The Engineer's buoyancy calculations revealed the new pipe sections had a net uplift buoyancy force of ~370 lbs./ft. (7,425 lbs. per 20' pipe section.) It was determined that three Platipus S6C 2 ton pipe kits per 20' section would provide 2,476 lbs. of force every 6'-8', thus eliminating the buoyancy risk. The underlying bedrock mandatedtheuseofcastironPlatipusS6anchorsdriventoadepthof5'.Theconvenienceandeaseofinstallation ofthepipekitsusinghand-heldtoolsresultedinacost-efficientsolutionwithlowenvironmentalimpact. ImprovementstotheundergroundstormwatersystemunderexistingresidentialstreetsandsidewalksinDesloge, MOwereneededtoincludetheupgradeofa440'section 42”HDPEpipe.Shallowbedrocklimitedthedepththe of pipecouldreside,whileahighwatertablecreatedbuoyancyissuesrequiringsomeformofasupplement

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