earthquake-proof water pipes
earthquake-proof water pipes
(OP)
anybody ever heard of this stuff?
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22641789/earthqua...
Quote:
The DWP is installing the first-ever earthquake-proof water pipes along Contour Drive in Sherman Oaks.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22641789/earthqua...





RE: earthquake-proof water pipes
In some kind of marketing miracle, the product has a 40 year history of no failures.
http://collab.waterrf.org/Workshops/hazardwksp/Sym...
http://giweb.kubota.co.jp/pdf2011_en/gi-e-7.pdf
However, it seems to be a decent product.
RE: earthquake-proof water pipes
RE: earthquake-proof water pipes
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: earthquake-proof water pipes
"Recent Earthquakes: Implications for U.S. Water Utilities" (Water Research Foundation) http://www.pepipe.org/uploads/pdfs/4408.pdf
and
"Seismic Guidelines for Water Pipelines" Americal Lifelines Alliance) http://www.americanlifelinesalliance.com/pdf/Seism...
The first link specifically mentions the Kubota pipe, but also suggests fused HDPE.
RE: earthquake-proof water pipes
I don't know about anyone else, but I have yet to see DIP with rubber flanges.
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RE: earthquake-proof water pipes
http://collab.waterrf.org/Workshops/hazardwksp/Sym...