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Are thrust blocks required with HDPE pipelines?

April 26, 2017blocks HDPE pipelines Thrust

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Are thrust blocks required with HDPE pipelines?

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No. HDPE pipe and fittings joined by heat fusion are self-restrained and do not require thrust blocks. It is only at the transition to unrestrained bell and gasketed pipe that provision must be made to limit the transmission of axial forces to the other piping system.