ASTM C505-03

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Designation: C 505 – 03
Standard Specification for
Nonreinforced Concrete Irrigation Pipe with Rubber Gasket
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Joints
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 505; 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.
TABLE 1 Standard Dimensions, Working Pressures, and Test
1. Scope
Requirements
1.1 This specification covers nonreinforced concrete pipe
Required Minimum
Internal
with rubber gasket joints to be used for the conveyance of
Wall Working Hydrostatic Three-Edge-
Designated
A B
irrigation water with working pressures, including hydraulic
Thickness, Pressure, Test Bearing
Diameter,
C
in. ft Pressure, Load,
transients, as shown in Table 1.
in.
psi lbf/linear ft
1.2 A complete metric companion to Specification C 505
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6 ⁄4 30 40 1300
has been developed—C 505M; therefore, no SI equivalents are
8 1 30 40 1350
presented in this specification. 1
10 1 ⁄4 30 40 1400
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12 1 ⁄2 30 40 1500
NOTE 1—This specification is for manufacturing and purchase only and 7
15 1 ⁄8 30 40 1650
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does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, installation, or field
18 2 ⁄4 30 40 1800
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21 2 ⁄8 30 40 1900
repairs.Theowneriscautionedthathemustcorrelatefieldconditionswith
24 3 30 40 2000
the characteristics of the pipe specified and provide inspection during
A
installation.
Thinner walls are not prohibited on pipe units not over 4 ft in length, but the
thickness of such walls shall not be less than the internal diameter divided by 10.
B
With the exception of 21 and 24-in. pipe, higher working pressures are not
2. Referenced Documents
prohibited to be used up to a maximum of 50 ft for 6 through 12-in. diameters, and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
40 ft for 15 through 18-in. diameters. In these cases the strength of the pipe shall
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be increased to give minimum internal hydrostatic test pressures of at least three
C 33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
times the design working pressure when tested as specified in 10.4.
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C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
C
For hydrostatic test requirements, refer to 10.4.
C 497 Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections,
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or Tile
3 D 573 Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an Air
C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
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Oven
C 618 Specification for Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
D 1149 Test Method for Rubber Deterioration—Surface
Natural Pozzolan for Use as a Mineral Admixture in
5
2 Ozone Cracking in a Chamber
Concrete
D 1415 Test Method for Rubber Property—International
C 822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
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4 Hardness
Products
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
C 1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
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2 Hardness
Shotcrete
D 395 Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression
3. Terminology
5
Set
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
D 412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermo-
crete pipe, see Terminology C 822.
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plastic Rubbers and Thermoplastic Elastomers—Tension
D 471 Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liq-
4. Classification
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uids
4.1 Pipe manufactured in accordance with this specification
shallbeknownas“StandardNonreinforcedConcreteIrrigation
Pipe with Rubber Gasket Joints.”
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.01 on
5. Basis of Acceptance
Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Drain, and Irrigation Pipe.
5.1 The acceptability of the pipe, joint design, and gaskets
Current edition approved July 10, 2003. Published Septembre a2003. Originally
approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as C 505 – 99a.
shall be determined by the results of the tests prescribed in this
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
specification, if and when required, and by inspection to
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
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determine whether the pipe and gaskets conform to the
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01. specification as to design and freedom from defects.
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C505–03
6. Materials and Manufacture that includes the splice with no visible separation of the splice.
While in the stretched position, the gasket shall be rotated in
6.1 Concrete—The concrete shall consist of cementitious
the spliced area a minimum of 180° in each direction in order
materials.
to inspect for separation. Any portion of the splice shall be
6.2 Cementitious Materials:
capable of passing a bend test without
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