Comparison of Failure Rates in Conduits for Underground Heat Distribution
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 124, Issue 6
Abstract
A survey of existing underground heat distribution systems was conducted to compare the failure characteristics of steel conduits with fiberglass reinforced plastic conduits. Pressure testing was carried out in order to set an objective standard for performance. Plastic conduits were found to have a failure rate 4–5 times as high as steel conduits. The implications of this for a comparative life-cycle cost analysis are very serious.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 124 • Issue 6 • November 1998
Pages: 589 - 593
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Copyright © 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 1, 1998
Published in print: Nov 1998
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