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PIPA has published a wide variety of Industry Guidelines which are available for download from this page. Also available are Technical Notes, Maintenance Guides, Test Methods, Technical Papers and Technical Commentaries. These can be found on the Other Publications page.

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Polyolefin Guidelines

POP001 May 2011 7.1 ELECTROFUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPE AND FITTINGS FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
POP002 April 2009 6.8 POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPES AND FITTINGS FOR COMPRESSED AIR
POP003 Sept 2011 6.1 BUTT FUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPES AND FITTINGS - RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS
This document is supplemented with a Technical paper, Specifying Butt Welding of Polyethylene Pipe Systems, TP003
POP004 Feb 2013 8.9 POLYETHYLENE PIPE COMPOUNDS
POP005 Aug 2011 6.0 PACKAGING, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF POLYETHYLENE PIPES AND FITTINGS
POP006 Dec 2003 5.01 DERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR FITTINGS
POP007 Mar 2006 2.4 METAL BACKING FLANGES FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPE FLANGE ADAPTORS
POP008 April 2006 1.2 STRIPING OF POLYOLEFIN PIPES
POP009 April 2013 1.7 POLYETHYLENE RURAL AND FLOOD PIPE
POP010A Mar 2010 5.1 Part 1: POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
POP010B Mar 2010 5.1 Part 2: FUSION FITTINGS FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
POP011 Transformed into AS/NZS 5065 POLYETHYLENE (PE) AND POLYPROPYLENE (PP) PIPES & FITTINGS FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE APPLICATIONS
POP013 Dec 2010 2.0 TEMPERATURE RERATING OF PE PIPES
POP015 July 2012 1.0 DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR POLYPROPYLENE STRUCTURED WALL PIPES

PVC Guidelines

POP101 Feb 2009 1.3 PVC PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
POP102 May 2009 1.2 SOLVENT CEMENT JOINTING OF PVC PIPE
POP103 July 2010 2.0 DEPTH OF ENGAGEMENT FOR PVC PIPES
This document is supplemented with an Excel spreadsheet demonstrating the calculations.
POP103 Calculations view as Excel (24Kb)
POP104 Aug 2007 1.1 PVC PIPE EQUIVALENCE
POP105 July 2007 1.0 PVC PIPES IN BORE CASINGS
POP106 Oct 2011 1.0 VERIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE PVC PIPE AND FITTINGS

Guidelines for Polyolefins and PVC

POP201 May 2013 1.1 RESISTANCE OF PLASTICS PIPES AND FITTINGS TO WATER AND WASTEWATER CHEMICALS
POP202 Aug 2008 1.0 PVC AND PE PRESSURE PIPE INSTALLATION ON CURVED ALIGNMENTS
POP203 Dec 2007 1.0 IDENTIFICATION OF BURIED PIPE SYSTEMS
POP204 Feb 2004 1.0 EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE OF ELASTOMERIC PIPE SEALS
POP205 July 2009 1.2 WATER JET CLEANING OF PLASTICS PIPES
POP206 Mar 2010 1.0 THERMAL INSULATION OF HOT WATER PIPES FOR PLUMBING APPLICATIONS
POP207 June 2012 1.0 INSTALLATION OF POTABLE WATERMAINS IN CONTAMINATED GROUND