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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.
My tech brief on PVC sewer-pipe fittings begins by comparing outside-diameter controlled dimensions (“OD-controlled”) to inside-diameter controlled dimensions (“ID-controlled”). While this discussion is somewhat dry, it provides essential background information.
The rest of the brief investigates five ASTM standards for PVC sewer pipes and their associated PVC fittings. Three of the standards are OD-controlled and two are ID-controlled. Two are for solid-wall pipe and the other three for profile-wall pipe. Information included for each standard includes:
For my Tech Brief on fittings for PVC sewer pipe, click here.
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