Designation:A862/A862M−98(Reapproved2014)StandardPracticeforApplicationofAsphaltCoatingstoCorrugatedSteelSewerandDrainagePipe1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA862/A862M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthepostcoatingofcorrugatedsteelpipeandcorrugatedstructuralsteelplatewithasphaltmateri-als.Thispracticeisintendedforshop-appliedcoatingonly.1.2Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsshallberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,useeachsystemindependentlyoftheother,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.TheSIunitsareshowninbracketsinthetextforclarity,buttheyaretheapplicablevalueswhentheapplicationistobeperformedusingSIunits.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A849SpecificationforPost-AppliedCoatings,Pavings,andLiningsforCorrugatedSteelSewerandDrainagePipe3.SignificanceandUse3.1Asphaltcoatingisusedtoprovideadditionalprotectionforcorrugatedsteelproducts(product)incorrosiveorabrasiveenvironments,orboth.4.Classification4.1Thispracticecoversthreeseparateanddistinctclassifi-cationsofcoatings.ThegeneralconditionsunderwhichthesecoatingsareusedaredescribedinSpecificationA849.4.1.1ClassificationA,AsphaltCoated—Auniformcoatingisappliedtotheinteriorandexterioroftheproduct.4.1.2AsphaltCoatedwithPavedInvert:4.1.2.1ClassificationB1,Asphalt,HalfCoatedwithPavedInvert—Auniformcoatingisappliedtotheinteriorandexteriorofthepipecoveringatleast50%ofthecircumferenceonthelowerportionofthepipeasinstalled,andthenapavingisappliedonthelowerport...