ASTM C655-19

Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete D-Load Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe

ABSTRACT
This specification covers reinforced concrete pipe, D-load culvert, storm drain, and sewer pipe for the conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, and storm water. The numerical values in this specification are not presented in inch-pound units, but rather, in metric or SI units only. The reinforced concrete shall consist of cementitious materials, mineral aggregates, and water, in which steel has been embedded in such a manner that the steel and concrete act together. The combination of cementitious materials used in the concrete shall be only one of the following: Portland cement, Portland blast furnace slag cement, slag modified Portland cement, Portland pozzolan cement, a combination of Portland cement and fly ash, a combination of Portland cement and ground granulated blast-furnace slag, or a combination of Portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and fly ash. Reinforcement shall conform to the standard specification. Physical requirements shall conform to the design strength designation of the pipe during load test. The aggregates shall be sized, graded, proportioned, and mixed with such proportions of cementitious materials and water as will produce a homogeneous concrete mixture of such quality that the pipe shall conform to the test and design requirements of this specification. The strength of the pipe shall not be adversely affected by the splice. Compression tests for determining concrete compressive strength shall be allowed to be made on either concrete cylinders or on cores drilled from the pipe. Pipe shall be repaired, if necessary, because of imperfections in manufacture, damage during handling, or pipe that have been cored for testing.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers reinforced concrete pipe designed for specific D-loads and intended to be used for the conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, and storm water and for the construction of culverts.  
1.2 This specification is the inch-pound companion to Specification C655M; therefore, no SI equivalents are presented in this specification. Reinforced concrete pipe that conform to the requirements of C655M are acceptable under this Specification C655 unless prohibited by the Owner.
Note 1: Experience has shown that the successful performance of this product depends upon the proper selection of the pipe strength, the type of bedding and backfill, the care that the installation conforms to the construction specifications, and provision for adequate inspection at the construction site. This specification does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, the relationship between field load conditions and the strength designation of pipe, or durability under unusual environmental conditions. These requirements should be included in the project specification.  
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2019
• ICS: 23.040.50 - Pipes and fittings of other materials
• Technical Committee: C13 - Concrete Pipe
• Drafting Committee: C13.02 - Reinforced Sewer and Culvert Pipe

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C655-18 - Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete D-Load Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Replaced By: ASTM C655-19a - Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete D-Load Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
• Effective Date: 15-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C1417M-19 - Standard Specification for Manufacture of Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe for Direct Design (Metric)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C1846/C1846M-19 - Standard Specification for Performance Based Manufacture of Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C76-22a - Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C361-22 - Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Low-Head Pressure Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C877-21 - Standard Specification for External Sealing Bands for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C1417-19 - Standard Specification for Manufacture of Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe for Direct Design
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C1840/C1840M-22 - Standard Practice for Inspection and Acceptance of Installed Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Storm Sewer Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C990-09(2019) - Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Joint Sealants
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C1628-19 - Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Gravity Flow Sewer Pipe, Using Rubber Gaskets
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Referred By: ASTM C1885-21 - Standard Specification for Circular Precast Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe for Pipe Jacking
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C655 −19
Standard Specification for
Reinforced Concrete D-Load Culvert, Storm Drain, and
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Sewer Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C655; 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* A706/A706M Specification for Deformed and Plain Low-
Alloy Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
1.1 This specification covers reinforced concrete pipe de-
A1064/A1064M Specification for Carbon-Steel Wire and
signed for specific D-loads and intended to be used for the
Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for
conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, and storm water and
Concrete
for the construction of culverts.
C33/C33M Specification for Concrete Aggregates
1.2 This specification is the inch-pound companion to
C150/C150M Specification for Portland Cement
Specification C655M; therefore, no SI equivalents are pre-
C260/C260M Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures
sented in this specification. Reinforced concrete pipe that
for Concrete
conform to the requirements of C655M are acceptable under
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for
this Specification C655 unless prohibited by the Owner.
Concrete
C443 Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe and
NOTE 1—Experience has shown that the successful performance of this
product depends upon the proper selection of the pipe strength, the type of
Manholes, Using Rubber Gaskets
bedding and backfill, the care that the installation conforms to the
C497 Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Concrete Box
construction specifications, and provision for adequate inspection at the
Sections, Manhole Sections, or Tile
construction site. This specification does not include requirements for
C595/C595M Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
bedding, backfill, the relationship between field load conditions and the
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
strength designation of pipe, or durability under unusual environmental
conditions. These requirements should be included in the project specifi-
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
cation.
C822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
Products
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
C989/C989M Specification for Slag Cement for Use in
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Concrete and Mortars
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
C990 Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes,
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Joint
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Sealants
C1017/C1017M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for
2. Referenced Documents Use in Producing Flowing Concrete
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C1116/C1116M Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C1602/C1602M Specification for Mixing Water Used in the
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
Production of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
A615/A615M Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-
C1628 Specification for Joints for Concrete Gravity Flow
Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
Sewer Pipe, Using Rubber Gaskets
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on
3. Terminology
Concrete Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.02 on
Reinforced Sewer and Culvert Pipe.
3.1 Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsrelatingtoconcrete
Current edition approved July 1, 2019. Published July 2019. Originally approved
pipe, see Terminology C822.
in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as C655 – 18. DOI: 10.1520/
C0655-19.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 4. Basis of Acceptance
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
4.1 The acceptability of the pipe design shall be determined
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. in accordance with Section 9. After the pipe design has been
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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accepted, or if the pipe design has been accepted previously in (2) Portland blast-furnace slag cement only,
accordance with Section 9, the owner may select and have (3) Portland-pozzolan cement only,
applied
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Designation: C655 − 18 C655 − 19
Standard Specification for
Reinforced Concrete D-Load Culvert, Storm Drain, and
1
Sewer Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C655; 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers reinforced concrete pipe designed for specific D-loads and intended to be used for the conveyance
of sewage, industrial wastes, and storm water and for the construction of culverts.
1.2 This specification is the inch-pound companion to Specification C655M; therefore, no SI equivalents are presented in this
specification. Reinforced concrete pipe that conform to the requirements of C655M are acceptable under this Specification C655
unless prohibited by the Owner.
NOTE 1—Experience has shown that the successful performance of this product depends upon the proper selection of the pipe strength, the type of
bedding and backfill, the care that the installation conforms to the construction specifications, and provision for adequate inspection at the construction
site. This specification does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, the relationship between field load conditions and the strength designation of
pipe, or durability under unusual environmental conditions. These requirements should be included in the project specification.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
A615/A615M Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
A706/A706M Specification for Deformed and Plain Low-Alloy Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
A1064/A1064M Specification for Carbon-Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for Concrete
C33/C33M Specification for Concrete Aggregates
C150/C150M Specification for Portland Cement
C260/C260M Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
C443 Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe and Manholes, Using Rubber Gaskets
C497 Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Concrete Box Sections, Manhole Sections, or Tile
C595/C595M Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
C822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related Products
C989/C989M Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars
C990 Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Joint Sealants
C1017/C1017M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Use in Producing Flowing Concrete
C1116/C1116M Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
C1602/C1602M Specification for Mixing Water Used in the Production of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
C1628 Specification for Joints for Concrete Gravity Flow Sewer Pipe, Using Rubber Gaskets
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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 Reinforced Sewer
and Culvert Pipe.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2018July 1, 2019. Published October 2018July 2019. Originally approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 20152018 as
C655 – 15.C655 – 18. DOI: 10.1520/C0655-18.10.1520/C0655-19.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to concrete pipe, see Terminology C822.
4. Basis of Accep
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