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GRP Product Guide
GRP Product Guide
INDEX
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1.
Introduction
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2.
Application
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3.
Benefits
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4.
Materials
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5.
Production process
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6.
Quality assurance
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7.
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8.
Joints
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9.
Fittings
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14. Installation
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Appendix
1. INTRODUCTION
As a pioneer specializing in the manufacture and
supply of water, sewerage and high-quality industrial
pipes, The Arabian Company for Water Pipes Industry
Ltd. (ACWAPIPE) is focused on the future.
Employing advanced techniques coupled with the
production lines and global standards, ACWAPIPE
contributes to the develpment of pivotal infrastructure
projects. we also offer water services to government
water authorities and municipalities, in addition to
reaching out to the worlds industrial, agricultural
and energy needs at local and international levels.
Catering to the needs of high-profile projects,
ACWAPIPE supplies premium pipes (chiefly the main
lines for transporting and distribution of drinking
water, sewerage and seawater, in addition to drainage
of sewage and rainwater).
2. APPLICATIONS
GRP products are designed for use in normal to aggressive environments with wide temperature range. The
following are standard applications for GRP products:
Consult the District Cooling for pipes intended to handle heavy industrial wastes; toxic chemicals, hazardous
fluids or those for above ground or higher temperature services.
3. BENEFITS
ACWAPIPE manufactures Glass-Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Pipes and fittings using the Continuous Filament
Winding (CFW) process. GRP products are superior to conventional piping materials due to the following
basic features and benefit:
4. MATERIALS
GRP composite products derive strength and
other properties from the raw materials used. The
mechanical strength of pipe and fittings depend upon
the type, amount and positioning of glass fibers,
while the desired chemical, thermal and mechanical
properties of the product is based upon the resin
matrix used.
GRP products use the best types and suitable size Tex
of glass available in the market. For resins, we use
polyester, epoxy and vinylester resins. Silica sand of
the best quality is also used to provide stiffness to the
mechanical pipe wall.
5. PRODUCTION PROCESS
ACWAPIPE, produces pipes and fittings using the
continuous advancing mandrel method where glass
filament reinforcements are wound continuously
around a spiral steel band and aluminum beams
called a mandrel. As the cylindrical mandrel rotates
at designed speed, raw materials (resin, glass, silica
sand ) are machine-fed on it to form the structural wall
6. QUALITY ASSURANCE
Each individual pipe and sleeve undergo rigorous
series of tests which include visual, hydraulic, stiffness,
hoop tensile, axial tensile and other tests in accordance
with ASTM, AWWA, ISO and other international
material testing standards. The ACWAPIPE quality
control department implements a strict screening
process to ensure that only products passing the
highest quality standards reach our clients.
Characteristics
Diameter, mm.
300 to 4000
2,500 to 10,000
Nominal Pressure
Gravity to 32 bars
GRP pipes are sized in accordance with international standards. The metric nominal sizes (DN) and thickness
for different pressure and stiffness classes are tabulated in Appendix A.
8. JOINTS
Coupling/Bell-and-Spigot
Couplings are unrestrained joints capable of
withstanding internal pressure but not longitudinal
tensile loads. Joints with two grooves in the bell to
retain elastomeric gaskets that will be the sole element
to provide watethighness.
To accomplish jointing requirements, GRP coupling
are manufactured using the same GRP process. These
couplings undergo same quality control test as that
of pipes. Elastomeric rubber seals are employed to
ensure water-tight joints
Nominal Pipe
Diameter, mm.
Nominal Angular
Deflection, degrees
< 500
> 1800
0.5
COUPLING
PIPE
OFFSET
RADIUS OF
CURVATURE
DEFLECTION ANGLE
9. FITTINGS
To match the pipe specifications shown above, GRP fittings are also available in numerous types, and deflection
angles and combinations to suit different field requirements. For detail dimension of standard fitting please
refer to Appendix B.
ACWAPIPE can produce fittings in all the sizes and different combinations based on the customer requirements.
Some of the standard fittings are:
Stiffness Class
kPa
psi
DN25 - 200
DN250
DN300 - 3600
124
18
2500
N.R.
