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 […]
(PublicWorks.com) – Pipe School attendees will receive first-class training in the areas of production, quality, safety, and engineering design. The program takes place right before the 2014 PrecastShow in Houston. Themed “Concrete Pipe: Proud Past Devoted to the Future,” highlights of this year’s event include: Tours of Rinker Group and Hanson Pipe & Precast plants and Insteel Wire Products’ mesh-fabrication facility Opportunities […]
(PublicWorks.com) – IRVING, TX – Adapting to the way technology has changed how engineers, contractors and other industry professionals exchange information, the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) today announced the release of a new mobile-device app version of its industry-standard installation manual. The ACPA Concrete Pipe and Box Culvert Installation Manual, previously available on the ACPA’s […]
(PublicWorks.com) – IRVING, TX – Ensuring the highest level of workplace safety is a fundamental operating principle for America’s concrete pipe industry. In recognition of the overriding importance of this issue, the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) has established its prestigious Chairman’s Safety Awards to recognize individual plants and/or companies that have implemented successful safety initiatives […]