BS 8010-2.3:1988

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Subsection one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Application
4 Health and safety
5 Inspection
Subsection two. Materials and availability
6 General
7 Pipes
8 Fittings and valves
9 Flanges
10 Bolts, nuts and washers
11 Gaskets
12 Flange gaskets
Subsection three. Design considerations
13 General
14 Access to the pipeline
15 Hydraulic design
16 Structural design
17 Joints and flexibility
18 Protective devices and valves
Subsection four. Corrosion protection
19 Pipes and fittings
20 Bolted joints
Subsection five. Transport, handling and storage
21 General
22 Transport
23 Handling and storage
Subsection six. Construction
24 Trenching
25 Inspection of pipe before laying
26 Reclamation of damaged pipes
27 Closure pipes
28 Laying and jointing
29 Backfilling
Subsection seven. Cleaning, testing and commissioning
30 Cleaning
31 Testing of pressure pipelines
32 Commissioning
33 Records
Appendices
A Joints
B Effect of non-metallic materials on water quality
C References
Tables
1 Spacing of transverse anchors for steeply inclined
    pipelines
Figures
1 Push-on type joint
2 Detachable type joint

Establishes design considerations and construction and installation recommendations for asbestos cement pipelines. Not intended to replace or duplicate hydraulic, mechanical or structural design manuals. Covers definition, application, health and safety, inspection, fittings and valves, flanges, bolts, nuts and washers, joint rings, flange gaskets, hydraulic design, structural design, protective devices and valves, corrosion protection, transport, handling and storage, cleaning, testing and commissioning.