A Study of the Long-Term Applications of Vinyl Sheet Piles

Abstract

This report, written for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, summarizes the results of a brief investigation of the long-term application of vinyl sheet piles to address some of the concerns raised in a recent Engineering and Construction Bulletin about the integrity, durability, impact damage, construction standards, and allowable design of commercially available PVC sheet piles. The data used in this investigation were available from existing literature, technical organizational databases, (e.g. the Vinyl Institute), manufacturers input, input from the technical experts on vinyl, and a few limited laboratory tests. The comments apply primarily to generic PVC and not to the specific PVC material of any manufacturer. The performance of an individual manufacturer's PVC sheet pile may vary from what has been generally reported here.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA431046

Entities

People

  • Piyush K. Dutta
  • Uday Vaidya

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Construction
  • Creep
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Flexural Properties
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Test Methods

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design