Question

What materials are used for sanitary sewer construction? For water mains? For storm sewers? For manholes?

Answer 1

Materials used for sanitary sewage construction :

1 Bricks

2 Vitrified clays or stoneware pipes

3 Cement concrete pipes

a) Pre-cast

b) Cast-insitu

4 Cast iron pipes

5 Mixture of cement and asbestos fibre

For water mains :

1 Lead

2 Copper

3 Brass

4 Ductile Iron

5 Galvanized Iron

For storm sewers :

1 High density poly-ethylene

2 Fibre reinforced plastic

3 concrete

4 Galvanized steel

For manholes:

1 Green sand

2 Silica sand

3 Clay

4 Molten iron

5 Manganese

6 Coal, water and organics