ASTM F1365-91(2018)

Standard Test Method for Water Infiltration Resistance of Plastic Underground Conduit Joints Which Use Flexible Elastomeric Seals

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 Underground electrical and communication conduit should be impervious to groundwater in order to prevent damage to conductors and utility vaults. The bladder test described in this test method may be used to qualify potential gasketed conduit systems by indicating whether the joint system will prevent water infiltration.  
3.2 This test method can be used to qualify joints for plastic underground conduits using flexible elastomeric seals. However, it should not be assumed that a joint system that passes this test method will be able to seal under cases of misinstallation or abuse, or both.  
3.3 This test method covers all of the following gasketed conduit types: encased burial (EB) excluding EB20, direct burial (DB), telecommunications, cable television, and Schedule 40 conduit and Schedule 80 conduit. Trade sizes covered are 2-in. nominal size and larger. (See UL 651; NEMA TC-2, TC-6, and TC 8; and Specification F512.)  
3.4 This test method also covers fittings that are intended for use with the conduit types described in 3.3 and which use flexible elastomeric seals.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the water infiltration resistance of gasketed plastic underground conduit joints using a pressurized water bladder apparatus.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.4 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: 31-Jan-2018
• ICS: 23.040.20 - Plastics pipes
• Technical Committee: F17 - Plastic Piping Systems
• Drafting Committee: F17.40 - Test Methods

