Designation:F1759−97(Reapproved2010)StandardPracticeforDesignofHigh-DensityPolyethylene(HDPE)ManholesforSubsurfaceApplications1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1759;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversgeneralandbasicproceduresre-latedtothedesignofmanholesandcomponentsmanufacturedfromhigh-densitypolyethylene(HDPE)foruseinsubsurfaceapplicationsandappliestopersonnelaccessstructures.Thepracticecoversthematerial,thestructuraldesignrequirementsofthemanholebarrel(alsocalledverticalriserorshaft),floor(bottom),andtop,andjointsbetweenshaftsections.1.2ThispracticeofferstheminimumrequirementsfortheproperdesignofanHDPEmanhole.Duetothevariabilityinmanholeheight,diameter,andthesoil,eachmanholemustbedesignedanddetailedindividually.Whenproperlyusedandimplemented,thispracticecanhelpensureasafeandreliablestructurefortheindustry.1.3Disclaimer—Thereaderiscautionedthatindependentprofessionaljudgmentmustbeexercisedwhendataorrecom-mendationssetforthinthispracticeareapplied.Thepublica-tionofthematerialcontainedhereinisnotintendedasarepresentationorwarrantyonthepartofASTMthatthisinformationissuitableforgeneralorparticularuse,orfreedomfrominfringementofanypatentorpatents.Anyonemakinguseofthisinformationassumesallliabilityarisingfromsuchuse.Thedesignofstructuresiswithinthescopeofexpertiseofalicensedarchitect,structuralengineer,orotherlicensedprofes-sionalfortheapplicationofprinciplestoaparticularstructure.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIunitsgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofr...
