This website is constructed to assist the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry by providing a polyethylene pipe design tool that is in accordance with Chapter 12 of the Handbook of PE Pipe, Second Edition published by the Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI).
This website is developed by eTrenchless Group Inc and PPI with technical input from PPI members.
The information provided on this website is offered in good faith and believed to be accurate at the time of its preparation. Information is offered without any warranty, expressed or implied, including WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Information is offered to the user only for consideration and all users must fulfill their own compliance when using this information from this website. PPI and eTrenchless Group Inc. assumes no responsibility for regulatory compliance or compliance data.
PPI and eTrenchless will improved and revise this website based on user's comments and industry developments. Please send user comments to support@ppiboreaid.com. Information on other publications can be obtained by contacting PPI or eTrenchless directly or visiting the web site.
PPI and its members develop quality products by assisting independent standards-making and user organizations in the development of standards, and also by developing reports on an industry-wide basis to help engineers, code officials, specifying groups, and users.
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