Products
Pipe
Americast started the year 2001 with the addition of three pipe plants located in the Charleston, SC area and Richmond and Chesapeake, VA areas. The reinforced concrete pipe and box culvert production capabilities of these operations compliment the list of products and services Americast provides to the construction industry.
Round Pipe
Americast manufactures RCP in sizes 12” through 96” in classes III, IV, and V, meeting ASTM C76. Special designs are available for deep fill or other high loading conditions. Americast offers several joint types including single offset, o-ring and tongue and groove to handle the wide variety of storm sewer needs. Various joint designs include:
1. Single Offset
Used for standard storm sewer applications in which a soil/silt tight joint (2-5 psi test pressure) is required.
2. O-Ring (C-443 Joint)
Used for applications where a water tight joint (10 psi test pressure) is required.
3. Tongue and Groove
Used for standard storm sewer applications and utilizes a butyl or mastic joint sealant.
Elliptical Pipe
Americast manufactures sizes 14” x 23” through 58” x 91”, meeting ASTM C507, in classes HERCP III and HERCP IV. Special designs are available for deep fill or other high loading conditions. This style of pipe is used where fill height restrictions exist and is available in tongue and groove joint only.
Box Culvert
An adequate inventory of forms allows Americast to provide box culvert in single or monolithic multiple cell sections. In most cases, precast headwall and wing-wall systems are supplied with the box culvert reducing the labor costs associated with field forming and placing of concrete.
Each run of box culvert is engineered to meet site specific fill and loading conditions. Detailed drawings of culvert layout are provided for each culvert system to facilitate installation of precast and related cast-in-place components. Each precast unit of the culvert system is stenciled with a unique part number that corresponds to labels on the layout details.
Culvert sections follow guidelines outlined in Virginia Department of Transportation Road and Bridge Standards and meet requirements of ASTM C-1433.
Flared End Sections
Americast manufactures flared end sections (ES-1) for all of the various sizes and joints of pipe produced.
Pipe Fittings
Americast manufactures Tees, Wyes, Bends, and Reducers in the same sizes and shapes as the standard product they complement.
For specific information about reinforced concrete pipe sizes and/or specifications, please contact one of the following facilities: