ASTM C497M-97

Standard Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections, or Tile [Metric]

SCOPE
1.1 These test methods cover testing of concrete pipe, manhole sections, and tile. The test methods described are used in production testing and acceptance testing to evaluate the properties provided for in the specifications.  
1.2 The test methods appear in the following order:  Section External Load Crushing Strength 4 Flat Slab Top 5 Core Strength 6 Absorption 7 Hydrostatic 8 Permeability 9 Manhole Step 10 Cylinder 11
1.3 The test specimens shall not have been exposed to a temperature below 4°C for the 24 h immediately preceding the test and shall be free of all visible moisture.  
1.4 If any test specimen fails because of mechanical reasons such as failure of testing equipment or improper specimen preparation, it may be discarded and another specimen taken.  
1.5 Specimens shall be selected in accordance with the specifications for the type of pipe or tile being tested.  
1.6 These methods are the metric counterpart of Test Methods C497.  
1.7 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 consult and establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-1997
• ICS: 23.040.50 - Pipes and fittings of other materials
• Technical Committee: C13 - Concrete Pipe
• Drafting Committee: C13.09 - Methods of Test

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM C497M-02 - Standard Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections, or Tile [Metric]
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: C 497M – 97
METRIC
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Test Methods for
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Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections, or Tile [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 497M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope and Sawed Beams of Concrete
C 617 Practice for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Speci-
1.1 These test methods cover testing of concrete pipe,
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mens
manhole sections, and tile. The test methods described are used
C 670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements
in production testing and acceptance testing to evaluate the
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for Test Methods for Construction Materials
properties provided for in the specifications.
C 822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
1.2 The test methods appear in the following order:
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Products
Section
C 1231 Practice for Use of Unbonded Caps in Determina-
External Load Crushing Strength 4
Flat Slab Top 5
tion of Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete Cyl-
Core Strength 6
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inders
Absorption 7
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
Hydrostatic 8
4
Permeability 9
Hardness
Manhole Step 10
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E 4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
Cylinder 11
1.3 The test specimens shall not have been exposed to a 3. Terminology
temperature below 4°C for the 24 h immediately preceding the
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms relating to con-
test.
crete pipe, see Terminology C 822.
1.4 If any test specimen fails because of mechanical reasons
such as failure of testing equipment or improper specimen 4. External Load Crushing Strength Test by the Three-
Edge Bearing Test Method
preparation, it may be discarded and another specimen taken.
1.5 Specimens shall be selected in accordance with the
4.1 Summary of Test Method—The test specimen is tested in
specifications for the type of pipe or tile being tested.
a machine designed to apply a crushing force upon the
1.6 These methods are the metric counterpart of Test Meth-
specimen in a plane through the vertical axis extending along
ods C 497.
the length of the specimen.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.2 Significance and Use—The crushing test method can be
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
either a quality control test performed to establish that the
responsibility of the user of this standard to consult and
finished, shippable pipe has sufficient strength to withstand the
establish appropriate safety and health practices and deter-
crushing loads stated in the specifications or a proof of design
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
test performed to prove the adequacy of design.
4.3 Apparatus:
2. Referenced Documents
4.3.1 The testing machine may be of any type of sufficient
2.1 ASTM Standards:
capacity and shall be capable of providing the rate of loading
C 31 Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Speci-
prescribed in 4.5.3.
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mens in the Field
4.3.2 The testing machine shall be substantial and rigid
C 39 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical
throughout, so that the distribution of the load will not be
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Concrete Specimens
affected appreciably by the deformation or yielding of any part.
C 42 Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores
4.3.3 The three-edge-bearing method of loading shall be
used. The test specimen shall be supported on a lower bearing
of two parallel longitudinal strips and the load applied through
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These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C-13 on
Concrete Pipe and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C13.09 on Methods
of Test.
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Current edition approved May 10, 1997. Published February 1998. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
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published as C 497M – 80. Last previous edition C 497M – 96. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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C 497M
an upper beam (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4). At the option width of not less than 50 mm, a thickness of not less than 25
of the manufacturer, either or both the lower bearing and the mm nor more than 38 mm, and shall have the top inside corner
upper bearing may extend the full length or any portion of the rounded to a radius of 13 mm.
length of the specimen. 4.3.5 The lower bearing strips shall be fastened to a wooden
4.3.4 The lower bearings shall consist of wood or hard or steel beam or directly to a concrete base, any of which shall
rubber strips. W
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