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John Houle: Senior Technical Consultant, PVC Pipe Industry
John Houle holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri and an MBA from the University of Oregon. He has more than 25 years of experience in the plastic pipe industry in applications engineering, market development, forensic analysis, technical writing, and standards development.
In piping systems, “permeation” is the movement of chemicals through a pipe wall or a gasketed joint. For potable water pipe, permeation is important because there may be adverse effects on the fluid inside the pipe.
Review of comprehensive study titled "Lessons Learned from Ductile Iron Pipe."
Shedding light on ductile iron falsehoods about PVC pipe
Whenever there is a change in flow in a pressure pipeline, thrust forces are developed. Design for restraining these forces is streamlined by using EBAA Iron’s "Restraint Length Calculator" program.
Calculator for designing PVC pipe for earth and live loads. Users input soil and pipe parameters to calculate deflections.
Guide for PVC sewer force mains uses recently developed method for cyclic-fatigue design.
The Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association offers sample specifications for water and sewer pipes.
PVC sewer pipes in deep-burial applications: Finite-element analysis and laser-profiling of an in-service pipeline.
Tools to assist engineers with hydraulic design.
Comparison of PVC and fiberglass large-diameter sewer pipes.
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