Why Concrete Pipe: Superior Quality.
Concrete pipe delivers superior quality and consistency, thanks to rigorous industry standards, quality control measures, and comprehensive product testing embedded within its manufacturing process. Produced under controlled conditions in quality-assured plants, precast concrete pipe is optimized to perform as intended, ensuring reliability and longevity. Concrete pipe producers put their products under exhaustive scrutiny, including 3-edge bearing tests, aggregate and mixture sampling, finished products tests, and often third-party quality control certification testing before leaving the plant. This meticulous approach verifies that the final product aligns with design and installation requirements and adheres to recognized industry standards, such as ASTM and AASHTO, guaranteeing a dependable, high-quality concrete pipe for various applications.
Batching and mixing operations in the industry’s premier plants have been upgraded over the past 10 years. Characteristics of this operation of the pipe production process normally include:
Computer controlled weighing and proportioning systems
Computer controlled mixing systems
Automated recording systems
Absorption testing
The American Concrete Pipe Association offers an on-going quality assurance program called the “Quality Cast” Plant Certification Program.
This 124-point audit-inspection program covers the inspection of materials, finished products and handling/storage procedures, as well as performance testing and quality control documentation. Plants are certified to provide storm sewer and culvert pipe or under a combined sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and culvert pipe program.
