Randy Wahlen, PE, Marketing Engineer for Oldcastle Infrastructure One question those of us in the concrete pipe industry often hear is, “Why is minor cracking in concrete pipe ok?” The American Concrete Pipe Association, AASHTO and other national standards recommend that minor cracking up to 0.10” doesn’t pose a structural issue for concrete pipe. But […]
By: Jeffery A. Hite, Director of Technical Promotions, Rinker Materials Trygve Hoff, P.E., Northeast Region engineer, ACPA Douglas Holdener, P.E., Florida Engineer, ACPA Concrete pipe’s history of performance in North America began well over 100 years ago. Throughout its 100-plus year history, concrete pipe has proven itself to be a rock, both in the literal sense […]