Project #4138

Chemical Permeation/Desorption in New and Chlorine-Aged Polyethylene Pipes

$200,000
Completed
Principal Investigator
Andrea
Dietrich
Research Manager
Jian Zhang, PE, Ph.D.
Contractor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Pipes
Condition Assessment
Asset Management

Abstract

Describes the fundamental processes that control new and aged polyethylene pipe and contaminant interactions by applying engineering and surface and bulk chemistry characterization techniques to evaluate pipe integrity and performance. Published in 2010.