Designation:A950/A950M−11(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforFusion-BondedEpoxy-CoatedStructuralSteelH-PilesandSheetPiling1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA950/A950M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisspecificationcoversstructuralsteelH-pilesandsheetpilingwithprotectivefusion-bondedepoxycoatingappliedbytheelectrostaticspray,flocking,orfluidizedbedprocess.NOTE1—Thecoatingapplicatorisidentifiedthroughoutthisspecifica-tionasthemanufacturer.1.2RequirementsforcoatingsarecontainedinAnnexA1.1.3Thisspecificationisapplicableforordersineitherinch-poundunits(asSpecificationA950)orSIunits(asSpecificationA950M).Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressanyofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A6/A6MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforRolledStructuralSteelBars,Plates,Shapes,andSheetPilingA36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA328/A328MSpecificationforSteelSheetPilingA572/A572MSpecificationforHigh-StrengthLow-AlloyColumbium-VanadiumStructuralSteelA588/A588MSpecificationforHigh-StrengthLow-AlloyStructuralSteel,upto50ksi[345MPa]MinimumYieldPoint,withAtmosphericCorrosionResistanceA690/A690MSpecificationforHigh-StrengthLow-AlloyNickel,Copper,PhosphorusSteelH-PilesandSheetPilingwithAtmosphericCorrosionResistanceforUseinMarineEnvironmentsA857/A857MSpecificationforSteelSheetPiling,ColdFormed,LightGageB117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusG8TestMethodsforCathodicDisbondingofPipelineCoat-ingsG12TestMethodfo...