Evaluation of HDPE Pipe Performance on Kentucky and Ohio DOT Construction Projects
This report is an independent study conducted by the KY Transportation Center and Pipeline and Drainage Consultants. It was partially sponsored by the American Concrete Pipe Association. In May of 2005, the Kentucky Department of Transportation formed a task group to evaluate current specifications and the use of HDPE pipe on future KY DOT projects. It was decided to first evaluate the long-term performance on previous HDPE pipe installations before proceeding further. KY DOT selected seven HDPE pipe sites to be evaluated. Field evaluations were performed in July, 2005 by the KY Transportation Center and Pipeline and Drainage Consultants. Long term performance was obtained from historical documentation and compared to the field measurements taken in July of 2005.
