How the Williams Excavating℠ Rerounder™ System Restores Pipe Shape and Compacts Bedding at the Same Time
When pipe deflection occurs, it is easy to assume the repair must happen from the outside. Dig down, expose the pipe, rework the bedding, and start over. The Williams Excavating℠ Rerounder™ System takes a very different approach. Instead of disturbing what is above the pipe, the system works from inside the pipe to correct the […]
What Really Causes Pipe Deflection
What Causes Pipe Deflection and How Engineers Can Evaluate the Right Correction When flexible pipe fails a mandrel test, the initial assumption is often that the pipe itself is at fault. In practice, modern PVC and HDPE pipe systems are rarely the source of excessive deflection. Flexible pipe is designed to work as part of […]
What to do about a failed Mandrel Test?
How Contractors Can Protect the Project, the Client, and the Schedule With the Williams Rerounder Solution Few moments create more pressure on a jobsite than a failed mandrel test. The pipe is in. Backfill is complete. Crews are lined up for the next phase. Owners and inspectors are expecting progress. Then the test fails and […]