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HEL-COR corrugated metal pipe (CMP) is used in drainage, culverts, storm sewers, canals, and stormwater detention applications. HEL-COR is available in a large variety of materials, coatings, and sizes to meet site specific needs, and HEL-COR’s continuous locked seams and annular corrugated ends allow for a variety of standard couplings to be used.
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HEL-COR® helically corrugated metal drainage pipe provides the power to withstand severe environmental conditions and burial depths associated with drainage systems, culverts, storm sewers, and stormwater detention systems.
HEL-COR service life exceeds 100 years with proper specification that meets all AASHTO and ASTM pipe specifications, and it can handle fill heights in excess of 100 feet.
A wide choice of coatings including galvanized steel, aluminized steel type 2 (ALT2), and polymer-coated steel are available to meet a variety of durability requirements. A variety of wall thicknesses (gages), corrugations, diameters, and pipe section lengths permit a choice of materials to meet specific job site requirements.
Standard fittings include tees, wyes, elbows, saddle branches, reducers and manifolds for detention systems. Manholes and catch basins can be fabricated to meet specific job requirements. HEL-COR is manufactured with continuous locked seams with annular corrugated ends enabling the use of a variety of standard couplings including soil-tight HUGGER® Bands and QUICK STAB® Joints.
| FEATURES | BENEFITS |
|---|---|
| Long service life | Exceeds 100-years with proper specification that meets all AASHTO and ASTM pipe specifications |
| Strength | Can handle fill heights in excess of 100 feet |
| Versatile | Available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes; diameters from 6 inches to 15 feet |
| Flexible | Forgiving during the rigors of installation and allows for steep slope applications |
| Lightweight | Easier and less expensive to install than concrete pipe |
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Contech large-diameter CMP is used as a deep foundation form at the base of the windmill. CMP is placed vertically to act as a form for the poured-in-place concrete foundation.
Our corrugated metal pipe is the most durable, economic, and widely chosen material for most drainage culverts applications. With a variety of CMP products including helically corrugated HEL-COR® and spiral wound ULTRA FLO®, Contech offers engineers and contractors flexibility in designing drainage solutions to best fit their projects’ exact requirements.
Lining inadequate or failing structures with corrugated metal material or plastic pipe uses little of the available area, thereby preserving the maximum amount of the original opening. Due to the hydraulic efficiency of Contech products, often a smaller structure provides the same hydraulic capacity as the original because of the low Manning “n” factors of A-2000™ and A2™ Liner PVC pipes and HEL-COR® and ULTRA FLO® CMP. Existing culverts and arches are generally lined with structures of the same shape, though slightly smaller in size. Rectangular openings can be lined with round, elliptical or pipe arch structures. Corrugated metal structures can fit almost any existing shape.
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