Concrete Pipe News

– Editorial –  Concrete Pipe Continues to Prove Its Superiority in Terms of Durability and Safety By: Russell Tripp, American Concrete Pipe The repair or replacement of infrastructure is incredibly expensive, and it typically impacts local communities with the interruption of service. In recent times, localized flooding and damaged roadways from failed pipeline systems have made news […]

– Editorial –  Self-Consolidating Concrete an Option to Increase Market Share for Precast Concrete Products By: Cliff Ohlwiler, P.E., Cliff Ohlwiler Concrete Consulting, Inc. By: Russell Tripp, American Concrete Pipe Finishing to provide a quality finish One of the many advances in the reinforced concrete precast box and manhole production industry is self-consolidating concrete (SCC). SCC is a […]

– Editorial – Industry Issue – Concrete Pipe – Responsible Specifications Today Deliver Reliable Infrastructure Tomorrow By: Russell Tripp, American Concrete Pipe Welcome to the 2018 Winter edition of the Concrete Pipe News. This editorial’s focus is on responsible specifications and your choice as design engineers and agencies. I hope you find this information useful in your quest […]

– Editorial – Industry Issue – Concrete Pipe Week Strengthens in 2017   Proclamations recognizing Concrete Pipe Week were signed by the offices of governors, senators, and mayors in 32 states representing 76% of the population of the United States of America. Statistics for Concrete Pipe Week 2017, and the popularity of plant tours, education, and […]

Concrete Pipe News Summer 2017 Boosting ACPA’s social media presence Facebook is the ACPA’s most active business social media site with 947 LIKES. What does this mean to the ACPA at a time when its leaders are encouraging a greater social media presence? Liking a page means you’re connecting to that page. Liking a post […]

Concrete Pipe News Summer 2017 Pipe School and Pipe Show 2018 January 15-18, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Sewers and culverts must be resilient and regarded as critical to America’s health and safety. In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) launched Every Day Counts (EDC) to speed up the delivery of highway projects and to address the challenges […]

Concrete Pipe News Summer 2017 By: Clay Prewitt H2 Pre-Cast Inc. H2 Pre-Cast Inc. supplied split box sections for construction of a box culvert used for fish passage on the North Fork Issaquah Creek under the East Lake Sammamish Parkway in Issaquah, Washington. The 26-foot x 11-foot precast concrete culvert was installed in just three days. The […]

Concrete Pipe News Summer 2017 – Feature Story By: Clay Prewitt H2 Pre-Cast Inc. Spokane, Washington is completing a network of buried concrete combined sewer overflow (CSO) structures. These structures store excess water during heavy rainstorms and rapid snowmelt, until the storm surge subsides and the water can be sent to the Riverside Park Water Reclamation […]

Concrete Pipe News Summer 2017 – Editorial By: Russell Tripp American Concrete Pipe Association These old lyrics, “Getting to know you…” from the musical “The King and I,” very much define the expectations of our elected representatives at the state and federal levels who have anything to do with America’s infrastructure – below and above ground. […]