Designation:C969−17StandardPracticeforInfiltrationandExfiltrationAcceptanceTestingofInstalledPrecastConcretePipeSewerLines1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC969;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresfortestinginstalledprecastconcretepipesewerlinesusingeitherwaterinfiltrationorexfiltrationacceptancelimitstodemonstratetheintegrityoftheinstalledmaterialsandconstructionprocedure.1.2Thispracticeistheinch-poundcompaniontoPracticeC969M;therefore,noSIequivalentsarepresentedinthepractice.NOTE1—Theownershallspecifythefollowing:whowillconduct,observe,andfurnishlabor,furnishmaterialandmeasuringdevices,andpayforthetests;whoisresponsiblefordetermininglocalgroundwaterconditions;andwhichtestistobeconducted,thatis,aninfiltrationtestoranexfiltrationtest.NOTE2—Theuserofthispracticeisadvisedthattestcriteriapresentedinthispracticearesimilartothoseingeneraluse.Pipe,24-in.diameterorlarger,maybeacceptedbyvisualinspectionwhentestingforinfiltration.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C822TerminologyRelatingtoConcretePipeandRelatedProducts3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsrelatingtoconcretepipe,seeTerminologyC822.4.Su...
