numerous examples of specific types of pipe system designs
• Safety precautions included in installation specifications
• Greater elaboration on trenchless technology methods
• New information on the cyclic life of PVC pressure pipe

Buried Pipe Design covers the ins and outs of:

• External Loads
• Gravity Flow Pipe Design
• Pressure Pipe Design
• Rigid Pipe Products
• Flexible Steel Pipe
• Flexible Ductile Iron Pipe
• Flexible Plastic Pipe
• Pipe Installation
• Trenchless Technology

About this title

About the Author

A. P. Moser is professor and associate dean at Utah State University. He is also founder and director of the Piping Systems Institute, which is a short course that helps train practicing engineers in the design of buried piping systems. He serves on piping committees of the Transportation Research Board and is the past chairman of the committee on culverts and hydraulic structures. He is a consultant to many municipalities, pipe manufacturing companies, and engineering firms. He serves on many bodies that develop codes and specifications for buried piping systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 007147689X
• ISBN 13: 9780071476898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 601