Engineers

The PE Alliance would like to provide engineers an avenue to pursue design of polyethylene piping systems and provide specification and installation guidelines which were developed and engineered for and by the polyethylene industry. These calculators, models and installation guidelines are tools directly related to polyethylene piping systems and are current with all existing standards and specifications (eg AWWA, ASTM, NSF, CSA,). The Alliance encourages the design engineer to visit the PPI website at plasticpipe.org for their great research, writing and presentation of HDPE design tools.

• Pipe Design Calculator

• Horizontal Directional Drilling "Bore Aid" Calculator

• PPI Model Specification for PE Pipe

• Directional Drilling for Placement of HD PE Pipe

• Poisson’s Effect (Thrust force)

• Pressure Testing (Hydrostatic)

• Thermal Expansion and Contraction

• Field Bending HDPE Pipe (Bend Radius)

• Seismic Design

• PVC vs HDPE

• Alliance Contractor and Operator Qualifications

• Performance Pipe Field Handbook - Installation guide and useful reference information.

Size, Dimensions and Pressure Rating Charts

• PP152-4710 DriscoPlex® 4100 IPS (PE4710) 

• PP153-4710 DriscoPlex® 4000 DIPS (PE4710)

• PP160 DriscoPlex® 5100 Ultraline® HDPE Water Service Tubing

• WL102 – IPS Pipe Sizes and Pressure Class

• WL104 – DIPS (DIOD) Pressure Class Pipe

Model Specification

• PP507 Water/Wastewater Distribution, Transmission and Service

• WL110-0412 Model Specification

Design

• The Development of Allowable Stresses for HDPE Piping

• Design and Safety Factors for PE4710 Materials Under the Proposed Revision to AWWA C906

• The Nature of the 0.63 Design Factor (DF) for Qualified Polyethylene Pipe Compounds HSB-R-01/2015

• Fatigue of Plastic Water Pipe

• Long-Term Performance of Polyethylene Piping Materials in Potable Water Applications

PPI Links

• Handbook of PE Pipe - 2nd edition
• s-1 bore aid
• s-2 2011 PPI Calculator
• TR-34 disinfectant
• TR-46
• TN-44 Long Term Resistance
• TN-45 Mechanical
• PPI Position Paper on HDPE (PE 4710) Distribution Potable Water Pipe Sizes and Pressure Classes

Contact your local PE pipe distributor about training, purchases and equipment sales & rental.