ASTM_D_3485_-_15.pdf

Designation:D348515Standard Specification forCoilable High Density Polyethylene(HDPE)Cable in Conduit(CIC)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3485;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers cable in conduit(CIC),whichis a smooth-walled,coilable,high-density polyethylene(HDPE)conduit(duct)that contains preassembled wires andcables.The outside diameter of the conduit is controlled andthe wire or cable encased within may be comprised of single ormultiple configurations consisting of electrical/power wires orcables,fiber optic,traditional copper communication,coaxialcable,or any combination thereof.CIC configurations arepreassembled into the conduit during the extrusion process andin industry-specific designs for use in commercial,industrial,transportation,government,and utility applications1.2 This specification does not attempt to identify everypossible preassembled conduit/cable configuration but is in-tended to identify material and minimum assembled productproperties for optimizing reliability and service life.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.NOTE1Whenever two sets of values are presented,in different units,the imperial units are the standard,while those in the parentheses(metricunites)are provided for informational purposes.NOTE2End users may elect to field install single or multiple wire orcable configurations into field-installed conduit.In the case wherepolyethylene conduit is to have the wire or cable configurations fieldinstalled,then the more appropriate specifications to select for establishingthe conduits material,dimensional,workmanship,and property testswould be Specification F2160 or NEMA TC-7.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforcedand Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-alsD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity(Rela-tive Density)of Plastics by DisplacementD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient TechniqueD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD1693 Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking ofEthylene PlasticsD2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2412 Test Method for Determination of External LoadingCharacteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate LoadingD2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resis-tance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of aTup(Falling Weight)D3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fit-tings MaterialsD4883 Test Method for Density of Polyethylene by theUltrasound TechniqueF2160 Specification for Solid Wall High Density Polyethyl-ene(HDPE)Conduit Based on Controlled Outside Diam-eter(OD)F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems2.2 Other References:NFPA 70 National Electrical Code31This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on PlasticPiping Systemsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.26 on OlefinBased Pipe.Current edition approved March 1,2015.Published May 2015.Originallyapproved in 1976.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D3485 02 which waswithdrawn in July 2011 and reinstated in March 2014.DOI:10.1520/D3485-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from the National Fire Protection Assn.,470 Atlantic Ave.,Boston,MA 02210.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 NEMATC 7-2013 Smooth-Wall Coilable Electrical Polyeth-ylene Conduit4Underwriter Laboratories,Inc UL 1990,NonmetallicUnderground Conduit with Conductors.IEEE Standard 1210 Standard Tests for Determining Com-patibility of Cable-Pulling Lubricants with Wire andCable2.3 Plastic Pipe Institute Standards:Handbook of Polyethylene PipeTR-46(2009)Technical Reference,Guideline