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    POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPE AND FITTINGS FOR UNDERGROUND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Factory Mutual Research Corporation

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    1 INTRODUCTION
    2 GENERAL INFORMATION
    3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
    5 OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS
    APPENDIX A - UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
    APPENDIX B - TOLERANCES
    APPENDIX C - SAMPLE CALCULATION
    APPENDIX D - SAMPLE LISTING
    APPENDIX E - FIGURES

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    Provides the design and performance requirements for NPS (Nominal Pipe Size) 4 in. through 36 in. nominal size PE pipe and fittings for use in underground fire service mains. Other sizes may be considered for Approval on a case-by-case basis.

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    Development Note Effective date: 31/12/2017. (02/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Factory Mutual Research Corporation
    Status Current

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    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 4427:1996 Polyethylene (PE) pipes for water supply Specifications
    NSF 61 : 2016 DRINKING WATER SYSTEM COMPONENTS - HEALTH EFFECTS
    ASTM D 618 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
    ASTM D 2774 : 2012 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Underground Installation of Thermoplastic Pressure Piping
    ASTM D 2839 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Use of a Melt Index Strand for Determining Density of Polyethylene
    ASTM D 1238 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
    AWWA C906:2015 POLYETHYLENE (PE) PRESSURE PIPE AND FITTINGS, 4 IN. THROUGH 65 IN. (100 MM THROUGH 1,650 MM), FOR WATERWORKS
    ISO 161-1:1996 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids Nominal outside diameters and nominal pressures Part 1: Metric series
    PPI TR 3 : 2017 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING HYDROSTATIC DESIGN BASIS (HDB), HYDROSTATIC DESIGN STRESSES (HDS), PRESSURE DESIGN BASIS (PDB), STRENGTH DESIGN BASIS (SDB), MINIMUM REQUIRED STRENGTH (MRS) RATINGS, AND CATEGORIZED REQUIRED STRENGTH (CRS) FOR THERMOPLASTIC PIPING MATERIALS OR PIPE
    PPI TR 4 : 2017 HDB/HDS/SDB/PDB/MRS LISTED MATERIALS - PPI LISTING OF HYDROSTATIC DESIGN BASIS (HDB), HYDROSTATIC DESIGN STRESS (HDS), STRENGTH DESIGN BASIS (SDB), PRESSURE DESIGN BASIS (PDB) AND MINIMUM REQUIRED STRENGTH (MRS) RATINGS FOR THERMOPLASTIC PIPING MATERIALS OR PIPE
    IEEE/ASTM SI_10-2010 American National Standard for Metric Practice
    ASTM D 2683 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Socket-Type Polyethylene Fittings for Outside Diameter-Controlled Polyethylene Pipe and Tubing
    ASTM D 1603 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin Plastics
    ASTM F 714 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter
    AWWA C901 : 2017 POLYETHYLENE (PE) PRESSURE PIPE AND TUBING, 3/4 IN. (19 MM) THROUGH 3 IN. (76 MM), FOR WATER SERVICE
    ASTM D 2444 : 1999 Standard Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resistance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a Tup (Falling Weight)
    AWWA M55 : 1 PE PIPE - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
    ASTM D 2122 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings
    ASTM F 1055 : 2016-09 SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTROFUSION TYPE POLYETHYLENE FITTINGS FOR OUTSIDE DIAMETER CONTROLLED POLYETHYLENE AND CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PEX) PIPE AND TUBING
    ASTM D 2290 : 2016-12 TEST METHOD FOR APPARENT HOOP TENSILE STRENGTH OF PLASTIC OR REINFORCED PLASTIC PIPE
    ASTM D 3350 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials
    ASTM D 3035 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Controlled Outside Diameter
    ASTM D 638 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
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