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title: Soil as a Building Material For Buried Infrastructure
description: There are several similarities and then quite a few significant differences in the requirements for proper installation of reinforced concrete pipe and thermoplastic pipe products.
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# [Soil as a Building Material For Buried Infrastructure](https://resources.concretepipe.org/soil-as-a-building-material-for-buried-infrastructure-landing)

 Written by [Webinar](https://resources.concretepipe.org/author/webinar) | 7/18/22 6:09 PM

There are several similarities and then quite a few significant differences in the requirements for proper installation of reinforced concrete pipe and thermoplastic pipe products. 

Concrete pipe installations are based on ASTM C1479 and thermoplastic pipe installations are based on ASTM D2321. This presentation will provide a side by side comparison of these two unique specifications.

 

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