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UER Forum > UE Encyclopedia > RCP (Viewed 7930 times) Entry: RCP originally posted by Heartless [last edit 5/6/2004 10:03 PM by Sinister Crayon - edited 2 times] RCP stands for Reinforced Concrete Pipe; a prefabricated concrete tube with reinforcing steel cables (rebar) cast into the cylinder walls for extra strength and rigidity against erosion and changing pressures of the earth in which it is buried. Concrete pipe (not reinforced) was first used in 1842 as part of a sewer in Mohawk, New York. Variations and improvements in concrete piping followed suit over the years; including pre-stressed concrete pipe in the 1930's, and steel cylinder pre-stressed concrete pipe in 1942. Source: http://www.metromontmaterials.com/cylinders.jsp [edit] One common misconception is that RCP stands for round concrete pipe. Many drainers use this definition to describe a round variety of RCP that is very common. The truth is that RCP comes in many different flavors. Modular tunnel sections can be categorized by the shape of their cross section: Box culvert (this one happens to be double-wide) Round click to view Mummy/Horseshoe click to view Egg/Oval click to view The RCP family also includes a lot of other prefabricated products. Manhole chambers, size adapters, caps, lids, tees, and modular outfalls are also common RCP accessories. See also RBP Modify this entry  | Remove this entry UER Forum > UE Encyclopedia > RCP (Viewed 7930 times) Add a poll to this thread This thread is one of your Favourites. Click to make normal. Click to make this thread a Favourite. This thread is in a public category, and can't be made private. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 93 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738478135 pages have been generated.