THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2019 |
9.30am |
WELCOME ADDRESS
David Livermore
Chair, Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia |
9.40am |
PVC-O Next Steps in Sustainability and Durability
Albert Vaartjes |
10.00am |
A Review of Calcium Based Stabiliser Systems for Pipes – 30 Years Young – What’s Next?
Dr Stefan Fokken

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10.20am |
MORNING TEA |
10.50am |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Discover Plastics
Zoran Davidovski |
11.10am |
The Evolution of Elastomeric Joints in Plastic Pipeline Systems
Martijn Boerma

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11.30am |
Considerations When Restraining Molecularly Oriented PVC Pipe
Neil Alchin

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11.50am |
A Recent Survey of Water Main Failures in the USA and Canada
Dr Steven Folkman

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12.10pm |
PVC Pipe Extrusion to Deliver Best Practice End Customer Requirements
Greg Aylett

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12.30pm |
LUNCH |
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Lunch Sponsored by SunAce |
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1.30pm |
PVC-O Fittings: Working Towards a Complete Solution in PVC
Jose A. Galera

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1.50pm |
Design of Large Diameter Buried Pipes
Peter Sejersen |
2.10pm |
The Impact of Soil Conditions on the Deflection of Polypropylene Pipes During Early Loading
Courtney Dunn |
2.30pm |
Structural Design of Buried Flexible Pipes for Trenchless Installations
John Bower

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2.50pm |
AFTERNOON TEA |
3.20pm |
Suitability of PE Pipe Systems for Conveying Disinfected Drinking Water Under Pressure
Dr Jeroen Wassenaar |
3.40pm |
Slow Crack Growth Resistant Non-Virgin Polymers
Dr Andreas Frank |
4.00pm |
Effect of Carbon Black Distribution on Post Yield Deformation Properties of Polyethylene Pipes for Water Transport
Dr Süleyman Deveci

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4.20pm |
Modern Plastic Piping Systems: “A Sustainable Solution For Multiple Operating Conditions
Pontawit Klungsuwan |
4.40pm |
NETWORKING EVENT |
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Sponsored by Polymer Direct and SCG |
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FRIDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2019 |
9.00am |
Increasing HDPE Butt Fusion Productivity by Optimising the Cool Time Based on Thermal Mass Characteristics Without Compromising Joint Strength
Jim Johnston
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9.20m |
A New Flexible Jointing Method of Plastic (PE) Pipes
Tianjun Zhang

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9.40am |
Distribution Networks Electrofusion Joint Quality
Robert LeHunt

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10.00am |
PVC Recycling into Sandwich Construction Pipe
Nigel Jones

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10.20am |
MORNING TEA |
10.50am |
Sustainable Construction - Environmental Impact Analysis of Integrating Recycled HDPE into Corrugated Piping
Dan Currence

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11.10am |
Engineering and Testing Requirements for Infrastructure Pipeline Applications Utilising HDPE Recycled Materials
Michael Pluimer |
11.30am |
Guidelines for Corrugated Pipes Manufactured with Recycled Materials for Highway Culvert and Storm Drain Applications
Michael Pluimer |
11.50am |
New High Modulus Polypropylene Helps the Development of Large Diameter Utility Tunnel
Dongyu Fang |
12.10pm |
Polyolefin Pipes in Middle East – Today and Tomorrow
Robert Lawrence

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12.30pm |
LUNCH |
1.30pm |
The Hamnak Pipeline: New Zealand’s Longest Molecularly Oriented PVC Water Transmission Pipeline
Jay Roy

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1.50pm |
PE100 Large Diameter Water Transmission Pipelines Take Off in Asia
Kum Hoong Lou |
2.10pm |
Land and Marine: Pushing the Boundaries of Large Diameter HDPE Pipes to Engineering Extremes
Simon Thomas

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2.30pm |
Delivering Solutions: The Successful Construction of One of Australia’s First DN1800 PE100 Pipelines
Peter Lombardi |
2.50pm |
Closing remarks and award of iPads
Zoran Davidovski |
The organising committee reserves the right to cancel or alter any program item without notice |