Designation:F2487−13(Reapproved2017)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforInfiltrationandExfiltrationAcceptanceTestingofInstalledCorrugatedHighDensityPolyethyleneandPolypropylenePipelines1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2487;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresfortestinginstallednon-perforated,gasketedcorrugatedhigh-densitypolyethylene(HDPE)andcorrugatedpolypropylene(PP)pipelinesusingeitherwaterinfiltrationorexfiltrationacceptancelimitstodemonstratetheintegrityviathelevelofleakageoftheinstalledmaterials,constructionproceduresandinstallationqualityviathelevelofleakage.PipetobetestedunderthispracticeshallincludecorrugatedHDPEandPPdrainagepipemeetingtherequirementsofAASHTOM252,AASHTOM294andSpecificationsF2306/F2306M,F2736,F2762,F2763,F2764/F2764M,andF2947/F2947M.NOTE1—Theperformancecriteriaspecifiedinthisstandardmaybeusedforotherplasticpipeproducts.Theengineer,however,mustassessifthetestingproceduresareadequatefortheparticularmaterialandinstallationbeingconsidered.NOTE2—Theuserofthispracticeisadvisedthattestcriteriapresentedinthispracticearesimilartothoseingeneraluse.Pipe,600-mm(24-in.)diameterorlarger,maybeacceptedbyvisualinspectionwhentestingforinfiltration.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesaremathematicalconver-sionstoinch-pounds,whichareprovidedforinformationalpurposesonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thistestmethodshallbeperformedonlinesafterallconnectionsandservicelateralshavebeenpluggedandbracedadequatelytowithstandthetestpressures.Thetimebetweencompletionofthebackfilloperationsandtestingshallbespecifiedbytheapprovingauthority.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddress...
