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Plastic Pipe Institute Pipe HDPE Resource Links

MAB Publications

 

 

 

  • MAB-1 - MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 12 Inch & Smaller Polyethylene (PE) Pipe (3rd ed. Dec 2025)
  • MAB-02 - MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 14 Inch to 30 Inch Polyethylene (PE) Pipe 
  • MAB-03 - Model Specification for PE 4710 Buried Potable Water Service, Distribution and Transmission Pipes and Fittings  
  • MAB-04 - Basic HDPE Repair Options 
  • MAB-05 - Guidelines for PE 4710 Pipe Bursting of Potable Water Mains 
  • MAB-06 - MAB Guidelines for HDPE Pipeline Inspection 
  • MAB-07 - MAB Guidelines for Use of Mini-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of HDPE (PE4710) Pipe in Municipal Applications
  • PPI TR-46 2009 - Guidelines for Use of Mini-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of High Density Polyethylene Pipe  (Note: Refer to MAB-7 for municipal water applications or to PPI TN-48 for conduit.)
  • MAB-08 - MAB Guidelines for Fusing HDPE Pipe in Cold and Inclement Weather



Standards

  • Links to AWWA, NSF, ASTM, NAVFAC, FM standards https://plasticpipe.org/municipal_pipe/mid-water-standards.html 



Software 

  • S-1 (2011) PPI BoreAid™ Calculator 
  • S-3 (2013) PPI PACE Software Calculator 
  • S-4 (2021) BCD Plastic Pipe Design Calculator 
  • S-5 (2018) HDPEapp V 2.0 Calculator 
  • S-6 (2020) Conduit Design Calculator 
  • S-7 (2021) Gas Pipeline Calculator 
  • S-8 (2023) Gas Distribution Plastic Pipe Leak Test Pressure Calculator



Videos 

  • Municipal & Industrial


Design Aids 

  • Handbook of PE Pipe 
  • Polyethylene Piping Systems Field Manual for Municipal Water Applications



Manuals 

  • Material Handling Guide (Solid Wall)



HDPE Research Reports 

  • Jana on HDPE and PVC fatigue https://plasticpipe.org/pdf/mid-fatigue-plastic-water-pipe-01-12-12.pdf
  • CSIRO on life cycle cost of HDPE vs PVC vs DI https://plasticpipe.org/pdf/life-cycle-cost-study.pdf
  • Water RF and CSIRO on PE https://www.waterrf.org/research/projects/long-term-performance-prediction-pe-pipe
  • Water RF and EPA on PE4710 https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?Lab=NRMRL&dirEntryId=310956
  • WaterRF and Earthquakes (PE, PVC, ..) https://www.waterrf.org/research/projects/recent-earthquakes-implications-us-water-utilities
  • Kubota Corp. on PE and earthquakes https://plasticpipe.org/pdf/polyethylene-pipeline-performance-against-earthquake.pdf
  • UK Failure database on PE, PVC, DI, …https://plasticpipe.org/pdf/ukwir-national-mains-failure-databas

Files coming soon.

HDPE Websites

Alliance for PE Pipe:  http://www.pepipe.org/


American Waterworks Association:  https://www.awwa.org/


Plastic Pipes Institute:  https://plasticpipe.org/


Files coming soon.

HDPE Publications Co-authored by Dave Stewart Part 1

American Water Works Association - publication date 1/2025

  • ANSI/AWWA C901-25 (PE) Pressure pipe, Tubing, and Fittings, 3/4 In. (19 mm) Thriugh 3 In. (76 mm), for Water Service 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 1/2024

  • MAB-3 (2024) - Model Specification for PE 4710 Buried Potable Water Service, Distribution and Transmission Pipes and Fittings 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 5/2023

  • MAB-2 (2023) - MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 14 Inch to 30 Inch Polyethylene (PE) Pipe 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 1/2023

  • MAB-9 (2023) - MAB Guidelines for the Design of HDPE Water Mains for the Lateral Spread Seismic Hazard 

American Water Works Association - publication date 12/2022

  • ANSI/AWWA C904-22 Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Pressure Tubing, 1/2 In, Through 3 In., for Water Service 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 9/2022

  • MAB-4 (2022) - Basic HDPE Repair Options  

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 8/2022

  • MAB-1 (2022) - MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 12 Inch and Smaller Polyethylene (PE) Pipe 

HDPE Publications Co-authored by Dave Stewart Part 2

American Water Works Association - publication date 4/2022

  • ANSI/AWWA C903-21 Polyethene-Aluminum-Polyethylene (PE-AL-PE) Composite Oressure Pipe, 12 mm (1/2 In.) Through 51 mm (2 In.), for Water Service 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 1/2022

  • MAB-8 (2022) - MAB Guidelines for Fusing HDPE Pipe in Cold and Inclement Weather 

American Water Works Association - publication date 11/2021

  • ANSI/AWWA C906-21 Polyethylene (PE) Pressure Pipe and Fittings, 4 In. Through 65 In. (100 mm Through 1,650 mm), for Waterworks 

American Water Works Association - publication date 11/2020

  • AWWA M55 PE PIPE – Design and Installation, Second Edition (M55-20) 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 1/2020

  • MAB-7 (2020) - MAB Mini-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of HDPE (PE4710) Pipe in Municipal Applications 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 12/2020

  • MAB-6 (2020) - MAB Guidelines for HDPE Pipeline Inspection  

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 1/2019

  • MAB 5 (2019) - MAB Guidelines for PE 4710 Pipe Bursting of Potable Water Mains (MAB-5-2019) 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 1/2019

  • MAB-3 (2019) - MAB Model Specifications for PE4710 Buried Potable Water Service, Distribution and Transmission Pipes and Fittings 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 11/2018

  • MAB‐4 (2018) - MAB Basic HDPE Repair Options 

American Water Works Association - publication date 11/2017

  • ANSI/AWWA C901-17 Polyethylene (PE) Pressure Pipe and Tubing, 3/4 In. (19 mm) Through 3 In. (76 mm), for Water Service 

Plastic Pipes Institute - publication date 11/2017

  • MAB-02 (2017) - MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 14 Inch to 30 Inch Polyethylene (PE) Pipe 

American Water Works Association - publication date 12/2016

  • ANSI/AWWA C903-16 Polyethylene–Aluminum–Polyethylene (PE–AL–PE) Composite Pressure Pipe, 12 mm (½ In.) Through 51 mm (2 In.), for Water Service 

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