Designation:C877−16StandardSpecificationforExternalSealingBandsforConcretePipe,Manholes,andPrecastBoxSections1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC877;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisspecificationcoversexternalsealingbandstobeusedinconjunctionwithconcretepipeasdefinedinTerminol-ogyC822andconformingtoSpecificationsC14,C76,C412,C478,C506,C507,C655,C985,C1417,andC1433.1.1.1TypeI,RubberandMasticBands.1.1.2TypeII,PlasticFilmandMeshReinforcedMasticBands.1.1.3TypeIII,Chemically-BondedAdhesiveButylBands.1.2Thisspecificationistheinch-poundcompaniontoSpecificationC877M;therefore,noSIequivalentsarepre-sentedinthespecification.NOTE1—Thisspecificationcoversonlythedesignandmaterialofthesealingbands.Sealingbandscoveredbythisspecificationareadequate,whenproperlyinstalled,forexternalhydrostaticpressuresupto13psi,(30ft)withoutleakage.Theamountofinfiltrationorexfiltrationflowinaninstalledpipelineisdependentuponmanyfactorsotherthanthesealingbands;allowablequantitiesandsuitabletestingoftheinstalledpipelineandsystemmustbecoveredbyotherspecifications.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A167SpecificationforStainlessandHeat-ResistingChromium-NickelSteelPlate,Sheet,andStrip(With-drawn2014)3C14SpecificationforNonreinforcedConcreteSewer,StormDrain,andCulvertPipeC76SpecificationforReinforcedConcreteCulvert,StormDrain,andSewerPipeC412SpecificationforConcreteDrainTileC478SpecificationforCircularPrecastReinforcedConcreteManholeSectionsC506SpecificationforReinforcedConcreteArchCulvert,StormDrain,andSewerPipeC507SpecificationforReinforcedConcreteEllipticalCulvert,StormDrain,andSewerPipeC655SpecificationforReinforcedConcreteD-LoadCulvert,StormDrain,andSewerPipeC681TestMethodforVolatilityofOil-andResin-Based,Knife-Grade,ChannelGlazingCompoundsC822Term...