Designation:A252−10StandardSpecificationforWeldedandSeamlessSteelPipePiles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA252;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversnominal(average)wallsteelpipepilesofcylindricalshapeandappliestopipepilesinwhichthesteelcylinderactsasapermanentload-carryingmember,orasashelltoformcast-in-placeconcretepiles.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thetextofthisspecificationcontainsnotesandfoot-notesthatprovideexplanatorymaterial.Suchnotesandfootnotes,excludingthoseintablesandfigures,donotcontainanymandatoryrequirements.1.4Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section16ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsA941TerminologyRelatingtoSteel,StainlessSteel,RelatedAlloys,andFerroalloysE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1DefinitionsoftermsusedinthisspecificationshallbeinaccordancewithTerminologyA941.3.1.2defect—animperfectionofsufficientsizeormagnitudetobecauseforrejection.3.1.3imperfection—anydiscontinuityorirregularityfoundinthepipe.4.OrderingInformation4.1Ordersformaterialunderthisspecificationshallcontaininformationconcerningasmanyofthefollowingit...
