ASTM C507M-10ae1

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Designation: C507M – 10a
Standard Specification for
Reinforced Concrete Elliptical Culvert, Storm Drain, and
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Sewer Pipe (Metric)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C507M; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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´ NOTE—A heading in the table for Fig. 5 was editorially corrected in July 2010.
1. Scope A496/A496M Specification for Steel Wire, Deformed, for
Concrete Reinforcement
1.1 This specification covers reinforced elliptically shaped
A497/A497M Specification for Steel Welded Wire Rein-
concrete pipe to be used for the conveyance of sewage,
forcement, Deformed, for Concrete
industrial wastes, storm water, and for the construction of
A615/A615M Specification for Deformed and Plain
culverts.
Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
1.2 Pipe designed for placement with the major axis hori-
A706/A706M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Deformed
zontal shall be designated as “Horizontal Elliptical Pipe.” Pipe
and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
designed for placement with the major axis vertical shall be
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
designated as “Vertical Elliptical Pipe.”
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
1.3 This specification is the SI companion to Specification
C260 Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Con-
C507.
crete
NOTE 1—This specification is a manufacturing and purchase specifica-
C309 Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Com-
tion only, and does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, or the
pounds for Curing Concrete
relationship between field load condition and the strength classification of
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for
pipe. However, experience has shown that the successful performance of
Concrete
this product depends upon the proper selection of the class of pipe, type
C497M Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections,
of bedding and backfill, and care that the installation conforms to
construction specifications. The owner of the reinforced concrete pipe
or Tile [Metric]
specified herein is cautioned that he must correlate the field requirements
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
with the class of pipe specified and provide inspection at the construction
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
site.
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
C822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
2. Referenced Documents
Products
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
and Mortars
A82/A82M Specification for SteelWire, Plain, for Concrete
C1017/C1017M Specification for ChemicalAdmixtures for
Reinforcement
Use in Producing Flowing Concrete
A185/A185M Specification for Steel Welded Wire Rein-
C1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
forcement, Plain, for Concrete
Shotcrete
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.02 on
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
Reinforced Sewer and Culvert Pipe.
crete pipe, see Terminology C822.
Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published May 2010. Originally
approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as C507M – 10. DOI:
4. Classification
10.1520/C0507M-10A.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4.1 Pipe manufactured according to this specification shall
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
be of five classes each for horizontal elliptical and vertical
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
elliptical pipe with identification as follows:
the ASTM website.
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C507M – 10a
Defects and Imperfections—Acceptability of the pipe in all
Horizontal Elliptical Pipe Vertical Elliptical Pipe
Class HE-A Class VE-II
diameters and classes produced in accordance with 7.1 or 7.2
Class HE-I Class VE-III
shall be determined by the results of the three-edge-bearing
Class HE-II Class VE-IV
tests as defined in 11.3.1; by such material tests as are required
Class HE-III Class VE-V
Class HE-IV Class VE-VI
in 6.2, 6.3, 6.5 and 6.6; by an absorption test of the concrete
from the wall of the pipe as required in 11.9; and by visual
4.2 The strength requirements for horizontal elli
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