ASTM C507-14

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Designation:C507 −14
StandardSpecification for
Reinforced Concrete Elliptical Culvert, Storm Drain, and
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Sewer Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C507; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for
Concrete
1.1 This specification covers reinforced elliptically shaped
C33Specification for Concrete Aggregates
concrete pipe to be used for the conveyance of sewage,
C150Specification for Portland Cement
industrial wastes, and storm water, and for the construction of
C260Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Con-
culverts.
crete
1.2 Pipe designed for placement with the major axis hori-
C309Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Com-
zontal shall be designated as “Horizontal Elliptical Pipe.” Pipe
pounds for Curing Concrete
designed for placement with the major axis vertical shall be
C494/C494MSpecification for Chemical Admixtures for
designated as “Vertical Elliptical Pipe.”
Concrete
1.3 This specification is the inch-pound companion to
C497Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections, or
Specification C507M; therefore, no SI equivalents are pre-
Tile
sented in the specification.
C595Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C618Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
NOTE 1—This specification is a manufacturing and purchase specifica-
tion only, and does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, or the
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
relationship between field load condition and the strength classification of
C822Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
pipe. However, experience has shown that the successful performance of
Products
this product depends upon the proper selection of the class of pipe, type
of bedding and backfill, and care that the installation conforms to the C989SpecificationforSlagCementforUseinConcreteand
construction specifications. The owner of the reinforced concrete pipe
Mortars
specified herein is cautioned that he must correlate the field requirements
C1017/C1017MSpecification for Chemical Admixtures for
with the class of pipe specified and provide inspection at the construction
Use in Producing Flowing Concrete
site.
C1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
Shotcrete
2. Referenced Documents
C1602/C1602MSpecification for Mixing Water Used in the
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Production of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
A36/A36MSpecification for Carbon Structural Steel
A615/A615MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainCarbon-
3. Terminology
Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
A706/A706MSpecification for Deformed and Plain Low-
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
Alloy Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
crete pipe, see Terminology C822.
A1064/A1064MSpecification for Carbon-Steel Wire and
4. Classification
4.1 Pipe manufactured according to this specification shall
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on
be of five classes each for horizontal elliptical and vertical
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.02 on
elliptical pipe with identification as follows:
Reinforced Sewer and Culvert Pipe.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2014. Published March 2014. Originally
Horizontal Elliptical Pipe Vertical Elliptical Pipe
approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as C507–13a. DOI:
Class HE-A Class VE-II
10.1520/C0507-14.
Class HE-I Class VE-III
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Class HE-II Class VE-IV
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Class HE-III Class VE-V
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Class HE-IV Class VE-VI
the ASTM website.
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C507−14
4.2 The strength requirements for horizontal elliptical pipe from the wall of the pipe as required in 11.9; and by visual
are prescribed in Table 1 and for vertical elliptical pipe are inspection of the finished pipe to determine its conformance
prescribed in Table 2. with the accepted design and its freedom from defects.
5.1.2 Acceptance on the Basis of Material Tests and Inspec-
5. Basis of Acceptance
tion of Manufactured Pipe for Defects and Imperfections—
5.1 Unlessotherwisedesignatedbytheowneratthetimeof, Acceptability of the pipe in all diameters and classes produced
inaccordancewit
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