124
124
248
36
5000
248
248
248
496
72
10000
496
496
496
Size, mm
PN 6
PN 10
PN16
Size, mm
PN 6
PN 10
PN16
300
102
113
142
300
366
609
975
400
102
150
189
400
488
812
1299
500
114
177
219
500
609
1016
1624
600
132
213
264
600
731
1219
1949
700
142
239
296
800
914
1523
2436
800
150
250
305
1000
1189
1981
3168
1000
196
325
395
1200
1463
2437
3898
1200
223
366
460
1400
1646
2742
4385
1400
250
412
518
1600
1920
3199
5117
1600
292
480
605
1800
2193
3656
5874
1800
329
549
692
2000
2376
3961
6334
2000
341
553
706
2600
3108
5179
8283
2600
445
723
924
Type of Test
Testing Frequency
Standard Reference
Wall thickness
Each pipe
ASTM D3567
Each pipe
AWWA C950
Length
Each pipe
ASTM D3567
Visual inspection
Each pipe
ASTM D 2563
Hydrostatic pressure
Each pipe
ASTM D1599
Indentation hardness
Each pipe
ASTM D 2583
Pipe stiffness
Per batch
ASTM D2412
Per batch
ASTM D 638
Per batch
ASTM D 2290
Per batch
ASTM D 2584
Raw materials are likewise tested before being used in the manufacturing of GRP products. These tests include
viscosity, gel-time, styrene content, etc. for resin. Glass reinforcing fibers also undergo several tests. These tests
ensure that the pipe materials comply with the specifications as stated.
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14. INSTALLATION
Good performance and long life of GRP pipe can only
be achieved by proper handling and installation of
the pipe. It is important for the installation contractor,
owners engineer and consultants to understand that
GRP pipe is designed to utilize the bedding and pipe
zone backfill support.
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DN
HL
NOMINAL DIAMETER (DN) & THICKNESS FOR 10,000 / 5,000 / 2,500 STIFFNESS
10,000 STIFFNESS
5,000 STIFFNESS
2,500 STIFFNESS
DN
(mm)
HL
(mm)
6 BAR
(mm)
12 BAR
(mm)
18 BAR
(mm)
6 BAR
(mm)
12 BAR
(mm)
18 BAR
(mm)
6 BAR
(mm)
12 BAR
(mm)
18 BAR
(mm)
300
130
6.7
6.1
6.0
5.4
5.0
5.0
4.4
4.2
4.5
350
130
7.7
7.0
6.8
6.1
5.7
5.6
4.9
4.7
5.0
400
130
8.6
7.8
7.6
6.8
6.4
6.3
5.5
5.3
5.6
450
130
9.6
8.6
8.4
7.5
7.0
6.9
6.0
5.7
6.1
500
130
10.5
9.5
9.1
8.2
7.6
7.5
6.5
6.2
6.6
600
160
12.5
11.1
10.8
9.7
8.9
8.8
7.6
7.3
7.6
10.2
10.1
8.8
8.3
8.7
11.3
9.8
9.2
9.8
10.8
700
800
160
14.3
12.8
12.3
11.1
14.3
14.0
12.5
11.5
160
16.2
900
160
18.0
16.1
15.6
13.9
12.8
12.6
10.9
10.3
1000
160
19.9
17.7
17.2
15.3
14.1
13.8
12.0
11.3
11.9
1100
160
21.8
19.3
18.7
16.7
15.3
15.1
13.0
12.3
12.9
1200
160
23.7
21.0
20.3
18.1
16.6
16.3
14.1
13.4
14.0
1300
160
25.6
22.7
22.0
19.6
17.9
17.7
15.2
14.4
15.0
1400
160
27.4
24.3
23.6
20.9
19.3
18.9
16.3
15.4
16.1
1500
160
29.3
25.9
22.4
20.6
17.3
16.4
1600
160
31.1
27.5
23.9
21.9
18.4
17.5
1700
160
33.1
25.2
19.6
1800
160
34.9
26.7
20.5
1900
160
36.7
28.0
21.7
2000
160
38.6
29.5
22.7
2100
160
40.4
30.8
23.8
2200
160
42.4
32.2
24.9
2300
160
44.2
33.7
25.9
2400
160
46.0
35.1
27.1
2500
160
48.1
36.5
28.1
2600
175
49.9
37.9
29.2
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L
A
FLANGE END
L
DN
DN
30
45
R=1.5xDN
R = 1.5 x DN
PLAIN END
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
L
(mm)
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
300
350
350
300
400
179
497
350
350
350
350
400
209
513
400
400
400
400
400
239
529
450
400
400
450
400
269
546
500
450
450
500
450
299
612
600
500
500
600
500
358
694
700
550
550
700
550
418
776
800
600
600
800
600
478
859
900
650
650
900
650
537
941
1000
650
650
1000
700
597
1023
1100
650
650
1100
750
657
1106
1200
700
700
1200
800
716
1188
1300
750
750
1300
850
776
1270
900
836
1352
1400
800
800
1400
1500
900
900
1500
950
895
1434
1600
950
950
1600
1000
955
1517
1700
1000
1000
1700
1050
1015
1599
1800
1050
1050
1800
1100
1074
1681
1900
1150
1150
1900
1200
1134
1814
2000
1200
1200
2000
1250
1194
1896
2100
1250
1250
2100
1300
1253
1978
2200
1300
1300
2200
1350
1313
2061
2300
1350
1350
2300
1400
1373
2143
2400
1450
1450
2400
1450
1432
2225
2500
1500
1500
2500
1500
1492
2308
* Other end tpes like flange and end also available as shown above.
