Types of laying

Acqua

Ductile cast iron pipelines are suitable for all soil types. Saint-Gobain PAM offers a comprehensive network that can adapt to any environmental or soil conditions.

Recommanded self-anchoring solutions for different locations and pipe-laying techniques

Pipeline location	Laying technique	Insert type anchoring	Bead type anchoring
Buried	Open trench	STANDARD Vi, UNIVERSAL Vi, EXPRESS Vi and STANDARD V+i	UNIVERSAL Ve, PAMLOCK and STANDARD Ve
	Directional drilling	Cannot be used	UNIVERSAL Ve
	Underwater laying	Cannot be used	UNIVERSAL Ve, PAMLOCK, STANDARD Ve
	Casing	STANDARD Vi et UNIVERSAL Vi Usable for short, straight sleeves	UNIVERSAL Ve, PAMLOCK, STANDARD Ve
Above ground	Bridge	STANDARD Vi, EXPRESS Vi and UNIVERSAL Vi For short-span bridges only	UNIVERSAL Ve, STANDARD Ve All types of bridges, including long-span
	Tunnels and technical areas	STANDARD Vi, EXPRESS Vi, UNIVERSAL Vi and STANDARD V+i Hydraulic thrust forces compensated by suitable support devices	UNIVERSAL Ve, STANDARD Ve Hydraulic thrust forces compensated by suitable support devices
Buried or above ground	Steep incline	STANDARD Vi, EXPRESS Vi, UNIVERSAL Vi and STANDARD V+i Compensate sliding loads at top of slope and, if slope is long, at several points along the slope	UNIVERSAL Ve, STANDARD Ve and PAMLOCK Compensate sliding loads at top of slope and, if slope is long, at several points along the slope

 

Laying techniques

Aerial pipelaying

Pipe laying in casings

Pipe laying through tunnels

Underwater pipe laying

Steep incline pipelaying

Trenchless pipelaying

Bridge crossing pipe laying