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Performance in service

Water Main Breaks Rates in the USA and Canada: A Comprehensive Study

S. Folkman, Utah State University, Buried Structures Laboratory, 2018
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Large Diameter PVC Pipe - Canadian Experience

G. Lefort, Plastics Pipes XIV, Budapest, September 2008
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Combined loading of buried thermoplastics pressure pipes

F. Alferink, M.Wolters, L-E. Jansen, Plastics Pipes XII, Milan 2004
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Long term performance prediction of existing PVC water distribution systems

J. Breen, A. Boersma, P. Slaats & J. Vreburg, Plastics Pipes XII, Milan 2004
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Predicting the residual life of PVC sewer pipes

A. Whittle & J. Tennakoon, Plastics Pipes XII, Milan 2004
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The Durability of a Low-Pressure Gas Distribution System of Ductile PVC

T. Meijering, M. Wolters & R. Hermkens, Plastics Pipes XII, Milan 2004
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70 years experience with PVC pipes

T. Hülsmann and R. E. Nowack, Plastics Pipes XII, Milan 2004
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Long Term Performance of PVC Pressure Pipes in a Large Rural Water Supply Scheme

M. W. Stahmer and A.J. Whittle, Plastics Pipes XI, Munich, September 2001, pp.187-196
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In-service durability of uPVC water mains

S.J. Lancashire, Plastics Pipes VI 1985, pp.15.1 - 15.7
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PVC pipe performance in water mains and sewers

P.C. Kirby, Proc. Int. Conf. Underground Plastics Pipe, ASCE, New Orleans, March 30 - April 1 1981, pp. 161-174
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Durability

Application of fracture mechanics for the characterization of PVC pipes. I. Evaluation of the applicability of the EWF technique in specimens produced directly from pipes

Antonio Rodolfo Jr., Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 2021
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Application of fracture mechanics for the characterization of poly(vinyl chloride) pipes. II. Evaluation of a ring-type specimen for fracture mechanics testing

Antonio Rodolfo Jr., Vanderley M. John, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 2021
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100-year lifetime for PVC-U and PVC-Hi pressure pipe systems buried in the ground for water and natural gas supply

Position paper, TEPPFA and PVC4Pipes, 2019
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Validation of the Long Life of PVC Pipes

S. Folkman, Plastics Pipes XVII, Chicago, September 2014
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Lifetime Expectancy of PVC Pipelines for Sewer Systems

H. Meerman, Plastics Pipes XIV, Budapest, September 2008
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PVC Pipes in Gas Distribution: Still Going Strong!

R. Hermknes, M. Wolters, J. Weller and R. Visser, Plastics Pipes XIV, Budapest, September 2008
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Quality of PVC Sewage Pipes in the Netherlands - Management Summary

J. Breen, TNO Report MT-RAP-2008-01066/mso|2, TNO Science and Industry, April 2008
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Expected Lifetime of Existing Water Distribution Systems - Management Summary

J. Breen, TNO Report MT-RAP-06-18692/mso, TNO Science and Industry, May 2006
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Old PVC-U water pressure pipes: An investigation into the design and durability

F. Alferink, L-E. Janson and L. Holloway, PVC '96, Brighton, 1996, pp. 87-96
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Long-term Behaviour of Buried PVC Sewer Pipes

L-E. Janson, Plastics Pipes IX, September 1995, pp. 31-39
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Old PVC Gravity Sewer Pipes: Long Term Performance

F. Alferink, E. Guldbaek and J. Grootoonk, Plastics Pipes IX, 1995, pp. 40-51
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The Long Term Behaviour of Buried uPVC Sewer Pipe

D. Walton and W.J. Elzink, Plastics Pipes VII, September 1988, pp. 26/1 - 26/11
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Physical Ageing of Buried PVC Sewer Pipes As Affecting Their Long Term Behaviour

L-E. Janson, Plastics Pipes VII, September 1988, pp. 28/1-28/10
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Drinking water quality

Migration of substances from unplasticized polyvinylchloride into drinking water. Estimation of conservative diffusion coefficients

P.V. Mercea, C. Losher, H. Benz, M. Petrasch, C. Costa, V.W. Stone, V.Toşa, Polymer Testing, 2021.
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