Designation:C655−15StandardSpecificationforReinforcedConcreteD-LoadCulvert,StormDrain,andSewerPipe1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC655;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversreinforcedconcretepipede-signedforspecificD-loadsandintendedtobeusedfortheconveyanceofsewage,industrialwastes,andstormwaterandfortheconstructionofculverts.1.2Thisspecificationistheinch-poundcompaniontoSpecificationC655M;therefore,noSIequivalentsarepre-sentedinthisspecification.ReinforcedconcretepipethatconformtotherequirementsofC655MareacceptableunderthisSpecificationC655unlessprohibitedbytheOwner.NOTE1—Experiencehasshownthatthesuccessfulperformanceofthisproductdependsupontheproperselectionofthepipestrength,thetypeofbeddingandbackfill,thecarethattheinstallationconformstotheconstructionspecifications,andprovisionforadequateinspectionattheconstructionsite.Thisspecificationdoesnotincluderequirementsforbedding,backfill,therelationshipbetweenfieldloadconditionsandthestrengthdesignationofpipe,ordurabilityunderunusualenvironmentalconditions.Theserequirementsshouldbeincludedintheprojectspecifi-cation.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA615/A615MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainCarbon-SteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA706/A706MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainLow-AlloySteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA1064/A1064MSpecificationforCarbon-SteelWireandWeldedWireReinforcement,PlainandDeformed,forConcreteC33/C33MSpecificationforConcreteAggregatesC150/C150MSpecificationforPortlandCementC260/C260MSpecificationforAir-EntrainingAdmixturesforConcreteC494/C494MSpecificationforChemicalAdmixturesforConcreteC443SpecificationforJointsforCon...
