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Nonpressure Pipe Specifications under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines

Nonpressure pipe is used throughout the United States as drainage pipe and conduit in construction, communications, municipal, industrial, agricultural and mining applications. Nonpressure pipe containing steel, plastic or cement can be made from recovered materials. Specifications for pipes made with this recovered material are listed below.

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Plastic Pipe Specifications

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for plastic pipes are as follows:

ASTM Plastic Pipe Specifications
ASTM Specification Number Title
F 1960 Standard Specification for Co-extruded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Non-Pressure Plastic Pipe Having Reprocessed Recycled Content
F 1732 Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Sewer and Drain Pipe Containing Recycled PVC Material
D 1248 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials
F 810 Smooth wall Polyethylene (PE) Pipe for Use in Drainage and Waste Absorption Fields
F 405 Standard Specification for Corrugated Polyethylene (PE) Tubing and Fittings
F 512 Standard Specification for Poly(vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Conduit and Fittings for Underground Installation
F 667 Standard Specification for Large Diameter Corrugated Polyethylene Tubing and Fittings
F 949 Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Corrugated Sewer Pipe With a Smooth Interior and Fittings
D 2665 Standard Specification for Poly(vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe and Fittings
D 3034 Standard Specification for Type PSM (Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Sewer Pipe and Fittings
D 2239 Standard Specifications for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SIDR-PR) Based on Controlled Inside Diameter
D 2447 Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe Schedules 40 and 80, Based on Controlled Outside Diameters
D 2729-96a Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Sewer Pipe and Fittings
D 3035 Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Controlled Outside Diameter
D 4976 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastic Molding and Extrusion Materials
D 3350 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastic Pipe and Fitting Materials
D 4396 Standard Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl) (PVC) and Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Compounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in Nonpressure Applications
F 810 Standard Specification for Smooth wall Polyethylene (PE) Pipe for Use in Drainage and Waste Disposal Absorption Fields
F 405 Standard Specification for Corrugated Polyethylene (PE) Tubing and Fittings
F 1970 Standard Specification for Special Engineered Fittings or Appurtenances for Use in Poly Vinyl (Chloride) (PVC) or Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Systems

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Concrete Pipe Specifications

The ASTM standards for concrete pipes are as follows:

ASTM Concrete Pipe Specifications1
Specification Number Title
C 14-99 Standard Specification for Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe
C 118-99 Standard Specification for Concrete Pipe for Irrigation or Drainage
C 412-99 Standard Specification for Concrete Drain Tile
C 444-95 Standard Specification for Perforated Concrete Pipe
C 505-99a Standard Specification for Nonreinforced Concrete Irrigation Pipe With Rubber Gasket Joints
C 654-99 Standard Specification for Porous Concrete Pipe
C 76-99 Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
C 506-99 Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Arch Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
C 507-99 Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Elliptical Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe
C 478-97 Standard Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Manhole Sections

¹ASTM Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe is responsible for the formulation and review of specifications, test methods and definitions for concrete pipe and develops and reviews practices and guides covering design, installation, testing, economic evaluation, and performance of concrete pipe systems. While the previous ceiling on fly ash content had been set at 25 percent, in 1999, ASTM Committee C13 removed all limitations on fly ash content in pipe.

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Steel Pipe Specifications

The ASTM  and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standards for steel pipes are as follows: 

ASTM and AASHTO Specifications for Steel Pipe
Material Description AASHTO Specifications ASTM Specifications
Zinc Coated Sheets and Coils Steel base metal* with 610 g/m2 (2 oz/ft2) zinc coating M-218 A929M
Polymer Coated Sheets and Coils Polymer coatings applied to sheets* and coils* 9.25 mm (0.010 in.) thickness each side M-246 A742M
Fiber Bonded Coated Coils Steel base metal with zinc coating and fibers pressed into the zinc while molten to form fiber bonded coating -- A885
Aluminum Coated Steel base metal* coated with 305 g/m2 (1 oz/ft2) of pure aluminum M-274 A929M
Sewer and Drainage Pipe Corrugated pipe fabricated from any of the above sheets or coils. Pipe is fabricated by corrugating continuous coils into helical "from with lockseam or welded seam, or by" rolling annular corrugated mill sheets and riveting seams:  
Galvanized corrugated steel pipe M-36 A760M
Polymeric pre-coated sewer and drainage pipe M-245 A762M
Fiber bonded impregnated corrugated steel pipe -- A760M
Aluminized corrugated steel pipe M-36 A760M
Structural plate pipe M-167 A761M
Asphalt Coated Steel Sewer Pipe Corrugated steel pipe of any of the types shown above with a 1.3 mm (0.0050 in.) high purity asphalt cover M-190 A849
A862
Invert Paved Steel Sewer Pipe Corrugated steel pipe of any one for the types shown above with an asphalt pavement poured in the invert to cover the corrugation by 3.2 mm (l/8 in.) M-190 A849
A862
Fully Lined Steel With an internal asphalt lining centrifugally spun in place M-190 A849
A862
Corrugated steel pipe with a single thickness of smooth sheet fabricated with helical ribs projected outward M-36 A760M
With an internal concrete lining in place M-36 A760M
Corrugated steel pipe with a smooth steel linter integrally formed with the corrugated shell M-36 A849
Cold Applied Bituminous Coatings Fibrated mastic or coat tar base coatings of various viscosities for field or shop coating of corrugated pipe or structural plate M-243 A849
Gaskets and Sealants Standard O-ring gasket -- D1056
Gasket strips, butyl or neoprene --

C361

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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Specifications 

The AASHTO standards for nonpressure pipes are as follows: 

AASHTO Pipe Specifications (1994)
Specification Number Title
M 252-93 Corrugated Polyethylene Drainage Tubing
M 294-93 Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe
M 278 Class PS 46 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
Section 18 Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges

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