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John Houle: Senior Technical Consultant, PVC Pipe Industry
John Houle holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri and an MBA from the University of Oregon. He has more than 25 years of experience in the plastic pipe industry in applications engineering, market development, forensic analysis, technical writing, and standards development.
PVC Pipe Association (PVCPA) standards sheets are one of the Association's key resources. Each sheet provides an overview of available PVC pipe products. Included are the applicable standards as well as size ranges, material cell classes, and joining-system types. The pressure-pipe sheets also provide outside-diameter regimens and pressure classes/ratings, while the gravity-sewer sheet includes pipe stiffness values for both solid-wall and profile-wall pipes. Here is a list of available standards sheets:
Some might not realize the extent of the size ranges available: PVC pressure, gravity solid-wall and profile-wall pipes are all available are up to 60-inch. Click here to access PVCPA's standards sheets.
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