Plastic Piping Handbook
by Willoughby, David A.; Woodson, R. Dodge; Sutherland, RickEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-22
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Professional
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Summary
*The one and only source of knowledge on the plastic pipe industry -- and its application in the liquids and gas fields. *Provides detailed and easy-to-use data and formulas for managers, engineers, designers, along with construction and maintenance personnel -- covers the full range of vital topics, from pipe selection and plastic pipe codes and standards, to pipeline purging and drying, to leak detection. *Features codes and specs for gas and water transmission, inspection and testing procedures, along with plenty of charts, data sheets, and tables.
Author Biography
DAVID A. WILLOUGHBY, P.O.E. has 21 years of experience in engineering, technical writing, and management in the natural gas, pipeline, and petroleum facility industry. His experience includes gas transmission and distribution systems, petroleum facilities from conception through design, construction and testing, economic evaluation, and project field supervision. Mr. Willoughby is registered by the Council of Engineering Specialty Boards as a Petroleum Operations Engineer.
Mr. Willoughby is currently a Projects Manager for the consulting engineering firm of Rummel, Klepper & Kahl. Mr. Willoughby works in the Natural Gas, Petroleum, and Pipeline Division out of RK&K's Richmond, Virginia office.
Prior to working for RK&K, Mr. Willoughby served for twenty-four years in the United States Marine Corps, with his last eighteen years of service as a Petroleum Engineer. During this period, Mr. Willoughby held increasingly responsible positions in project management, petroleum operations and engineering, hydraulic design and analysis, pipeline design and operation, and petroleum facility design and operations.
Mr. Willoughby lives in Prince George County, Virginia with his wife, Betsy. They have three daughters, Cheryl, Shannon, and Sarah.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: General Information Chapter 2: Plastic Piping Characteristics Chapter 3: Fluid Flow Chapter 4: General Design Procedures Chapter 5: Above Ground Pipe Design Chapter 6: Buried Pipe Design Chapter 7: Pipe Handling and Construction Chapter 8: Horizontal Directional Drilling Chapter 9: Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers Chapter 10: Sliplining Sewers Chapter 11: Testing Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Chapter 3: Fluid Flow Chapter 4: General Design Procedures Chapter 5: Above Ground Pipe Design Chapter 6: Buried Pipe Design Chapter 7: Pipe Handling and Construction Chapter 8: Horizontal Directional Drilling Chapter 9: Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers Chapter 10: Sliplining Sewers Chapter 11: Testing Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Chapter 5: Above Ground Pipe Design Chapter 6: Buried Pipe Design Chapter 7: Pipe Handling and Construction Chapter 8: Horizontal Directional Drilling Chapter 9: Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers Chapter 10: Sliplining Sewers Chapter 11: Testing Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Chapter 7: Pipe Handling and Construction Chapter 8: Horizontal Directional Drilling Chapter 9: Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers Chapter 10: Sliplining Sewers Chapter 11: Testing Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Chapter 9: Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers Chapter 10: Sliplining Sewers Chapter 11: Testing Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Chapter 11: Testing Chapter 12: Protecting Public Safety Through Excavation Damage Prevention Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Chapter 13: Brittle-Like Cracking in Plastic Pipe for Gas Service Appendix A: Specifications for Materials and Construction for a Natural Gas System Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix B: Transportation of Natural or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Appendix C: Plastic Piping Systems Components Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix D: Plastic Pipe Fittings Appendix E: Glossary
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