Designation:C1103−14StandardPracticeforJointAcceptanceTestingofInstalledPrecastConcretePipeSewerLines1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1103;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresfortestingthejointsofinstalledprecastconcretepipesewerlines,whenusingeitherairorwaterunderlowpressuretodemonstratetheintegrityofthejointandtheconstructionprocedures.Thispracticeisusedfortesting27-in.andlargerdiameterprecastconcretesewerlinesutilizingrubbergasketsealedjoints.NOTE1—Theuserofthispracticeisadvisedthatmethodsdescribedhereinmayalsobeusedasapreliminarytesttoenablethemanufacturerorinstallertodemonstratetheconditionofsewerpipepriortodelivery.1.2Thispracticeistheinch-poundcompaniontoPracticeC1103M;therefore,noSIequivalentsarepresentedinthepractice.NOTE2—Theownershallspecifythefollowing:whowillconduct,observe,andfurnishlabor,material,andmeasuringdevicesandpayforthetests;whoisresponsiblefordetermininglocalgroundconditions;andwhetheranairorwatertestistobeused.NOTE3—Theuserofthispracticeisadvisedthattestcriteriapresentedinthispracticearesimilartothoseingeneraluse.PipeshallbeacceptedbyinfiltrationorexfiltrationtestingutilizingPracticeC969.NOTE4—Testtimestabulatedandtherateofairlossinthispracticearebasedonsuccessfultestingofinstalledpipelines.However,sinceairandwaterhavedifferentphysicalproperties,retestsofsomepipelinesnotmeetingfieldairtestshavebeensuccessfulwhentestedwithwater.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionsaregiveninSection6.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C822TerminologyRelatingtoC...
