ASTM F1962-05e1

Standard Guide for Use of Maxi-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of Polyethylene Pipe or Conduit Under Obstacles, Including River Crossings

ABSTRACT
This guide describes the design, selection considerations, and installation procedures for the placement of polyethylene pipe or conduit below ground using maxi-horizontal directional drilling equipment. The pipes or conduits may be used for various applications including telecommunications, electric power, natural gas, petroleum, water lines, sewer lines, or other fluid transport. Horizontal directional drilling is a form of trenchless technology. The equipment and procedures are intended to minimize surface damage, restoration requirements, and disruption of vehicular or maritime traffic with little or no interruption of other existing lines or services. Mini-horizontal directional drilling (min-HDD) is typically used for the relatively shorter distances and smaller diameter pipes associated with local utility distribution lines. In comparison, maxihorizontal directional drilling (maxi-HDD) is typically used for longer distances and larger diameter pipes common in major river crossings. Applications that are intermediate to the mini-HDD or maxi-HDD categories may utilize appropriate “medi” equipment of intermediate size and capabilities. In such cases, the design guidelines and installation practices would follow those described for the mini- or maxi-HDD categories, as judged to be most suitable for each situation.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide describes the design, selection considerations, and installation procedures for the placement of polyethylene pipe or conduit below ground using maxi-horizontal directional drilling equipment. The pipes or conduits may be used for various applications including telecommunications, electric power, natural gas, petroleum, water lines, sewer lines, or other fluid transport.
1.2 Horizontal directional drilling is a form of trenchless technology. The equipment and procedures are intended to minimize surface damage, restoration requirements, and disruption of vehicular or maritime traffic with little or no interruption of other existing lines or services. Mini-horizontal directional drilling (min-HDD) is typically used for the relatively shorter distances and smaller diameter pipes associated with local utility distribution lines. In comparison, maxi-horizontal directional drilling (maxi-HDD) is typically used for longer distances and larger diameter pipes common in major river crossings. Applications that are intermediate to the mini-HDD or maxi-HDD categories may utilize appropriate “medi” equipment of intermediate size and capabilities. In such cases, the design guidelines and installation practices would follow those described for the mini- or maxi-HDD categories, as judged to be most suitable for each situation.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information purposes only.
1.4 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 the regulatory limitations prior to use. Section 6 contains general safety information related to the use of maxi-horizontal directional drilling equipment.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2005
• ICS: 93.025 - External water conveyance systems
• ICS: 93.030 - External sewage systems
• Technical Committee: F17 - Plastic Piping Systems
• Drafting Committee: F17.67 - Trenchless Plastic Pipeline Technology

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• Replaces: ASTM F1962-05 - Standard Guide for Use of Maxi-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of Polyethylene Pipe or Conduit Under Obstacles, Including River Crossings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
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Designation: F1962 – 05
Standard Guide for
Use of Maxi-Horizontal Directional Drilling for Placement of
Polyethylene Pipe or Conduit Under Obstacles, Including
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River Crossings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1962; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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´ NOTE—Eq 11 was editorially revised in March 2010.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This guide describes the design, selection consider- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
ations, and installation procedures for the placement of poly- D420 Guide to Site Characterization for Engineering De-
ethylene pipe or conduit below ground using maxi-horizontal sign and Construction Purposes
directional drilling equipment. The pipes or conduits may be D422 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils
used for various applications including telecommunications, D1586 Test Method for Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-
electricpower,naturalgas,petroleum,waterlines,sewerlines, Barrel Sampling of Soils
or other fluid transport. D1587 PracticeforThin-WalledTubeSamplingofSoilsfor
1.2 Horizontal directional drilling is a form of trenchless Geotechnical Purposes
technology. The equipment and procedures are intended to D2113 Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of
minimize surface damage, restoration requirements, and dis- Rock for Site Investigation
ruption of vehicular or maritime traffic with little or no D2166 Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength
interruption of other existing lines or services. Mini-horizontal of Cohesive Soil
directional drilling (min-HDD) is typically used for the rela- D2435 Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation
tively shorter distances and smaller diameter pipes associated Properties of Soils Using Incremental Loading
with local utility distribution lines. In comparison, maxi- D2447 Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe,
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horizontaldirectionaldrilling(maxi-HDD)istypicallyusedfor Schedules 40 and 80, Based on Outside Diameter
longer distances and larger diameter pipes common in major D2513 Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pressure
river crossings. Applications that are intermediate to the Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
mini-HDD or maxi-HDD categories may utilize appropriate D2657 Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyolefin Pipe
“medi”equipmentofintermediatesizeandcapabilities.Insuch and Fittings
cases, the design guidelines and installation practices would D2850 Test Method for Unconsolidated-UndrainedTriaxial
follow those described for the mini- or maxi-HDD categories, Compression Test on Cohesive Soils
as judged to be most suitable for each situation. D3035 Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe
1.3 Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded (DR-PR) Based on Controlled Outside Diameter
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for D4186 Test Method for One-Dimensional Consolidation
information purposes only. Properties of Saturated Cohesive Soils Using Controlled-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the Strain Loading
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the D4220 Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- Samples
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- D4318 Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and
bility of the regulatory limitations prior to use. Section 6 Plasticity Index of Soils
contains general safety information related to the use of D4767 Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Triaxial
maxi-horizontal directional drilling equipment.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.67 on Trenchless Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Plastic Pipeline Technology. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved April 1, 2005. Published April 2005. Last previous Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
edition approved in 1999 as F1962–99. DOI: 10.1520/F1962-05E01. on www.astm.org.
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