Gravity Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP)

ASTM C76 Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe

RCP incorporates accurately placed steel reinforcement in its densely compacted concrete wall and is designed to withstand substantial live and dead loads. It is manufactured in diameters to suit all applications and a wide range of D-load requirements.

Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP)consists of one or more reinforcing cages (depending on pipe size and wall thickness). When concrete is to be placed by the machine made process, cages are positioned inside the outer form and packerheads are rotated at high speed while the concrete is placed inside the entire assembly. When the concrete is placed by the vertical casting method, the one or more reinforcing cages are positioned between inside and outside forms. Steam or water is used to cure the concrete.

Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe (RCPP)

American Society for Testing and Materials C361
Reinforced Concrete Low-Head Pressure Pipe
American Water Works Association Standard C302
Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe, Non-Cylinder Type
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AWWA Manual No. M9

RCPP is an efficient pipe, combining totally encased steel reinforcement with the basic strength and performance qualities of concrete. Its smooth, interior wall is conservatively designed for a Hazen-Williams "C" value of 140.

Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe (RCPP)consists of one or more reinforcing cages (depending on pipe size and wall thickness) and the fabrication of steel joint rings if required. The one or more reinforcing cages are positioned between inside and outside forms and the concrete is placed by the vertical casting method. Steam or water is used to cure the concrete.

Gravity Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) Case Histories

Trunk Sewer Line Involves Combination of Open Trench and Underground Drives

PCL Civil Constructors Inc., San Diego, Calif., currently is constructing approximately five miles of the Rose Canyon Trunk Sewer in San Diego, Calif., under a $23.8 million contract with the City of San Diego.  The line is a combination of open-cut sections and six underground drives.  The underground drives, which account for one-sixth of the total length, are required because in several areas the line passes under Caltrans or railroad right-of-way property where an open cut is not possible.  In several other areas the depth of the new sewer pipeline, as much as 45 feet, makes an open-cut trench impractical, according to Rick Selensky, resident engineer for the City of San Diego.
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Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe (RCPP) Case Histories

Ameron Pipe at work in San Francisco Bay cleanup

Ameron pipe products have been providing essential services for the San Francisco Bay area for more than half a century. They have moved water, collected and transported sewage, and carried off storm drainage since Ernest Bent built the first company pipe plant in Oakland in 1928. Today, the Ameron Pipe Division-Northern California (Tracy) plant is over 80 acres in San Joaquin County located approximately 75 minutes (65 miles) east of San Francisco continues as a principal concrete pressure pipe supplier to the north part of the state and adjacent regions. In the company’s long association with the Bay Area utilities, however, no group of related projects has been more essential to the health and prosperity of the area than a group of concrete pipe intensive programs presently under way to eliminate the release of un-treated or inadequately treated sewage into San Francisco Bay.
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