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Edward Howard J1 Public tit*(*ilm>rin i <mn\ri # in .itlili.itt* "I Hill ..nu KnimUf.ii iru 1IP-M f IH lift \w*!lllit !i`\rl.iiifi < line h\\. ;mi-mm!o t. o: PRO Members 1 rom: Dan Stanowick subject: News Release r date: copies to: ' r ' S u-. March 20.1991 RoyGottesman Bob Walker Nora Jacobs The attached is being distributed today per our discussions at our most recent PRO meeting. We will keep you informed of the clippings this generates. CTL027188 A Division of The Society of The Plastics Industry, Inc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Daniel G. Stanowick Edward Howard & Co. (216) 376-6500 BURIED PLASTIC PIPE TECHNOLOGY FOCUS OF NEW PUBLICATION WAYNE, New Jersey, March 20, 1991 - A new publication featuring state-of-the-art engineering data and techniques for the successful installation and use of plastic piping has just been released by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Titled "Buried Plastic Pipe Technology (STP 1093)", the publication has been developed for engineers, contractors and other specifiers of water, sewage, drainage and irrigation projects and systems. It contains 26 technical papers organized into five broad subject categories: * Testing and Standards ~ Titles include "Retention of Pipe Stiffness for Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Samples Exposed to Various Environments and Constant Strain". * Design - Titles include "Load-Deflection Field Test of 27-Inch PVC Pipe". * Installations - Titles include "Recent Trends in Installation Standards for Plastic Pipe". * Rehabilitation - Titles include "Review of Design and Experience with Thermoplastic Outfall Piping".* * Applications - Titles include "Fifteen-Year-Old PVC Sewer Pipe: A Durability and Performance Review". -more- CTL027189 Wayne Interchange Plaza II 155 Route 46 West Wayne, NJ 07470 (201) 890-9299 Fax # (201) 890-7029 PRO ASTM Book Release Ad 1 The publication is based on the proceedings of a symposium on buried plastic pipe technology sponsored in September 1990 by ASTM in cooperation with the Plastic Pipe Institute and Fiberglass Pipe Institute, both divisions of The Society of the Plastics Industry, and the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association. Uni-Bell is the international association of PVC (polyvinyl chloride, or vinyl) pipe manufacturers. It works cooperatively with the Vinyl Institute Pipe Resource Organization (PRO). Hard cover copies of "Buried Plastic Pipe Technology (STP 1093)" are available for $55 from ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 299-5585. The Vinyl Institute, also a division of The Society of the Plastics Industry, is a national trade association representing the leading U.S. manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl feedstocks, additives and film and sheet products. It is headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey. ### P-91-01 CTL027190