Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP)
Embedded Cylinder Type

American Water Works Association Standards C301 & C304
Prestressed Concrete Pressure Pipe, Steel-Cylinder Type
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AWWA Manual No. M9

PCCP is a rigid pipe designed to take optimum advantage of the tensile strength of steel and of the compressive strength and corrosion inhibiting properties of concrete.

Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP)consists of a steel cylinder embedded in a concrete core, which is helically wrapped with high-strength, hard-drawn wire after curing. The wire is embedded in a thick cement slurry and coated with a dense cement mortar. An easily assembled watertight joint is provided by using bell and spigot steel joint rings welded to the ends of the cylinder and sealed with a confined round rubber gasket.

Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) Case Histories

Large Capacity Water Main Prepared The City of Roseville For Growth

The city planners of Roseville, California were looking forward to an economically prosperous future. Their city's population was expected to reach 103,000 by the year 2010. This represents an increase of nearly 90 percent. New residents are drawn to the area by its clean air, lifestyle, and convenient location in the rolling foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, about 20 miles northeast of the state capital, Sacramento.
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