Designation:D6783−05a(Reapproved2022)StandardSpecificationforPolymerConcretePipe1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6783;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverspolymerconcretepipe,6in.(150mm)through144in.(3660mm),intendedforuseingravity-flowsystemsforconveyingsanitarysewage,stormwater,andindustrialwastes.1.2Althoughthisspecificationissuitedprimarilyforpipetobeinstalledbydirectburialandpipejacking,itmaybeusedtotheextentapplicableforotherinstallationssuchasslipliningandrehabilitationofexistingpipelines.NOTE1—Unlikereinforcedthermosettingresinpipes,polymerconcretepipeisdesignedandinstalledusingrigidpipedesigntheoryandpractices.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section8,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE2—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A276/A276MSpecificationforStainlessSteelBarsandShapesC33/C33MSpecificationforConcreteAggregatesC117TestMethodforMaterialsFinerthan75-µm(No.200)SieveinMineralAggregatesbyWashingC125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC136/C136MTestMethodforSieveAnaly...