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F1365 − 91 (Reapproved 2018)
Standard Test Method for
Water Infiltration Resistance of Plastic Underground
Conduit Joints Which Use Flexible Elastomeric Seals
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1365; 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.
1. Scope 2.3 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Standards:
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the water
TC-2 Electrical Plastic Tubing (EPT) and Conduit (EPC-40
infiltration resistance of gasketed plastic underground conduit
and EPC-80)
joints using a pressurized water bladder apparatus.
TC-6 PVC and ABS Plastic Utilities Duct for Underground
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Installation
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
TC-8 Extra-Strength PVC Plastic Utilities Duct for Under-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
ground Installation
and are not considered standard.
3. Significance and Use
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Underground electrical and communication conduit
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
should be impervious to groundwater in order to prevent
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
damage to conductors and utility vaults. The bladder test
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
described in this test method may be used to qualify potential
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
gasketed conduit systems by indicating whether the joint
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
system will prevent water infiltration.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.2 This test method can be used to qualify joints for plastic
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
underground conduits using flexible elastomeric seals.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
However, it should not be assumed that a joint system that
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
passes this test method will be able to seal under cases of
misinstallation or abuse, or both.
2. Referenced Documents
3.3 This test method covers all of the following gasketed
2.1 ASTM Standards:
conduit types: encased burial (EB) excluding EB20, direct
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
burial (DB), telecommunications, cable television, and Sched-
D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
ule 40 conduit and Schedule 80 conduit. Trade sizes covered
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
are 2-in. nominal size and larger. (See UL 651; NEMA TC-2,
F512 Specification for Smooth-Wall Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
TC-6, and TC 8; and Specification F512.)
(PVC) Conduit and Fittings for Underground Installation
3.4 This test method also covers fittings that are intended for
2.2 Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) Standard:
use with the conduit types described in 3.3 and which use
UL 651 Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit
flexible elastomeric seals.
4. Apparatus
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic
4.1 General—One type of bladder joint tester is shown in
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.40 on Test
Fig. 1.
Methods.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2018. Published March 2018. Originally
4.2 Bladder:
approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as F1365 –91(2013) DOI:
4.2.1 The bladder shall be similar to that shown in Fig. 1.
10.1520/F1365-91R18.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or The bladder shall be comprised of a reinforced elastomeric
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.
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shall be representative of normal and customary production by
the manufacturer. (See Test Method D2122.)
5.3 Three specimens shall be tested for each size of gas-
keted conduit.
6. Conditioning
6.1 Condition specimens for at least 2 h in air at a
temperature of 73.4 6 3.6 °F (23 6 2 °C) and conduct the test
in a room maintained at the same temperature. (See Practice
D618.)
7. Procedure
7.1 Select and condition three sets of gasketed bells and
spigots of the same nominal size according to Sections 5 and 6
of this test method.
7.2 Mark the specimens with consecutive numbers, starting
with “1” and ending with “3.”
7.3 Select a bell/spigot pair and apply a joint lubricant
recommended by the conduit manufacturer to both the bell and
spigot according to the lubricant manufacturer’s directions.
7.4 Insert the spigot into the bell until the insertion line on
FIG. 1 Bladder Test Apparatus
the spigot is flush with the bell lip.
7.5 Slide the bladder over the assembled conduit joint and
center the bladder ove
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Designation: F1365 − 91 (Reapproved 2013) F1365 − 91 (Reapproved 2018)
Standard Test Method for
Water Infiltration Resistance of Plastic Underground
Conduit Joints Which Use Flexible Elastomeric Seals
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1365; 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.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the water infiltration resistance of gasketed plastic underground conduit joints
using a pressurized water bladder apparatus.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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 safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 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
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings
F512 Specification for Smooth-Wall Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Conduit and Fittings for Underground Installation
2.2 Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) Standard:
UL 651 Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit
2.3 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Standards:
TC-2 Electrical Plastic Tubing (EPT) and Conduit (EPC-40 and EPC-80)
TC-6 PVC and ABS Plastic Utilities Duct for Underground Installation
TC-8 Extra-Strength PVC Plastic Utilities Duct for Underground Installation
3. Significance and Use
3.1 Underground electrical and communication conduit should be impervious to groundwater in order to prevent damage to
conductors and utility vaults. The bladder test described in this test method may be used to qualify potential gasketed conduit
systems by indicating whether the joint system will prevent water infiltration.
3.2 This test method can be used to qualify joints for plastic underground conduits using flexible elastomeric seals. However,
it should not be assumed that a joint system that passes this test method will be able to seal under cases of misinstallation or abuse,
or both.
3.3 This test method covers all of the following gasketed conduit types: encased burial (EB) excluding EB20, direct burial (DB),
telecommunications, cable television, and Schedule 40 conduit and Schedule 80 conduit. Trade sizes covered are 2-in. nominal size
and larger. (See UL 651; NEMA TC-2, TC-6, and TC 8; and Specification F512.)
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.40 on Test Methods.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2013Feb. 1, 2018. Published October 2013March 2018. Originally approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 20092013 as
F1365 –91(2009)–91(2013) DOI: 10.1520/F1365-91R13.10.1520/F1365-91R18.
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.
Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062-2096,2600 N.W. Lake Rd., Camas, WA 98607-8542, http://www.ul.com.
Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), 1300 N. 17th St., Suite 1752, Rosslyn,900, Arlington, VA 22209, http://www.nema.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
F1365 − 91 (2018)
3.4 This test method also covers fittings that are intended for use with the conduit types described in 3.3 and which use flexible
elastomeric seals.
4. Apparatus
4.1 General—One type of bladder joint tester is shown in Fig. 1.
4.2 Bladder:
4.2.1 The bladder shall be similar to that shown in Fig. 1. The bladder shall be comprised of a reinforced elastomeric tube that
is capable of providing a watertight capsule around the subject joint specimen.
4.2.2 The bladder shall be able to safely contain an internal water pressure of at least 11.0 psi (75 kPa).
4.2.3 The bladder shall have plumbing connections that allow the bladder to be pressurized with water and that allow trapped
air to be bled out of the bladder.
4.2.4 The bladder shall have a pressure gagegauge that indicates pressure in the bladder. This gagegauge shall be capable of
measuring 11 psi (75 kPa) (gage)(gauge) with an accuracy of 60.5 psi (63.5 kPa) (gage).(gauge).
4.3 Support Fixture:
4.3.1 The support fixture shall constrain movement of the test specimen and bladder during testing.
4.3.2 The support fixture shall be capable of axially deflecting the joint specimen about the joint to the maximum deflection
angle recommended by the jo
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