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Are there any guidelines for the maximum length of HDPE pipe that can be pulled along the surface after fusing sections together?

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Are there any guidelines for the maximum length of HDPE pipe that can be pulled along the surface after fusing sections together?

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No, there are no general guidelines or rules of thumb. The goal is of course to keep tensile stress in the pipe within allowable values for the pipe type and loading conditions. ASTMF 1804 provides a procedure that can be used to determine the allowable tensile load for pulling polyethylene pipe.