Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Installation - Design considerations
   4.1 General
   4.2 Site assessment
   4.3 Flexible pipe - Technical concepts
   4.4 Pipe selection
5 On-site inspection, transportation, handling and
   storage
   5.1 Inspection
   5.2 Transportation
   5.3 Pipe handling
   5.4 Storage
   5.5 On-site inspection
6 Trench construction
   6.1 Excavation
   6.2 Minimum trench width
   6.3 Trench-bottom
   6.4 Water control
   6.5 Support of trench walls
   6.6 Trenching on slopes
   6.7 Exposing pipes when making service-line
        connections
   6.8 Trench bottom in weak soils
7 Foundation and bedding
   7.1 General
   7.2 Migration control of bedding materials
   7.3 Trench foundation
   7.4 Bedding
8 Pipe laying and jointing
   8.1 Quality assurance
   8.2 Pipe laying
   8.3 Jointing pipes laid on steep gradients
9 Embedment and backfill
   9.1 Pipe zone backfill configurations
   9.2 Embedment materials
   9.3 Placing and compacting embedment materials
   9.4 Placement of trench backfill
   9.5 Parallel or crossing piping systems
   9.6 Special precautions
10 Thrust resistance and rigid connections
   10.1 Support for control devices
   10.2 Thrust restraint
   10.3 Connections to rigid structures
   10.4 Connections with rigid joints
11 Pipe joints
   11.1 Joint characterization
   11.2 Adhesive bonded joints
   11.3 Butt and wrapped joints
   11.4 Bolted flanged joints
   11.5 Socket and spigot with elastomeric
        sealing elements
   11.6 Flexible joints with elastomeric seal
   11.7 Mechanical compression joints
   11.8 Slip-on coupling
   11.9 Mechanical band couplings
12 Special installations
   12.1 Casings
   12.2 Submarine pipelines
   12.3 Embankment installations
13 Testing
   13.1 Deflection testing
   13.2 Pressure testing
   13.3 Non-pressure pipelines
   13.4 Pressure pipelines
14 Disinfection of water mains
   14.1 Swabbing
   14.2 Disinfection
Annex A (informative) Classification of soils and
                      consolidation class terminology
Bibliography