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BS 5834-4:1989

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Surface boxes, guards and underground chambers for gas and waterworks purposes Specification for preformed chambers
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-05-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-09-1989

Foreword
Committees responsible
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Grading
4. Marking
Section two. Reinforced concrete units
5. Materials
6. Manufacture and workmanship
7. Design features and dimensions
8. Design loading tests
9. Sampling tests
Section three. GRP units
10. General
11. Materials
12. Manufacture and workmanship
13. Design features and dimensions
14. Design criteria
15. Production tests
Appendices
A. Optional items to be agreed between the
     manufacturer and the purchaser
B. Loading tests
C. Crushing strength tests of reinforced concrete
     intermediate wall sections
D. Method for the determination of the initial
     specific stiffness of base wall sections for GRP
     chambers
Tables
1. Maximum total chloride content
2. Nominal internal size of chamber
3. Bearing slab aperture sizes
4. Slot sizes in RC base wall units
5. Clear opening sizes and design test loads for
     adaptor slabs
6. Chamber plan dimensions
7. Minimum size of pipe opening
8. Vertical loads for GRP units
9. Classification of specific tangential stiffness
Figures
1. Typical concrete chamber units and arrangements
2. Rebated joints for concrete units
3. Typical GRP chambers
4. Loading positions for adaptor slabs
5. Testing arrangements for the crushing test for
     reinforced concrete sections
6. Typical loading arrangements for non-circular
     sections with variable cross-section

Describes preformed underground chamber elements for use with surface boxes to BS 5834 : Parts 2 and 3. Materials covered are reinforced concrete (RC) and units of glass fibre reinforced polyester (GRP) made by hand lay-up and spray-up manufacture only. Includes an appendix summarising optional items to be agreed between the maker and the purchaser.

Committee
B/504
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 87/10293 DC (08/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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