Published in Concrete Plant International 2017-04 Russell Tripp President, American Concrete Pipe Association This year, 2017, is a milestone year for the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) and its members. Among the pages yet to be written, are changes in leaders, new directions, and a refreshed organizational structure. The concrete pipe industry is blessed […]
On June 13, Forterra hosted 25 representatives of the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) at its Marshalltown production facility. Staffs of the Materials, Construction, and Bridges & Structures offices represented IDOT. The Tour covered production of dry cast structures, dry cast pipe, dry cast boxes, and wet cast structures, along with material testing and quality […]
The Texas Concrete Pipe Association (TCPA) is providing a series of four Lunch & Learn Seminars for the TSPE Sabine Chapter in Beaumont from July through September. On Thursday, July 20th, Beaumont area Engineers and Contractors learned about the TxDOT Standard Inlet and Manhole Program, which provides a unified system for naming, sizes and shapes […]
Rubber Gasketed and Lined RCP Used in a Large Diameter Tunnel for LA County Sanitation District Sewer A 142-inch diameter tunnel to accommodate a 90-inch diameter PVC-lined reinforced concrete pipe sanitary sewer in the upstream portion of the Joint Outfall “C” Unit 1 Relief Trunk Sewer1 in Los Angeles County, California was required because the […]
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Aging MDOT Cast-in-Place Culvert Replaced with Precast Bill Washabaugh, Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc. Will Thompson, P.E., Lansing Transportation Service Center Manager Michigan Department of Transportation An aging three-sided cast-in-place (7-foot x 7-foot) box culvert constructed in 1946 under M-43, west of Grand Ledge, MI was compromised by degradational scour, which undermined its foundation and footings. […]
Transportation professionals met in Juneau, Alaska for the 2017 Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) Annual Meeting held June 25-28. The annual meeting was attended by State Department of Transportation CEOs, Chief Engineers, and executive leadership from the 18 westernmost states in the country, as well as executives from the U.S. Department […]
Thanks to each of you ACPA had a very successful Fundraiser for Congressman Garrett Graves. He was very gracious with his time and definitely wants our ideas and suggestions on infrastructure. As you can see in the attached photo, we were well represented at the event. Graham Hill with Oldcastle (not pictured) was also in […]
The American Concrete Pipe Association recently completed a series of three full training days across Montana. The training took place in Helena, Bozeman, and Billings during the first week of June. Trygve Hoff and Woody Rigdon, the West Region and Central Region Engineers, spoke on a range of topics including Pipe Design, Installation, Inspection and […]
How to Improve Maintenance, Reduce Footprints and Expand the Lifespan of Structures To some in the construction industry, it is ironic that we need water to survive and wastewater to be removed properly to live healthily, yet the water/wastewater market is filled with temporary fixes and cost-saving shortcuts. Crisis in Flint, Mich., and droughts throughout […]
Orlando’s I-4 Ultimate Reconstruction Project story featured in latest edition of NUCA Florida Ditchmen magazine. Click here for full story found on Page 4.
