Jul 26, 2016

ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems is currently working on a series of proposed new standards for polyethylene pipe fittings. The proposed standards will enable pipeline and piping project development using uniform fittings dimensions from every fabricator.

"Today the consulting and engineering community uses 3-D modeling to develop and check project piping," says Harvey Svetlik, director of engineering and quality assurance systems, Independent Pipe Products, and an F17 member. "Computer modeling demands uniform fabricated fittings made to the same dimensions by all fabricators offering a consistent pressure rating. Implementation of these standards, once they've been approved, will provide the owners and engineers with greater acceptance and confidence in polyethylene fabricated fittings for piping and pipeline systems."

The proposed standards, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.10 on Fittings, are as follows:

Interested parties are welcome to join F17.10. Svetlik says that experienced engineers with pressure vessel design and FEA modeling background on non-linear viscoelastic materials who can contribute computational resources are particularly encouraged to join in the development of the proposed F17.10 standards.

CONTACT Technical Information: Harvey Svetlik, Independent Pipe Products • Dallas, Texas • Phone: 800-499-6927 • Email: hsvetlik@indpipe.net O ASTM Staff: Robert Morgan • Phone: 610-832-9732 • Email: rmorgan@astm.org O Upcoming Meeting: April 16-18 • April Committee Week • Phoenix, Ariz.