ASTM C1244M-04
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Concrete Sewer Manholes by the Negative Air Pressure (Vacuum) Test Prior to Backfill (Metric)
Standard Test Method for Concrete Sewer Manholes by the Negative Air Pressure (Vacuum) Test Prior to Backfill (Metric)
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers procedures for testing precast concrete manhole sections when using the vacuum test method to demonstrate the integrity of the installed materials and the construction procedures. This test method is used for testing concrete manhole sections utilizing mortar, mastic, or gasketed joints.
1.2 This test method is intended to be used as a preliminary test to enable the installer to demonstrate the condition of the concrete manholes prior to backfill.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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.
1.3 This test method is the companion to inch-pound Test Method C 1244. Note 1
Vacuum test criteria presented in this test method are similar to those in general use. The test and criteria have been widely and successfully used in testing manholes.Note 2
It should be understood that no correlation has been found between vacuum (air) and hydrostatic tests.
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Designation: C 1244M – 04
METRIC
Standard Test Method for
Concrete Sewer Manholes by the Negative Air Pressure
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(Vacuum) Test Prior to Backfill [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1244M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
TABLE 1 Minimum Test Times for Various Manhole Diameters in
1. Scope
Seconds
1.1 This test method covers procedures for testing precast
Diameter, mm
concretemanholesectionswhenusingthevacuumtestmethod
Depth, m
750 825 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800
to demonstrate the integrity of the installed materials and the
Time, in seconds
construction procedures. This test method is used for testing
concretemanholesectionsutilizingmortar,mastic,orgasketed 2.4 11 12 14 17 20 23 26 29 33
3.0 14 15 18 21 25 29 33 36 41
joints.
3.7 17 18 21 25 30 35 39 43 49
1.2 This test method is intended to be used as a preliminary
4.3 20 21 25 30 35 41 46 51 57
4.9 22 24 29 34 40 46 52 58 67
test to enable the installer to demonstrate the condition of the
5.5 25 27 32 38 45 52 59 65 73
concrete manholes prior to backfill.
6.1 28 30 35 42 50 53 65 72 81
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
6.7 31 33 39 46 55 64 72 79 89
safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the 7.3 33 36 42 51 59 64 78 87 97
7.9 36 39 46 55 64 75 85 94 105
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
8.5 39 42 49 59 69 81 91 101 113
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
9.1 42 45 53 63 74 87 98 108 121
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This test method is the companion to inch-pound Test
Method C1244. C969 Practice for Infiltration and Exfiltration Acceptance
Testing of Installed Precast Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines
NOTE 1—Vacuum test criteria presented in this test method are similar
C1244 Test Method for Concrete Sewer Manholes by the
to those in general use. The test and criteria have been widely and
Negative Air Pressure (Vacuum) Test Prior to Backfill
successfully used in testing manholes.
NOTE 2—It should be understood that no correlation has been found
3. Terminology
between vacuum (air) and hydrostatic tests.
3.1 For definitions of terms relating to manholes, see
2. Referenced Documents
Terminology C822.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Summary of Practice
C822 Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related
Products
4.1 All lift holes and any pipes entering the manhole are to
C924 Practice for Testing Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines by
beplugged.Avacuumwillbedrawnandthevacuumdropover
Low-Pressure Air Test Method
aspecifiedtimeperiodisusedtodeterminetheacceptabilityof
the manhole.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C13 on
5. Significance and Use
ConcretePipeandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeC13.06onManholes
5.1 This is not a routine test. The values recorded are
and Specials.
applicable only to the manhole being tested and at the time of
Current edition approved July 1, 2004. Published August 2004. Originally
approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 1993 as C 1244M-93.
testing.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
6. Preparation of the Manhole
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. 6.1 All lift holes shall be plugged.
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C 1244M – 04
6.2 All pipes entering the manhole shall be temporarily 7.5 Use or failure of this vacuum test shall not preclude
plugged, taking care to securely brace the pipes and plugs to acceptance by appropriate water infiltration or exfiltration
prevent them from being drawn into the manhole.
testing, (see Practice C969), or other means.
7. Procedure
8. Precision and Bias
7.1 The test head shall be placed at the top of the manhole
8.1 No justifiable statement can be made either on the
in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
precision or bias of this procedure, since the test result merely
7.2 A vacuum of 33.8 kPa of Hg shall be drawn on the
states whether there is conformance to the criteria for the
manhole, the valve on the vacuum line of the test head closed,
success specified.
and the vacuum pump shut off.The time shall be measured for
the vacuum to drop to 30.4 kPa of Hg.
9. Keywords
7.3 The manhole shall pass if the time for the vacuum
reading to drop from 33.8 kPa of Hg to 30.4 kPa of Hg meets
9.1 acc
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