America`s infrastructure owners continue to face challenging times when facing needs to expand and improve existing transportation modes, while maintaining elements of existing systems. Proper inspection, management, and maintenance of aging infrastructure seems to be consuming more resources, time, and money than ever before. The concrete pipe industry has been working with DOTs and municipalities for years to […]
Richard E. Barnes Award John Finch, Rinker Materials This award is the highest recognition of support and service to the industry presented to an individual for lifetime achievement. Mel C. Marshall Award Tim Ferguson, Forterra The award recognizes contributions to manufacturing and quality. Richard C. Longfellow Award County Materials Each year, a Concrete Pipe News […]
(Concrete Products.com) – Russell Tripp, P.E., will succeed Matt Childs, P.E. as ACPA president, effective April 1. His appointment follows seven years as ACPA California, Florida and Georgia engineer, working with local producer members to strengthen their state associations and build concrete drainage products market share. “Russell has invested a lot of time and energy […]
(Storm Water Solutions.com) – Products help contractors stay on schedule Expansion of U.S. Highway 20 in northwest Iowa from two lanes to four lanes had been planned for decades. The cost to widen the highway, however, was a reason for the delay of construction. After a letting of nine miles in 2014—won by C.J. Moyna […]
(Public Works.com) – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) today announced that Russell Tripp, PE, will succeed Matt Childs, P.E. as President, effective April 1 Tripp has served as the ACPA’s Georgia, California, and Florida engineer, working with local concrete pipe producer members to strengthen their state associations, since 2010. “Russell has invested a lot of […]
(Concrete Construction.com) – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) today announced that Russell Tripp, PE, will succeed Matt Childs, P.E. as President, effective April 1 Tripp has served as the ACPA’s Georgia, California, and Florida engineer, working with local concrete pipe producer members to strengthen their state associations, since 2010. “Russell has invested a lot of […]
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After flooding and wildfires increased scrutiny of materials used in the state’s roadway systems, Rinker Materials – Concrete Pipe Division hosted a concrete pipe plant tour with Governor Hickenlooper along with national, state and local elected officials at its plant in Littleton, CO addressing critical safety, quality, and budgetary concerns. See page 12: http://coloradopublicworksjournal.com/fall-2016 Image […]
by Claire Suttles Interview with President Matt Childs and report on the American Concrete Pipe Association. …Because different jobs call for different pipes, the ACPA wants to make sure that engineers have the freedom to use whichever pipe they feel is best for the circumstance—whether that means concrete or plastic. “Every pipe has its advantage […]
Pipeline function determines performance requirements of joints. The first documented U.S. installation of concrete pipe was in Mohawk, N.Y., in 1842. Since then, the design, manufacture, installation, and inspection of concrete wastewater pipelines has grown in complexity. That complexity has placed increasing demand for critical buried infrastructure of highest quality and reliability that resists natural […]
Purpose: To recognize state DOT Departments and leaders which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of state DOTs and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any state DOT may enter this Award Program. State DOT’s and […]
National Concrete Pipe Week was celebrated August 14 through 20. Concrete pipe producing companies celebrated by thanking those who make the industry successful while highlighting the benefits of concrete pipe to America’s transportation infrastructure. Rinker Materials, Frederick, MD held an Open House highlighting the versatility of concrete pipe and precast products. Transportation and public works […]
Steel fiber reinforced concrete pipes are currently used as an alternative to conventional steel reinforced concrete pipes in some regions of the world, such as Europe and Australia. However, there are concerns with corrosion of the steel fibers as larger cracks develop in the pipes. An extensive five-year research program was carried out at the University of […]
DelDOT Program to Replace Corrugated Metal Pipes with RCP Alternative By Jason Hastings, Bridge Design Engineer Delaware Department of Transportation Since the early 2000s, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has been focused on replacing aging and corroding corrugated metal pipe culverts throughout the state. DelDOT defines a state-length bridge as a structure with a hydraulic opening […]
The American Concrete Pipe Association introduced its Chairman’s Quality Award in 2015 to recognize member plants and/or companies that have implemented successful innovations resulting in higher quality products and more efficient production processes. At its annual meeting in 2016, the overall winner was Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc. – Bay City, MI for its “Surveyor’s Wheel” that safely […]
Richard E. Barnes Award George Hand, Oldcastle Precast This award is the highest recognition of support and service to the industry presented to an individual for lifetime achievement. Mel C. Marshall Award Jake Jyrkama, Rinker Materials – Concrete Pipe Division CEMEX The award recognizes contributions to manufacturing and quality. Richard C. Longfellow Award […]
The North American concrete pipe industry is rapidly expanding its knowledge base of all materials, products, design and production technology for drainage pipeline systems. Driving this expansion is the globalization of major suppliers to the industry and key concrete pipe producers based in the USA and Canada. The concrete pipe and precast industry has witnessed the morphing […]
Drycast box sections for a precast concrete box culvert, specified for a new road to connect the Navajo town of Alamo with Interstate 40 in New Mexico, represent a milestone. In a state where wet-cast box sections and cast-in-place construction have been a preferred product and construction method, the use of dry-cast concrete boxes on a […]