Designation:C14M−15aStandardSpecificationforNonreinforcedConcreteSewer,StormDrain,andCulvertPipe(Metric)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC14M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversnonreinforcedconcretepipeintendedtobeusedfortheconveyanceofsewage,industrialwastes,stormwater,andfortheconstructionofculverts.1.2ThisspecificationisthemetriccounterpartofSpecifi-cationC14.NOTE1—Thisspecificationisamanufacturingandpurchasespecifica-tiononlyanddoesnotincluderequirementsforbedding,backfill,ortherelationshipbetweenfieldloadconditionandthestrengthclassificationofpipe.However,experiencehasshownthatthesuccessfulperformanceofthisproductdependsupontheproperselectionoftheclassofpipe,typeofbeddingandbackfill,andcarethattheinstallationconformstotheconstructionspecifications.Theowneriscautionedthathemustcorrelatethefieldrequirementswiththeclassofpipespecifiedandprovidefororrequireinspectionattheconstructionsite.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C33/C33MSpecificationforConcreteAggregatesC150/C150MSpecificationforPortlandCementC260/C260MSpecificationforAir-EntrainingAdmixturesforConcreteC309SpecificationforLiquidMembrane-FormingCom-poundsforCuringConcreteC443MSpecificationforJointsforConcretePipeandManholes,UsingRubberGaskets(Metric)C494/C494MSpecificationforChemicalAdmixturesforConcreteC497MTestMethodsforConcretePipe,ManholeSections,orTile(Metric)C595/C595MSpecificationforBlendedHydraulicCementsC618SpecificationforCoalFlyAshandRaworCalcinedNaturalPozzolanforUseinConcreteC822TerminologyRelatingtoConcretePipeandRelatedProductsC989/C989MSpecificationforSlagCementforUseinConcreteandMortarsC1017/C1017MSpecificationforChemicalAdmixturesforUseinProducing...