Standards

CSA STANDARD

CSA A23.4           Precast Concrete Materials and Construction

CSA A257.0         Methods for determining physical properties of circular precast concrete pipe, manhole sections, catch basins, and fittings.

CSA A257.1         Non-reinforced circular concrete culvert, storm drain, sewer pipe, and fittings;

CSA A257.2         Reinforced circular concrete culvert, storm drain, sewer pipe, and fittings. There is a clause for jacking

CSA A257.3         Joints for circular concrete sewer and culvert pipe, manhole sections, and fittings using rubber gaskets.

CSA A257.4         Precast reinforced circular concrete manhole sections, catch basins, and fittings

CSA S6                 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code

ASTM INTERNATIONAL

ASTM C14            Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain and Culvert Pipe: Covers non-reinforced concrete pipe intended to be used for the conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, storm water, and for the construction of culverts in sizes from 4 inches through 36 inches in diameter.

ASTM C76            Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe: Covers reinforced concrete pipe intended to be used for the conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, and storm waters, and for the construction of culverts. Class I - 60 inches through 144 inches in diameter; Class II, III, IV and V - 12 inches through 144 inches in diameter. Larger sizes and higher classes are available as special designs.

ASTM C118         Concrete Pipe for Irrigation or Drainage: Covers concrete pipe intended to be used for the conveyance of irrigation water under low hydrostatic heads, generally not exceeding 25 feet, and for use in drainage in sizes from 4 inches through 24 inches in diameter.

ASTM C361         Reinforced Concrete Low-Head Pressure Pipe: Covers reinforced concrete pipe intended to be used for the construction of pressure conduits with low internal hydrostatic heads generally not exceeding 125 feet in sizes from 12 inches through 108 inches in diameter.

ASTM C443         Joints for Circular Concrete Sewer and Culvert Pipe, with Rubber Gaskets: Covers joints where infiltration or exfiltration is a factor in the design, including the design of joints and the requirements for rubber gaskets to be used therewith for pipe conforming in all other respects to ASTM C 14 or ASTM C 76.

ASTM C457         Standard Test Method for Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete.

ASTM C478         Precast Reinforced Concrete Manhole Sections: Covers precast reinforced concrete manhole risers, grade rings and tops to be used to construct manholes for storm and sanitary sewers.

ASTM C494         Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete.

ASTM C497         Standard Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections, or Tile: Covers procedures for testing concrete pipe and tile.

ASTM C655         Reinforced Concrete D-load Culvert, Storm Drain and Sewer Pipe: Covers acceptance of pipe design and production pipe based upon the D-load concept and statistical sampling techniques for concrete pipe to be used for the conveyance of sewage, industrial waste and storm water and construction of culverts.

ASTM C789         Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers.

ASTM C822         Standard Definitions and Terms Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related Products: Covers words and terms used in concrete pipe standards.

ASTM C850         Specification for Precast reinforced concrete Box Sections for culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers with Less Than 0.6 m of Cover Subjected to Highway Loadings.

ASTM C913         Standard specification for precast concrete water and wastewater structures.

ASTM C990         Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Sealants: Covers joints for precast concrete pipe, box, and other sections using preformed flexible joint sealants for use in storm sewers and culverts which are not intended to operate under internal pressure, or are not subject to infiltration or exfiltration limits.

ASTM C924         Testing Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines by Low-Pressure Air Test Method: Covers procedures for testing concrete pipe sewer lines when using the low-pressure air test method to demonstrate the integrity of the installed material and construction procedures.

ASTM C969         Infiltration and Exfiltration Acceptance Testing of Installed Precast Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines: Covers procedures for testing installed precast concrete pipe sewer lines using either water infiltration or exfiltration acceptance limits to demonstrate the integrity of the installed materials and construction procedure.

ASTM C1103       Joint Acceptance Testing of Installed Precast Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines: Covers procedures for testing the joints of installed precast concrete pipe sewer lines, when using either air or water under low pressure to demonstrate the integrity of the joint and construction procedure.

ASTM C1131       Least Cost (Life Cycle) Analysis of Concrete Culvert, Storm Sewer, and Sanitary Sewer Systems: Covers procedures for least cost (life cycle) analysis (LCA) of materials, systems, or structures proposed for use in the construction of concrete culvert, storm

Sewer and sanitary sewer systems.

ASTM C1417       Manufacture of Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe for Direct Design: Covers the manufacture and acceptance of precast concrete pipe designed to conform to the owner’s design requirements and to ASCE 15-93 (Direct Design Standard) or an equivalent design specification.

ASTM C1433       Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers: Covers single-cell precast reinforced concrete box sections intended to be used for the construction of culverts for the conveyance of storm water and industrial wastes and sewage.

ASTM C1479       Standard Practice for Installation of Precast Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe Using Standard Installations.

ASTM C1610       Standard Test Method for Static Segregation of SCC Using Column Technique.

ASTM C1611       Standard Test Method for Slump Flow of SCC.

ASTM C1621       Standard Test Method for Passing Ability of SCC by J-Ring.

ASTM C1675       Standard Practice for Installation of Precast Reinforced Concrete Monolithic Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers.

ASTM C1677       Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Box, Using Rubber Gaskets.

ASTM C1712       Standard Test Method for Rapid Assessment of Static Segregation Resistance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Penetration Test.

ASTM C1758       Standard Test Method for Fabricating Test Specimens with SCC.

ASTM C1818       Standard Specification for Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe.

ASTM C1840       Standard Practice for Inspection and Acceptance of Installed Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Storm Sewer Pipe.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

ASCE 15               Direct Design of Buried Precast Concrete Pipe Using Standard Installations (SIDD).

ASCE 27               Standard practice for Direct Design of Precast Concrete Pipe for Jacking in Trenchless Construction.

ASCE 28              Standard Practice for Direct Design of Precast Concrete Box Sections for Jacking in Trenchless Construction.

ASCE 36               Standard design and construction guidelines for Microtunneling.

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

AWWA C302       Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL STANDARDS SPECIFICATIONS

OPSS 407             Construction Specification for Maintenance Hole, Catch Basin, Ditch Inlet, and Valve Chamber Installation

OPSS 410             Constructions Specification for Pipe Sewer Installation in Open Cut

OPSS 415             Construction Specification for Pipeline and Utility Installation by Tunneling

OPSS 416             Construction Specification for Pipeline and Utility Installation by Jacking and Boring

OPSS 421             Construction Specification for Pipe Culvert Installation in Open Cut

OPSS 422             Construction Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts and Box Sewers in Open Cut

OPSS 1351           Material Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Components for MH, Catch Basins, Ditch Inlets and Valves Chambers

OPSS 1820           Material Specification for Circular and Elliptical Concrete Pipe

OPSS 1821           Material Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert and Box Sewers