5. Testing of Products:
What testing, if any, you perform on the manufactured sheet piles to make the products
conform to the declared specifications of your products. Please mention if those tests
conform to any ASTM or any other nationally recognized tests.
Bench Testing
Field Testing
Quality Control Testing
ASTM D4216
ASTM D4226
ASTM D256
ASTM D638
ASTM D790
ASTM D1435
6. Specifications:
Please give the physical and mechanical specifications of each of your vinyl sheet pile
products.
See attached ShoreGuard Specifications Chart.
7. Historic Data
7.1
Date when was the first time your PVC sheet pile product marketed and then
installed.
1989
7.2
Have you changed the raw materials, composition including additives,
manufacturing process since the start time. If so, please comment on the changes.
Original products were extruded entirely out of virgin vinyl. When recycled vinyl was
incorporated, the sheet piling were co-extruded with virgin capstock.
Vinyl suppliers continue to improve the formulations on a regular basis.
7.3
Can you share the installation data of at least three of your old vinyl sheet piles
installations. If yes, please give the following:
To be addressed during field evaluation in late January.
7.3.1 Date of manufacture
7.3.2 Date of installation
7.3.3 Address of the installation
7.3.4 Names and Specifications of the products installed.
7.3.5 Functional requirements of the installation
7.3.6 Driving method used
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