September 14, 2022
Plastic Pipes Show Necessary Flexibility for Buried Applications
Plastic Pipes Show Necessary Flexibility for Buried Applications
While buried pipes are especially vulnerable to environmental disasters like tsunamis, landslides, and earthquakes, they are also subject to more subtle ground movement, which can result in cracks or deformation. Rigid clay and concrete pipes buried in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden show a higher number of defects per kilometer when directly compared with comparable plastic pipes. Unlike their more rigid metal and stonework counterparts, plastic pipe can stand up to changes in ground environment much better. A recent engineering report published by the European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) shows that plastic pipe is the only option that can cushion blows from heavy soil loads. Flexible plastic pipes are much less likely to fail due to brittle cracking as under pressure, the pipes will flex and deform, which lowers the stress on the pipe. This makes plastic the ideal choice for crucial infrastructure pipelines as they have a much lower failure rate, even when subjected to drastic environmental conditions. To learn more, click here.
September 29, 2022
National Academy of Sciences Tours Advanced Drainage Systems Facilities
National Academy of Sciences Tours Advanced Drainage Systems Facilities
Earlier this month, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) welcomed a committee from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to its Ohio production facilities. ADS provides water management solutions for storm water and on-site septic wastewater solutions and has achieved great success in working with recycled materials. The NAS Repurposing Plastic Waste in Infrastructure Committee was tasked by congress in 2020 to research the successful uses of recycled plastic in infrastructure projects. The committee’s tour of ADS’ recycling and production facilities in Ohio comes as part of this research as the company is the leading plastic recycler in North America. In 2020, the company was responsible for recycling 28% of all HDPE bottles in the United States into plastic drainage pipe and storm water solutions. Read more here.