Designation:D3485−15StandardSpecificationforCoilableHighDensityPolyethylene(HDPE)CableinConduit(CIC)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3485;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscableinconduit(CIC),whichisasmooth-walled,coilable,high-densitypolyethylene(HDPE)conduit(duct)thatcontainspreassembledwiresandcables.Theoutsidediameteroftheconduitiscontrolledandthewireorcableencasedwithinmaybecomprisedofsingleormultipleconfigurationsconsistingofelectrical/powerwiresorcables,fiberoptic,traditionalcoppercommunication,coaxialcable,oranycombinationthereof.CICconfigurationsarepreassembledintotheconduitduringtheextrusionprocessandinindustry-specificdesignsforuseincommercial,industrial,transportation,government,andutilityapplications1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotattempttoidentifyeverypossiblepreassembledconduit/cableconfigurationbutisin-tendedtoidentifymaterialandminimumassembledproductpropertiesforoptimizingreliabilityandservicelife.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.NOTE1—Whenevertwosetsofvaluesarepresented,indifferentunits,theimperialunitsarethestandard,whilethoseintheparentheses(metricunites)areprovidedforinformationalpurposes.NOTE2—Endusersmayelecttofieldinstallsingleormultiplewireorcableconfigurationsintofield-installedconduit.Inthecasewherepolyethyleneconduitistohavethewireorcableconfigurationsfieldinstalled,thenthemoreappropriatespecificationstoselectforestablishingtheconduit’smaterial,dimensional,workmanship,andpropertytestswouldbeSpecificationF2160orNEMATC-7.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoadd...
