ASTM C654-99

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Designation: C 654 – 99
Standard Specification for
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Porous Concrete Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 654; 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 results of the strength and porosity or rate of infiltration tests,
and by inspection to determine whether the pipe conforms to
1.1 This specification covers porous nonreinforced concrete
this specification as to design and freedom from defects.
pipe for use in underdrains.
5.2 The pipe shall be acceptable under the strength tests
1.2 A complete metric companion to this specification has
when they have met the requirements as prescribed in Section
been developed— 654M; therefore, no metric equivalents are
10.
presented in this specification.
5.3 Acceptance as to Infiltration Properties—Pipe shall be
2. Referenced Documents
acceptable under the infiltration test when all test pipe conform
to the test requirements as prescribed in Section 10.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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C 33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
6. Materials
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C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
6.1 Concrete—The concrete shall consist of cementitious
C 497 Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections,
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materials and water.
or Tile
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C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
6.2.1 Cement—Cement shall conform to the requirements
C 618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
for portland cement of Specification C 150 or shall be portland
Natural Pozzolan for Use as a Mineral Admixture in
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blast-furnace slag cement or portland-pozzolan cement con-
Concrete
forming to the requirements of Specification C 595, except that
C 822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
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the pozzolan constituent in the Type IP portland–pozzolan
Products
cement shall be fly ash.
C 1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
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6.2.2 Fly Ash—Fly ash shall conform to the requirements of
Shotcrete
Specification C 618, Class F or Class C.
3. Terminology
6.2.3 Allowable Combinations of Cementitious Materials—
The combination of cementitious materials used in the concrete
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
shall be one of the following:
crete pipe, see Terminology C 822.
6.2.3.1 Portland cement only,
4. Classification
6.2.3.2 Portland blast furnace slag cement only,
6.2.3.3 Portland pozzolan cement only, or
4.1 Pipe manufactured according to this specification shall
6.2.3.4 A combination of portland cement and fly ash.
be of two classes identified as “Standard-Strength Porous
Nonreinforced Concrete Pipe” and “Extra-Strength Porous
NOTE 1—Porous pipe may experience leaching detrimental to durabil-
Nonreinforced Concrete Pipe.”
ity when subjected to drainage of soft or acid waters (less than 50 ppm
hardness or less than 6.0 pH). Type V portland cement should be specified
5. Basis of Acceptance
where high sulfate resistance is required, and Type II or IIA portland
cement should be specified where the pipe will be exposed to moderate
5.1 The acceptability of the pipe shall be determined by the
sulfate conditions. More than 3000 ppm of chiefly sodium or magnesium
sulfates, or both, may be considered high sulfate content.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C-13 on 6.3 Aggregates—Aggregates shall conform to Specification
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.01 on
C 33 except that the requirement for gradation shall not apply.
Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Drain, and Irrigation Pipe.
6.4 Admixtures and Blends—Admixtures and blends may be
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 1999. Published September 1999. Originally
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used with the approval of the owner.
published as C 654–70T. Last previous edition C 654–95 .
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
6.5 Synthetic Fibers— Collated fibrillated virgin polypro-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
pylene fibers may be used, at the manufacturer’s option, in
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
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C 654
concrete pipe as a nonstructural manufacturing material. Only 9.3.1 General Requirements—Special shapes or fittings
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