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U.S. Army Barracks' Replacement Pipeline System Protected by FOAMGLAS® Insulation
When system failure, caused by leaks in the original insulation system, forced Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, to replace the entire heating and cooling pipeline system at its East 39000 Block Barracks Complex, FOAMGLAS
® Insulation was a key part of the replacement. The replacement system features an underground, concrete-trench-enclosed loop system to supply hot and chilled water to each building. Although the piping is enclosed in concrete trenches, low altitude and rainy seasons cause, at certain times, the system to become completely submerged in water. The lid sections are removable by crane for inspection and maintenance and cannot be sealed so moisture drains into the trench through the lid joints. For this reason, Fort Hood needed an insulation that was impermeable to moisture. Fort Hood chose FOAMGLAS
® Insulation. Additionally, the lid sections of the concrete trench are 10-inches thick, weighing approximately 4,000 pounds each, and need to withstand loads of the heaviest military vehicles in existence. With its high compressive strength, FOAMGLAS
® Insulation can withstand physical abuse that would seriously damage other insulation materials.
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