Standard Specification for Smooth-Wall Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Conduit and Fittings for Underground Installation

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-01-2024

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This specification covers the requirements for single wall and coextruded cellular core smooth-wall poly(vinyl chloride) conduit and fittings for underground communication and electrical power wire and cables. Plastics which does not meet the material requirements specified in Section 5 is excluded from single layer and all coextruded layers.

1.2The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.3The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 8, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.4This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	F 17
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	8
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM F 512 : 2019

ASTM F 1760 : 2016 : R2020	Standard Specification for Coextruded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Non-Pressure Plastic Pipe Having Reprocessed-Recycled Content
ASTM F 1365 : 1991 : R2023	Standard Test Method for Water Infiltration Resistance of Plastic Underground Conduit Joints Which Use Flexible Elastomeric Seals
ASTM D 2855 : 2020	Standard Practice for the Two-Step (Primer and Solvent Cement) Method of Joining Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) or Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Pipe and Piping Components with Tapered Sockets
ASTM F 1488 : 2014 : R2019	Standard Specification for Coextruded Composite Pipe
ASTM D 2672 : 2020 : EDT 1	Standard Specification for Joints for IPS PVC Pipe Using Solvent Cement
ASTM F 891 : 2023	Standard Specification for Coextruded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe With a Cellular Core