Designation:C506M−16bStandardSpecificationforReinforcedConcreteArchCulvert,StormDrain,andSewerPipe(Metric)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC506M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversreinforcedarch-shapedcon-cretepipetobeusedfortheconveyanceofsewage,industrialwastes,stormwater,andfortheconstructionofculverts.1.2ThisspecificationistheSIcompaniontoSpecificationC506;therefore,noinch-poundequivalentsarepresentedinthisspecification.ReinforcedconcretepipethatconformtotherequirementsofSpecificationC506areacceptableunderthisSpecificationC506Munlessprohibitedbytheowner.NOTE1—Thisspecificationisamanufacturingandpurchasespecifica-tiononly,anddoesnotincluderequirementsforbedding,backfill,ortherelationshipbetweenfieldloadconditionandthestrengthclassificationofpipe.However,experiencehasshownthatthesuccessfulperformanceofthisproductdependsupontheproperselectionoftheclassofpipe,typeofbeddingandbackfill,andcarethattheinstallationconformstotheconstructionspecifications.Theownerofthereinforcedconcretepipespecifiedhereiniscautionedthathemustcorrelatethefieldrequirementswiththeclassofpipespecifiedandprovideinspectionattheconstructionsite.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA615/A615MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainCarbon-SteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA706/A706MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainLow-AlloySteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA1064/A1064MSpecificationforCarbon-SteelWireandWeldedWireReinforcement,PlainandDeformed,forConcreteC33/C33MSpecificationforConcreteAggregatesC150/C150MSpecificationforPortlandCementC260/C260MSpecificationforAir-EntrainingAdmixturesforConcreteC309SpecificationforLiquidMembra...
