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THE APPLICATION OF PLASTIC

PIPES IN THE DESIGN OF HIGH RISE

BUILDINGS HAS BEEN POSSIBLE

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he Ministry of Construction ap-
T proved Amendment No. 1 to SP
253.1325800.2016 “Code of Rules. Engi-
neering systems of high-rise buildings”,
which allows the use of plastic pipes in
the design of high-rise buildings up to 100
meters high.
In the previous version of the docu-
ment, clause 10.9 stated:
Main pipelines and risers of cold and
hot water supply should, as a rule, be pro-
vided from metal pipes: copper according
to GOST R 52318, steel according to GOST
3262 with anti-corrosion coating on the
internal and external surfaces, galva-
nized, stainless steel.
Clause 10.9. has been supplemented
with the following enumeration now:
It is allowed to use plastic pipes in
buildings up to 100 m high, while it is nec-
essary to install thermal expansion com-
pensation devices on the risers and cor-
responding fixed fastenings on each floor.
In the previous version of the docu-
ment, clause 11.3 was worded as follows:
Pipes for domestic sewerage should be
made of high-strength cast-iron socket-
less pipes. Horizontal piping within the
serviced floor is allowed to be made of
polymer pipes.
Clause 11.3. has been supplemented
with a paragraph in the following wording The approval of these changes took
now: place with the assistance of the Pipe-
It is permissible to use risers made of line Systems Manufacturers Association
plastic pipes in buildings up to 100 m high, (PSMA), in close cooperation with the Min-
while it is necessary to perform tempera- istry of Construction of Russia and Tech-
ture expansion compensation devices nical Committee (TC) 465 “Construction”.
and corresponding fixed fasteners on The text of the document can be found
each floor. loor intersections should be on the Ministry of Construction website
equipped with fire-resistant sleeves. via this link.

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