Steel Pipe - A Guide for Design and Installation - Manual of Water Supply Practices, M11

This Fourth Edition provides a review of experience and design theory regarding steel pipe used for conveying water. Steel water pipe meeting the requirements of appropriate AWWA standards has been found satisfactory for many applications including aqueducts, supply lines, transmission mains, distribution mains, and many more. Coverage includes manufacturing, hydraulics, determination of pipe wall thickness, external loads, supports, joining, fittings and appurtenances, corrosion control, transportation, installation, and maintenance. Content: Front Matter • List of Figures • List of Tables • Table of Contents 1. History, Uses, and Physical Characteristics of Steel Pipe 2. Manufacture and Testing 3. Hydraulics of Pipelines 4. Determination of Pipe Wall Thickness 5. Water Hammer and Pressure Surge 6. External Loads 7. Supports for Pipe 8. Pipe Joints 9. Fittings and Appurtenances 10. Principles of Corrosion and Corrosion Control 11. Protective Coatings and Linings 12. Transportation, Installation, and Testing 13. Supplementary Design Data and Details • Appendix A: Table of Working Pressures for Allowable Unit Stresses Index "This fourth edition of AWWA's manual M11 Steel Pipe - A Guide for Design and Installation provides a review of experience and design theory regarding steel pipe used for conveying water. Steel water pipe meeting the requirements of appropriate AWWA standards has been found satisfactory for many applications including aqueducts, supply lines, transmission mains, distribution mains, and many more."--BOOK JACKET An excellent reference to help you select, install, and maintain steel water pipe. Completed updated from the 1989 edition, this comprehensive text discusses advances in pipe fabrication and welding techniques and includes a list of the latest protetive coatings and linings Full ot practical applications and design parameters. Replaces ISBN 0-89867-329-1 Discusses the fundamentals and applications of statistical thermodynamics for beginning graduate students. Features a step-by-step development of the subject with each chapter carefully written to address student difficulties in learning this challenging subject. Both example and prompted homework problems are included This manual explains the design, installation, and maintenance of steel water pipe and fittings for potable water service