ASTM F1804-03

Standard Practice for Determining Allowable Tensile Load for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pipe During Pull-In Installation

SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides a means to determine an allowable tensile load (ATL) value for a polyethylene gas pipe that is to be installed underground using methods that pull the pipe into a trench (cut or plowed), bore hole, casing pipe, or the like. The ATL value takes into account pipe size, tensile yeild strength, pipe temperature, and pulling load duration.
1.2 The ATL is used to set the break-away strength for a "weak-link" device, or as a limit setting for other devices that control the maximum pulling force exerted by equipment used to pull polyethylene gas pipe into an underground location, or to determine if pulling equipment can extert pulling force greater than the ATL value for the gas pipe being installed. A weak-link device is installed where the pipe pulling equipment is connected to the polyethylene gas pipe. If pulling load exceeds the ATL limit, the device de-couples the pipe from the pulling equipment. Other measures or equipment that limit the pulling force on the pipe are also used. When the ATL value is compared to the pulling force developed by the pull-in installation equipment and equipment cannot extert pulling force greater than the ATL value, a weak-link or other device for limiting the pulling force is not necessary.
1.3 This practice does not address weak-link device design or requirements, nor does it address the design or requirements for other equipment or procedures used to limit the pulling force applied to polyethylene gas pipe during pull-in installation.
1.4 This practice does not address installation methods or procedures employed for pull-in of polyethylene gas pipe.
1.5 Throughout this practice, inch-pound units shall be regarded as standard with SI units in parentheses for informational purposes.
1.6 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2003
• ICS: 23.040.20 - Plastics pipes
• Technical Committee: F17 - Plastic Piping Systems
• Drafting Committee: F17.60 - Gas

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1804-97 - Standard Practice for Determining Allowable Tensile Load for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pipe During Pull-In Installation
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM F1804-08 - Standard Practice for Determining Allowable Tensile Load for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pipe During Pull-In Installation
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F585-16(2021) - Standard Guide for Insertion of Flexible Polyethylene Pipe Into Existing Sewers
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1962-22 - Standard Guide for Use of Maxi-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of Polyethylene Pipe or Conduit Under Obstacles, Including River Crossings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:F 1804–03
Standard Practice for
Determining Allowable Tensile Load for Polyethylene (PE)
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Gas Pipe During Pull-In Installation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1804; 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 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This practice provides a means to determine an allow- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
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able tensile load (ATL) value for a polyethylene gas pipe that D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
is to be installed underground using methods that pull the pipe D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
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intoatrench(cutorplowed),borehole,casingpipe,orthelike. Plastics
The ATL value takes into account pipe size, tensile yeild D 2513 Specification for Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Pipe,
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strength, pipe temperature, and pulling load duration. Tubing and Fittings
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1.2 The ATL is used to set the break-away strength for a F 412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
“weak-link” device, or as a limit setting for other devices that
3. Terminology
control the maximum pulling force exerted by equipment used
3.1 Unless otherwise indicated, abbreviations are in accor-
to pull polyethylene gas pipe into an underground location, or
to determine if pulling equipment can extert pulling force dance with Terminology D 1600, and terms are in accordance
with Terminology F 412.
greater than the ATL value for the gas pipe being installed. A
weak-link device is installed where the pipe pulling equipment 3.2 allowable tensile load (ATL), n—The maximum tensile
load applied to a polyethylene gas pipe during pull-in instal-
is connected to the polyethylene gas pipe. If pulling load
exceeds theATLlimit, the device de-couples the pipe from the lation that does not result in an unrecoverable tensile elonga-
tion of the pipe.
pulling equipment. Other measures or equipment that limit the
pulling force on the pipe are also used. When theATL value is
NOTE 1—Polyethylene gas pipe materials are visco-elastic, that is, they
compared to the pulling force developed by the pull-in instal-
exhibit properties associated with both elastic materials such as rubber,
lation equipment and equipment cannot extert pulling force
and viscous materials such as wax or clay. When subjected to a tensile
greater than the ATL value, a weak-link or other device for load that is significant, but less than the yield strength, polyethylene will
elongate or stretch. If the load is then removed, polyethylene will, over
limiting the pulling force is not necessary.
time, recover all or part of the elongation, depending upon the magnitude
1.3 This practice does not address weak-link device design
of the load, and the length of time the load was applied. For the purposes
or requirements, nor does it address the design or requirements
of this practice, elongation that is not completely recovered in about 24 h
for other equipment or procedures used to limit the pulling
after the load is released, is considered unrecoverable.
force applied to polyethylene gas pipe during pull-in installa-
tion. 4. Significance and Use
1.4 This practice does not address installation methods or
4.1 TheATLvalue is used to set the break-away strength of
procedures employed for pull-in of polyethylene gas pipe.
a weak-link device, or to set other equipment used to limit
1.5 Throughout this practice, inch-pound units shall be
pulling force during pull-in installation of polyethylene gas
regarded as standard with SI units in parentheses for informa-
pipe, or to determine if pulling equipment can extert pulling
tional purposes.
force greater than the ATL value for the polyethylene gas pipe
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
being installed.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 The ATL value is determined before gas pipe installa-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
tion.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 5. Procedure
5.1 The following information about the polyethylene gas
pipe is required: size (outside diameter), dimension ratio,
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of Committee F17on Plastic Piping
Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas.
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Current edition approved April 10, 2003. Published May 2003. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as F 1804–97. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.04.
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