Pipe Rehabilitation

Pipe Rehabilitation Materials Testing

Rehabilitation of piping systems is a specialized profession in which collapsed or corroded pipe can be relined or reinforced with new types of polymers. The ever-growing proliferation of materials, systems, and techniques demands the most of designers, specifiers, installers, and inspectors. Microbac provides services to all of these user groups to ensure that pipe rehabilitation liners meet specific quality, performance, and compliance standards.

Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation Technology

Many of today’s pipe rehabilitation methods revolve around trenchless pipe installation. Trenchless pipe rehabilitation saves time, money, and resources, helping preserve sections of the pipe that may still be salvageable.

One of the most common products in the pipeline rehabilitation industry is cured in place thermosetting pipe (CIPP).  CIPP is a trenchless technique in which a new liner is formed inside an existing pipeline to repair pitting, internal corrosion, erosion and general degradation.  In this process with a thermosetting resin is inserted into the host pipe and then expanded and cured to form a tight fitting pipe within a pipe.

This technique is applicable for trenchless sewer repair, trenchless water line repair, and trenchless sewer line replacement. There are several types of resin, including polyester (sewer pipe), vinyl ester (industrial and special waste pipe) and epoxy (potable water and pressure pipe).

Microbac: A Trusted Testing Partner

Microbac Laboratories is a premier supplier of pipeline rehabilitation materials testing across the United States. Laboratory professionals have participated in the development of every ASTM Product Specification and Installation Specification for pipeline rehabilitation on Committees F17 and D20. Microbac has conducted thousands of installation qualification tests, design verification tests, and specification-conformance tests on pipeline rehabilitation materials.

Microbac can assist you in specifying the most cost-effective quality control program for your rehabilitation project. Our laboratory professionals will help you understand the differences between products, installation procedures, and performance requirements.

Contact us today to learn more or request a quote for your project.

Testing Expertise

Microbac is accredited to ISO 17025 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) in mechanical testing and chemistry, and by the Geosynthetic Accreditation Institute (GAI) for polyethylene materials (product specific). Microbac is a member of the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) and ASTM International.

Key Capabilities include:

Flexural Properties- Microbac performs flexural properties tests on thermoplastic pipe in accordance with ASTM D790.

Tensi​le Properties - Microbac performs tensile properties tests on thermoplastic pipe in accordance with ASTM D638.

Chemical Resistance - Microbac performs a variety of chemical resistance procedures, including ASTM D5813, ASTM F1216, ASTM F1743, ASTM F2019, ESCR tests, Green Book coupon tests, and simulated service tests.

Creep Testing - Microbac performs long-term flexural creep properties per ASTM D2990.

Additional Testing Capabilities

Specific Gravity per ASTM D792 and ASTM D1505

Compression Properties per ASTM D695

Parallel Plate Loading per ASTM D2412

Barcol Hardness per ASTM D2583

Izod Impact Strength per ASTM D256

Punch Shear per ASTM D732

Deflection Temperature Under Load per ASTM D648

Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion per ASTM D696