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Sealing Pipe Jacking Sleeves
Hi I have a problem with pipe jacking sleeve joints that are letting in ground water. Ground water level is approximately 1m above sleeve invert during very rainy season. The sleeves are "in the wall joint" types - SANS 677. The seals that were fitted must have been damaged during installation...- JFCmech
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- Forum: Civil/Environmental engineering general discussion
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Use of flanges in buried raw water pipeline
Hi Does anyone have any experience in the use of flanged joints in a buried steel raw water pipeline? Is it a good idea? Has anyone done it? If so, what problems were found? We are looking at 8km of 600NB pipe, with some above ground and some buried. The pipe has an internal epoxy coating...- JFCmech
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
