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BS EN 642:1995

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Prestressed concrete pressure pipes, cylinder and non-cylinder, including joints, fittings and specific requirement for prestressing steel for pipes

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-12-2004

Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Materials
3. Design and fabrication of pipe
   3.1 General requirements
       3.1.1 General
       3.1.2 Wall thickness
   3.2 Design of pipes
       3.2.1 General
       3.2.2 Design requirements
   3.3 Reinforcement
   3.4 Concrete and mortar
       3.4.1 Mix design
       3.4.2 Concrete strength
   3.5 Prestressing
       3.5.1 Longitudinal prestressing
       3.5.2 Circumferential prestressing
       3.5.3 Multiple layers
   3.6 Curing
4. Factory testing
   4.1 Concrete test
   4.2 Hydrostatic test
       4.2.1 General
       4.2.2 Cylinder pipe
       4.2.3 Non-cylinder pipe
       4.2.4 Test pressure
   4.3 Permeability test on coating
       4.3.1 Test purpose
       4.3.2 Test frequency on products
       4.3.3 Testing equipment
       4.3.4 Test method
       4.3.5 Test results
       4.3.6 Test acceptance criteria
Annex A (normative) Specific technical requirements for high
                    tensile steel wire used for prestressing
                    concrete pipe with or without steel cylinder
Annex B (informative) Typical joints
Annex C (informative) Design guidance for prestressed concrete
                      cylinder pipes
Annex D (informative) Design guidance for prestressed concrete
                      non-cylinder pipes

Covers the requirements and the manufacture of prestressed concrete cylinder and non-cylinder pressure pipes and fittings. Based on the concepts of this standard, larger sizes could be manufactured.

Committee
B/504
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/12539 DC Together with BS EN 639, supersedes BS 4625(1970) (12/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 642 : 1995 Identical
UNI EN 642 : 1996 Identical
I.S. EN 642:1995 Identical
UNE-EN 642:1995 Identical
EN 642:1994 Identical
NS EN 642 : 1ED 1995 Identical
NEN EN 642 : 1994 Identical
SN EN 642 : 1994 Identical
NBN EN 642 : 1995 Identical
DIN EN 642:1994-12 Identical

BS 5911-5(2004) : 2004 CONCRETE PIPES AND ANCILLARY CONCRETE PRODUCTS - PART 5: SPECIFICATION FOR PRESTRESSED NON-PRESSURE PIPES AND FITTINGS WITH FLEXIBLE JOINTS

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