ASTM C654-05a

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Designation: C654 – 05a
Standard Specification for
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Porous Concrete Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C654; 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.
1. Scope Nonreinforced Concrete Pipe” and “Extra-Strength Porous
Nonreinforced Concrete Pipe.”
1.1 This specification covers porous nonreinforced concrete
pipe for use in underdrains.
5. Basis of Acceptance
1.2 A complete metric companion to this specification has
5.1 The acceptability of the pipe shall be determined by the
been developed— 654M; therefore, no metric equivalents are
results of the strength and porosity or rate of infiltration tests,
presented in this specification.
and by inspection to determine whether the pipe conforms to
2. Referenced Documents this specification as to design and freedom from defects.
2 5.2 The pipe shall be acceptable under the strength tests
2.1 ASTM Standards:
when they have met the requirements as prescribed in Section
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
10.
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
5.3 Acceptance as to Infiltration Properties—Pipe shall be
C497 TestMethodsforConcretePipe,ManholeSections,or
acceptable under the infiltration test when all test pipe conform
Tile
to the test requirements as prescribed in Section 10.
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
6. Materials
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
6.1 Concrete—The concrete shall consist of cementitious
C989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete
materials and water.
and Mortars
6.2 Cementitious Materials:
C822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
6.2.1 Cement—Cement shall conform to the requirements
Products
for portland cement of Specification C150 or shall be portland
C1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
blast-furnaceslagcement,orslag-modifiedportlandcement,or
Shotcrete
portland-pozzolan cement conforming to the requirements of
3. Terminology Specification C595, except that the pozzolan constituent in the
Type IP portland–pozzolan cement shall be fly ash.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
6.2.2 Fly Ash—Fly ash shall conform to the requirements of
crete pipe, see Terminology C822.
Specification C618, Class F or Class C.
4. Classification
6.2.3 Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS)—
GGBFS shall conform to the requirements of Grade 100 or 120
4.1 Pipe manufactured according to this specification shall
of Specification C989.
be of two classes identified as “Standard-Strength Porous
6.2.4 Allowable Combinations of Cementitious Materials—
Thecombinationofcementitiousmaterialsusedintheconcrete
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on shall be one of the following:
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.01 on
6.2.4.1 Portland cement only,
Non-Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Drain and Irrigation Pipe.
6.2.4.2 Portland blast furnace slag cement only,
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published January 2006. Originally
6.2.4.3 Slag modified portland cement only,
approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C654 – 05. DOI:
10.1520/C0654-05A.
6.2.4.4 Portland pozzolan cement only,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
6.2.4.5 A combination of portland cement and fly ash,
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
6.2.4.6 A combination of portland cement and ground
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. granulated blast-furnace slag, or
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C654 – 05a
TABLE 1 Physical and Dimensional Requirements of Porous Concrete Pipe
A A
Internal Designated Minimum Wall Thickness, Minimum Laying Length Minimum Socket Depth, Minimum Strength Three- Minimum Infiltration
Diameter, D T Ls Edge-Bearing
in. in. in. in. lbf/ft gal/min·ft
4 1 24 1 1000 4
6 1 24 1 1100 6
1 1
81 ⁄4 24 1 ⁄4 1300 8
1 1
10 1 ⁄8 24 1 ⁄8 1400 10
1 1
12 1 ⁄2 24 1 ⁄2 1500 12
3 3
15 1 ⁄4 24 1 ⁄4 1750 15
18 2 24 2 2000 18
1 1
21 2 ⁄4 24 2 ⁄4 2200 21
1 1
24 2 ⁄2 24 2 ⁄2 2400 24
A
Normally the minimum laying length is 24 in. in length, but if the owner has no objections, then 18-in. length pipe up to 12 in. in diameter shall be acceptable.
6.2.4.7 A combination of portland cement, fly ash (not to 9.2.2 Water Curing—Concr
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