* For all other diameter contact ACWAPIPE.
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L
L
A
A
B
L
DN
60
DN
FLANGE END
R=1.5xDN
R=1.5xDN
PLAIN END
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
300
400
242
540
300
400
242
731
350
400
281
562
350
400
281
784
400
400
322
586
400
400
322
840
450
400
362
609
450
400
362
895
500
450
402
682
500
450
402
999
600
500
482
778
600
500
480
1158
700
550
563
875
700
550
563
1319
800
600
643
971
800
600
643
1478
900
650
724
1068
900
650
724
1639
1000
700
804
1164
1000
700
804
1798
1100
750
884
1260
1100
750
884
1958
1200
800
965
1357
1200
800
965
2118
1300
900
1045
1503
1300
900
1045
2328
1400
1000
1126
1650
1400
1000
1126
2538
1500
1100
1206
1796
1500
1100
1206
2747
1600
1200
1286
1943
1600
1200
1286
2957
1700
1300
1367
2089
1700
1300
1367
3167
1800
1400
1447
2235
1800
1400
1447
3377
1900
1500
1527
2382
1900
1500
1527
3586
2000
1600
1608
2528
2000
1600
1608
3797
2100
1650
1688
2625
2100
1650
1688
3956
2200
1750
1769
2771
2200
1750
1769
4167
2300
1850
1849
2918
2300
1850
1849
4376
2400
1900
1929
3014
2400
1900
1929
4535
2500
2000
2010
3160
2500
2000
2010
4746
* Other end tpes like flange and end also available as shown above.
* For all other diameter contact ACWAPIPE.
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Db
Db
DN
B
C
Dh
Dh
FLANGE END
DN
1/2 B
90 TEE
(SPIGOT ENDS)
Db<0.5 Dh
1/2 B
90 TEE
(SPIGOT ENDS)
Db<0.5 Dh
PLAIN END
DN
(mm)
B
(mm)
C
(mm)
DN
(mm)
B
(mm)
C
(mm)
350
1400
700
350
1000
560
400
1400
700
400
1000
570
450
1500
750
450
1050
650
500
1600
800
500
1080
670
600
1800
900
600
1220
760
700
2050
1025
700
1350
850
800
2300
1150
800
1480
940
900
2550
1275
900
1650
1030
1000
2800
1400
1000
1750
1130
1100
3050
1525
1100
1880
1220
1200
3300
1650
1200
2020
1310
1300
3550
1775
1300
2150
1402
1400
3800
1900
1400
2300
1490
1500
4050
2025
1500
2420
1590
1600
4300
2150
1600
2550
1680
1700
4550
2275
1700
2700
1770
1800
4800
2400
1800
2850
1860
1900
5050
2525
1900
3000
1950
2000
5300
2650
2000
3100
2050
2100
5550
2775
2100
3210
2140
2200
5800
2900
2200
3400
2230
2300
6050
3025
2300
3500
2320
2400
6300
3150
2400
3750
2420
2500
6550
3275
2500
3800
2510
* Other end tpes like flange and end also available as shown above.
* For all other diameter contact ACWAPIPE.
