Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe
PPI's Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe describes how polyethylene piping systems continue to provide utilities with cost effective, sustainable and reliable solutions to build and rehabilitate the underground infrastructure. While Chapter 14 is specifically on Duct and Conduit, other chapters (e.g. Chapter 3 on Material Properties and Chapter 12 on Horizontal Directional Drilling) also apply to conduit.
Chapter 14 - Duct and Conduit
Chapter 12 - Horizontal Directional Drilling
Chapter 3 - Material Properties
HDPE Conduit & Duct Handling Guide
The HDPE Conduit & Duct Handling Guide (also known as PPI TN-58) provides information about general handling guidelines for reels and coils of HDPE conduit and duct, including the potential risks when cutting open such reels and coils. It also covers a limited range of safety issues regarding the unloading, unwinding, straightening and cutting of PE conduit and duct.
Software
The Conduit Design Calculator is a software tool that aids in determining the most appropriate wall thickness of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit installed via horizontal directional drilling (HDD) techniques.
S-6 - Conduit Design Calculator
Model Specifications
MS-5 - Model Specification for HDPE Solid Wall Conduit
Position Papers
Position Paper: The Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2017, June 2017
Position Paper: Underground vs. Aerial Installation of Power Lines, February 2016
Technical Notes
TN-21 PPI PENT Test Investigation
TN-48 Guidelines for Choosing Wall Thickness for HDPE Conduit Based on "Mini-HDD" (Horizontal Directional Drilling)
TN-50 Guide to Specifying HDPE Conduit
TN-58 HDPE Conduit and Duct Handling Guide
TN-59 Comparison of HDPE Conduit and Fabric Divider Installed as Innerduct
TN-61 Coilable HDPE Conduit Ovality and Coil-Set
TN-63 Safe Pull Strength Calculations for Conduit
Technical Reports
TR-11 Resistance of Thermoplastic Piping Materials to Micro- and Macro- Biological Attack
TR-18 Weatherability of Thermoplastic Piping Systems
TR-46 Guidelines for Use of Mini-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of High Density Polyethylene Pipe
Note: Refer to MAB-7 for municipal water applications or to PPI TN-48 for conduit.
TR-47 Pipe Stiffness and Deflection Testing of Coilable HDPE Conduit as Related to Burial Depth
TR-54 Aging of HDPE Conduit - new 2023
Statements
Statement U - PPI Position Statement on the Use of PCR Materials in Polyethylene Pipe & Conduit
Statement V - Recommended Color Code for Solid Wall Plastic Pipe and Conduit
Statement Z - Use of Calcium Carbonate Additives in HDPE Conduit