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Article: Polymer concrete used to maintain old sewer pipes.(REPAIR/RENOVATION)
- Article from:
- Advanced Composites Bulletin
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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An underground sewer system in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, has been repaired using a novel cast polymer composite sewer interceptor structure manufactured by U.S. Composite Pipe Inc.
The structures combine the strength of steel reinforcing rod with a special polymer concrete formulated with Vipel corrosion-resistant resin from AOC Resins, USA. These high-strength characteristics are important as Charleston is located in a seismic region.
The composite structures are 3 m (ten feet) diameter and feature vertical access shafts up to 33.5 m (110 feet) deep. At the base of each shaft, U.S. Composite Pipe used the same Vipel resin-based composite to ...