Rain water is conveyed from the roof to gutters then to ADS N-12 pipe where it drains into swells.
The pipe gave us the flexibility to do that in the field, this system also gave us the ability to make above ground 90-degree connections to help route the piping around any obstacles around the tents.” According to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) (NYSE: WMS), its N-12 pipe is certified to meet CAN/CSA Standard B182.8, BNQ 3624-120 plus AASHTO Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) speci- fications. ADS N-12 WT IB pipe meets ASTM watertight standards. Because it is lightweight, ADS corrugated pipe can be easily handled with minimal equipment by a one or two-person crew. This benefit also allowed it to be installed differently than normal – a lot of runs basically used zip-ties to attach the pipe to the sides of the buildings. Some runs were 90-degree connections above ground. Due to the pipe’s strength and its light weight, these methods were practical and successful. Named for its excellent Manning’s “n” rating of 0.012, the N-12 pipe was designed in 1987 by ADS specifically for culverts, storm sewers, highways, airports and other civil design construction and has been used in these applications ever since. ADS pipe is available in diam- eters from four to 60 inches. “Speed and time were critical,” commentedWilliamMaher, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District’s mission manager overseeing the project and coordinating with federal, state and local partners. “We met the challenge of building high-quality patient care facilities in a very short period of time.” “Everything came together fairly easily,” Merrick stated. “The hard- est part was coordinating with all the other trades because there was so much going on at one time. There were thousands of workers out there. We had about 30 guys doing the gutters and storm drainage and some other jobs that they fed us during the week we were there.” “The importance of having local, stocking dealers in the area to pro- vide N-12 pipe cannot be stressed enough,” stated Mike Kennedy, ADS sales representative for New York City and Long Island. “This is one of the quickest, fast-tracked jobs I’ve ever been involved with during my decades at ADS. These two field hospitals had to be started immediately and finished quickly. This was an emergency situation.” ADS N-12 pipe was used to convey rain water from the roofs of the field hospitals at Stony Brook and SUNY Old Westbury, New York.
Both field hospitals were fully operational in late April and are ready to accept patients if needed. About the Company Advanced Drainage Systems is a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and on-site septic wastewater industries, providing superior drainage solutions for use in the con- struction and agriculture marketplace. For over 50 years, the Company has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Its innovative products are used across a broad range of end markets and applications, including non-residential, residential, infrastructure and agriculture applications. The Company has established a leading position in many of these end markets by leveraging its national sales and distribution platform, over- all product breadth and scale and manufacturing excellence. Founded in 1966, the Company operates a global network of 63 manufacturing plants and 32 distribution centers. To learn more about the ADS, please visit the Company’s website at www.ads-pipe.com. The ADS N-12 stormwater drainage pipe was run under roads and parking areas at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Long Island, New York field hospitals.
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