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FLANGE END
Dh
Dh
Db
Db
PLAIN END
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
300
2900
1700
400
300
1900
1500
400
350
3200
2700
500
350
2200
1700
500
400
3500
2900
600
400
2500
1900
600
450
3800
3100
700
450
2800
2100
700
500
4100
3300
800
500
3100
2300
800
600
4550
3650
900
600
3550
2650
900
700
5000
4000
1000
700
4000
3000
1000
800
5500
4400
1100
800
4500
3400
1100
900
6000
4800
1200
900
4900
3800
1200
1000
6500
5200
1300
1000
5100
4200
1300
1100
6950
5550
1400
1100
5700
4550
1400
1200
7450
5950
1500
1200
6200
4950
1500
1300
7900
6300
1600
1300
6700
5300
1600
1400
8400
6700
1700
1400
7200
5500
1700
1500
8900
7100
1800
1500
7700
5800
1800
1600
9350
7450
1900
1600
8350
6000
1900
1700
9850
8580
2000
1700
8550
6300
2000
1800
10300
9200
2100
1800
9300
6700
2100
1900
10800
9600
2200
1900
9800
7100
2200
2000
11300
10000
2300
2000
10300
7300
2300
2100
11750
10350
2400
2100
10750
8000
2400
2200
12250
10750
2500
2200
11250
8300
2500
2300
12700
11100
2600
2300
11700
8500
2600
2400
13200
11500
2700
2400
12200
8700
2700
2500
13650
11850
2800
2500
12650
8900
2800
* Other end tpes like flange and end also available as shown above.
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Db
Db
Dh
Dh
FLANGE END
PLAIN END
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
DN
(mm)
A
(mm)
B
(mm)
L
(mm)
350
1000
800
300
350
1300
850
450
400
1250
850
400
400
1550
1000
550
450
1500
900
500
450
1700
1100
600
500
1600
950
550
500
1800
1150
650
600
1750
1100
600
600
2050
1300
750
700
2050
1300
700
700
2350
1500
850
800
2350
1400
800
800
3650
1700
950
900
2550
1600
850
900
3950
1900
1050
1000
2660
1700
900
1000
3250
2100
1150
1100
2950
1800
950
1100
3550
2300
1250
1200
3250
2000
1050
1200
3850
2500
1350
1300
3550
2200
1150
1300
4150
2700
1450
1400
3760
2400
1200
1400
4450
2900
1550
1500
3950
2600
1250
1500
4750
3100
1650
1600
4100
2700
1300
1600
5050
3300
1750
1700
4300
2800
1350
1700
5350
3500
1850
1800
4600
2900
1450
1800
5650
3700
1950
1900
4800
3000
1500
1900
5950
3900
2050
2000
5000
3100
1550
2000
6250
4100
2150
2100
5300
3200
1650
2100
6550
4300
2250
2200
5500
3300
1700
2200
6850
4500
2350
2300
5700
3400
1750
2300
7150
4700
2450
2400
5850
3600
1800
2400
7450
4900
2350
2500
6100
3700
1850
2500
7750
5100
2650
* Other end tpes like flange and end also available as shown above.
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W
DN
Groove dia, GD
D
Bolt hole dia
FLANGE DIMENSION
Flang e
Thickness
T
(mm)
Flang e OD
(mm)
350
55
547
400
57
450
DN
(mm)
Groove
Diameter
(mm)
Drilling Standard
*AWWA Class D
No. of Bolts
BCD
(mm)
399.3
12
33.1
476.3
611
434.3
16
36.3
539.8
62
655
485.3
16
36.3
577.9
500
63
713
536.3
20
36.3
635.0
600
67
833
638.3
20
39.3
749.3
700
76
947
743.9
28
39.3
863.6
800
82
1074
845.9
28
45.6
977.9
900
88
1182
947.9
32
45.6
1085.9
1000
93
1297
1049.9
36
45.6
1200.2
1100
103
1411
1155.8
40
45.6
1314.5
1200
108
1519
1257.8
44
45.6
1422.4
1300
114
1646
1359.8
44
52.0
1536.7
1500
125
1868
1563.8
52
52.0
1579.0
1700
140
2040
1771.7
52
52.0
1930.4
1800
146
2204
1873.7
60
52.0
2095.5
2000
157
2383
2077.7
64
58.3
2260.6
2100
165
2547
2182.3
64
58.3
2425.7
2300
177
2725
2386.3
68
64.8
2590.8
2400
184
2890
2488.3
68
64.8
2755.9
18
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