In this video from Charlotte Pipe, learn why air testing plumbing systems is dangerous and should never be done. Manufacturers, standard and code authorities expressly prohibit air testing of PVC pipe ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

PVC pipe is one of the most common and popular options for providing communities and homes with clean, safe drinking water. In fact, it's been in use around the world for more than 70 years. Whether ...

The increased growth in the development and use of plastic pipes for oil pipelines, gas and water distribution, and ducting for telephone and electrical cables, etc. has created a need for a vast ...

Project Summary: The intent of this study is to impose external loading conditions to test specimens that are representative of the significant deformations possible during earthquake-induced ground ...

This study was conducted for Northern Pipe Product Inc., Fargo, ND, and presents test results from a program to investigate the axial performance of nominal 6-in. (150-mm) diameter polyvinyl chloride ...