Designation:C301−18StandardTestMethodsforVitrifiedClayPipe1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC301;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscovertheequipmentfor,andthetechniquesof,testingvitrifiedclaypipepriortoinstallation.Testsusingwholepipedeterminestheresistancetocrushingandhydrostaticforces.Testsusingpipefragmentsmeasuretheamountofwaterabsorptionofthepipebodyandthequantityofacid-solublematerialthatmaybeextractedfromit.NOTE1—Thefollowingstandardsalsoapplytoclaypipeandcanbereferencedforfurtherinformation:PracticeC12andTestMethodC828;SpecificationsC425andC700.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C12PracticeforInstallingVitrifiedClayPipeLinesC425SpecificationforCompressionJointsforVitrifiedClayPipeandFittingsC700SpecificationforVitrifiedClayPipe,ExtraStrength,StandardStrength,andPerforatedC828TestMethodforLow-PressureAirTestofVitrifiedClayPipeLinesC896TerminologyRelatingtoClayProductsE6TerminologyRelatingtoMethodsofMechanicalTest...
