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Steel’s Real Beauty Lies Beneath the Surface |
The reality is that with today’s coatings, steel is a strong specifying choice. But of all the beneficial qualities of steel, perhaps the most crucial are the ones you can’t see. The strength and integrity of steel-soil interaction in structures is where steel really pays dividends. Corrugated steel pipe (CSP) structures can handle fill heights in excess of 100 feet and with different guages and corrugation profiles, the depth of cover is almost unlimited.
The other desirable quality unique to steel is the way it flexes to your design as well as your cost needs. You are in control and you don’t have to worry that steel’s strength is only skin deep. The mechanical properties are certified at the mill and the finished product is fabricated to exacting specifications. All this integrity can also withstand rough handling during the install.
Go deeper and steeper with CSP
You can go deep and steep with steel because steel:
- Offers positive pipe connections – maintaining pipe integrity on-line and in-grade
- Allows for steep slope applications
- Unique properties of steel (combines strength with flexibility) allows for deeper applications than any other solution
- Is flexible and forgiving during the rigors of installation
- Is easier and less expensive to install
Today’s versatile choice
Corrugated steel pipe is manufactured in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, including diameters from 6 inches to more than 15 feet. Arch and box designs come in a multitude of span and rise dimensions, with spans exceeding 80 feet.
Fabrication in many configurations and designs allows CSP great versatility, lending itself to an array of fittings for drainage systems such as wyes, tees, elbows, manholes, sediment pond risers and detention systems.
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