ASTM_A_377_-_03_2014.pdf

Designation:A37703(Reapproved 2014)Standard Index of Specifications forDuctile-Iron Pressure Pipe1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A377;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.1.Scope1.1 This index identifies specifications that cover ductile-iron pressure pipe suitable for carrying water and other liquidsunder pressure.NOTE1The text of this standard references notes and footnotes whichprovide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(excluding thosein tables and figures)shall not be considered as requirements of thestandard.2.Method of Designation2.1 The ASTM designation for these specifications is notsufficient to describe the particular items which a purchasermay desire;therefore,the ANSI designation for the applicableAmerican National Standards shown in Section 3 shall bespecified in the inquiry,contract,and order.3.Reference Specifications3.1 Ductile iron pipe furnished in accordance with thisindex are covered by the following American National Stan-dards:ANSI/AWWA C151/A21.51,Ductile-Iron Pipe,Centrifu-gally Cast for Water,2,33.2 Other American National Standards relating to ductile-iron pipe are the following:ANSI/AWWA C104/A21.4,Cement-Mortar Lining forDuctile-Iron Pipe and Fittings for Water,2,3ANSI/AWWA C105/A21.5,Polyethylene Encasement forDuctile-Iron Pipe Systems,2,3ANSI/AWWA C106/A21.50,Thickness Design of Ductile-Iron Pipe,2,3ANSI/AWWA C110/A21.10,Ductile-Iron and Gray-IronFittings for Water,2,3ANSI/AWWA C111/A21.11,RubberGasket Joints forDuctile-Iron Pressure Pipe and Fittings,2,3ANSI/AWWAC115/A21.15,Flanged Ductile-Iron Pipe withDuctile-Iron or Gray-Iron Threaded Flanges,2,3ANSI/AWWA C116/A21.16,Protective Fusion-Bonded Ep-oxy Coatings for the Interior and Exterior Surfaces of Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings for Water Supply Service,2,3ANSI/AWWA C153/A21.53,Ductile Iron Compact Fittingsfor Water Service,2,3ANSI/AWWA C600,Installation of Ductile-Iron WaterMains and Their Appurtenances,and2,3ANSI/AWWA C606,Grooved and Shouldered Joints,2,3NOTE2These specifications were prepared by appropriate subcom-mittees of American Water Works Association Committee A21 on DuctileIron Pipe and Fittings.This committee was originally organized as anAmerican National Standards Committee under the sponsorship ofASTM,American Gas Association(A.G.A),American Water Works Association(AWWA),and New England Water Works Association(NEWWA).Thecurrent sponsor is AWWA and the present scope of Committee A21activity is to develop standards and manuals for ductile-iron and gray-ironfittings for use with such pipe.After these specifications were approved byCommittee A21,they were approved as national standards by ANSI.NOTE3The pipes described in these specifications have been de-signed for trench conditions and internal working pressures in accordancewith the method developed by ANSI Standards Committee A21.Thesemethods are described in ANSI/AWWA C150/A21.50,Thickness Designof Ductile-Iron Pipe.1This index is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A04 on Iron Castingsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A04.12 on Pipes and Tubes.Current edition approved Oct.1,2014.Published October 2014.Originallyapproved in 1954.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as A377 03(2008)1.DOI:10.1520/A0377-03R14.2Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.3Available from American Water Works Association(AWWA),6666 W.QuincyAve.,Denver,CO 80235,http:/www.awwa.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard ma