Research for AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways. Task 191. Product Evaluation and Plant Certification of HDPE Pipe

The objective of this research is to develop a strategy and detailed implementation plan for the merger of high density polyethylene plastic pipe testing protocols used by the AASHTO National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP), the Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI), and the Eastern States Consortium (ESC) into one testing program jointly administered by NTPEP, PPI, and ESC stakeholders. Research is underway and consists of two phases. The interim report describing the results of Phase I was submitted to the panel in September 05 for review and approval. The anticipated completion date of this research is December 2005.

• Record URL:
  http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1211

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $35000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-07, Task

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Jencks, Crawford

• Performing Organizations:

  TRI/Environmental, Incorporated

  Austin, TX  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Sprague, C

• Start Date: 20050601
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20051231
• Source Data: RiP Project 11703

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; High density; Plastic pipe; Product development; Research projects; Testing
• Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01460594
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-07, Task
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:33PM