ASTM C1479M-07
(Practice)Standard Practice for Installation of Precast Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe Using Standard Installations (Metric)
Standard Practice for Installation of Precast Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe Using Standard Installations (Metric)
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the installation of precast concrete pipe 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 metric counterpart of Specification C 1479.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: C 1479M – 07
METRIC
Standard Practice for
Installation of Precast Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and
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Culvert Pipe Using Standard Installations [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 1479M; 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.
1. Scope IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
1.1 This practice covers the installation of precast concrete
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2.2 AASHTO Standards:
pipe intended to be used for the conveyance of sewage,
Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges
industrial wastes, and storm water, and for the construction of
M 145 Classification of Soils and Soil—Aggregate Mix-
culverts.
tures for Highway Construction Purposes
1.2 This specification is the metric counterpart of Specifi-
T99 The Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a
cation C 1479.
5.5-lb (2.5-kg) Rammer and a 12-in. (305-mm) Drop
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
T 180 The Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
10-lb (4.54-kg) Rammer and an 18-in. (457-mm) Drop
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
T 310 In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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2.3 ASCE Standard:
2. Referenced Documents ASCE 15 Standard Practice for the Direct Design of Buried
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Precast Reinforced Concrete Pipe Using Standard Instal-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
lations (SIDD)
C 822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
Products
3. Terminology
C 1417 Specification for Manufacture of Reinforced Con-
3.1 For definitions of terms relating to concrete pipe, see
crete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe for Direct
Terminology C 822.
Design
3.2 For terminology related to soil classifications, see Prac-
D 698 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Character-
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tices D 2487 and D 2488.
istics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft (600
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3.3 For terminology and definitions of terms relating to
kN-m/m ))
structural design, see ASCE 15.
D 1557 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Charac-
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3.4 Fig. 1 illustrates the definitions and limits of the terms:
teristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft
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foundation, subgrade, bedding, outer bedding, middle bedding,
(2,700 kN-m/m ))
haunch, lower side, backfill or overfill, invert, crown, spring-
D 2487 Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering
line, top of pipe, and bottom of pipe as used in this practice.
Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)
D 2488 Practice for Description and Identification of Soils
4. Significance and Use
(Visual-Manual Procedure)
4.1 This practice is useful as a reference by an owner and
the owner’s engineer in preparing project specifications.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on Concrete
Pipe and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.05 on Special Projects.
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Current edition approved April 1, 2007. Published April 2007. Available from American Association of State Highway and Transportation
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C 1479M – 07
FIG. 1 Pipe/Installation Terminology
5. Notations 8. Foundation
D = inside diameter of pipe, mm 8.1 The foundation shall be moderately firm to hard in situ
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D = outside diameter of pipe, mm soil, stabilized soil, or compacted fill material.
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H = design height of earth above top of pipe, m 8.2 When unsuitable or unstable material is encountered,
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w = unit weight of soil, N/m the foundation shall be stabilized.
8.3 Methods to prevent migration of soil fines shall be
6. Standard Installations
provided when groundwater or existing soil conditions are
conducive to particle migration. Gravelly soils, with little or no
6.1 The precast concrete pipe/soil system shall be con-
fines, could migrate under certain conditions,
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