ASTM C76-03

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Designation: C 76 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 76; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope C 309 Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Com-
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pounds for Curing Concrete
1.1 This specification covers reinforced concrete pipe
C 497 Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections,
intended to be used for the conveyance of sewage, industrial
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or Tile
wastes, and storm water, and for the construction of culverts.
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C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
1.2 A complete metric companion to Specification C 76 has
C 618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
been developed—C 76M; therefore, no metric equivalents are
Natural Pozzolan for Use as a Mineral Admixture in
presented in this specification.
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Concrete
NOTE 1—This specification is a manufacturing and purchase specifica-
C 655 Specification for Reinforced Concrete D-Load Cul-
tion only, and does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, or the
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vert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
relationship between field load condition and the strength classification of
C 822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
pipe. However, experience has shown that the successful performance of
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Products
this product depends upon the proper selection of the class of pipe, type
of bedding and backfill, and care that installation conforms to the C 989 Specification for Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace
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construction specifications. The owner of the reinforced concrete pipe
Slag for Use in Concrete and Mortars
specified herein is cautioned that he must correlate the field requirements
C 1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
with the class of pipe specified and provide inspection at the construction 3
Shotcrete
site.
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C 1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Concrete
NOTE 2—Attention is called to the specification for reinforced concrete
D-load culvert, storm drain, and sewer pipe (Specification C 655).
3. Terminology
2. Referenced Documents
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
crete pipe, see Terminology C 822.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 82 Specification for Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete Re-
4. Classification
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inforcement
4.1 Pipe manufactured in accordance with this specification
A 185 Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement,
2 shall be of five classes identified as Class I, Class II, Class III,
Plain, for Concrete
Class IV, and Class V. The corresponding strength require-
A 496 Specification for Steel Wire, Deformed, for Concrete
2 ments are prescribed in Tables 1-5.
Reinforcement
A 497 Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement,
5. Basis of Acceptance
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Deformed, for Concrete
5.1 Unless otherwise designated by the owner at the time
A 615/A 615M Specification for Deformed and Plain
2 of, or before placing an order, two separate and alternative
Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
3 bases of acceptance are permitted as follows:
C 33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
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5.1.1 Acceptance on the Basis of Plant Load-Bearing Tests,
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
Material Tests, and Inspection of Manufactured Pipe for Visual
Defects and Imperfections—Acceptability of the pipe in all
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diameters and classes produced in accordance with 7.1 or 7.2
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.02 on
shall be determined by the results of the three-edge bearing
Reinforced Sewer and Culvert Pipe.
tests as defined in 11.3.1; by such material tests as are required
Current edition approved May 10, 2003. Published August 2003. Originally
in 6.1, 6.2, and 6.4; by absorption tests on selected samples of
approved in 1930. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as C 76–02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
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C76–03
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TABLE 1 Design Requirements for Class I Reinforced Concrete Pipe
NOTE 1—See Section 5 for basis of acceptance specified by the owner.
The strength test requirements in pounds-force per linear foot of pipe under the three-edge-bearing method shall be either the D-load (test load
expressed in po
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