BS 1610-1998 GRADE A-abbr nd sewers normally burie

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1610:1998TheEuropeanStandardEN1610:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS91.140.80NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWConstructionandtestingofdrainsandsewersLicensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,11/10/2006,UncontrolledCopy,©BSI©BSI1998ISBN0580288854BSEN1610:1998AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1610:1997,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeB/505,Wastewaterengineering,toSubcommitteeB/504/505/1,Designandinstallationofburiedpipelines,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled`InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex',orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to31andabackcover.Licensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,11/10/2006,UncontrolledCopy,©BSI©1997CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1610:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1610NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMSeptember1997ICS13.060.30Descriptors:Sanitation,pipelines,buriedpipes,pressurepipes,junctions,definitions,materials,earthworks,coatingprocesses,implementation,testsEnglishversionConstructionandtestingofdrainsandsewersMiseenoeuvreetessaidesbranchementsetcollecteursd'assainissementVerlegungundPruÈfungvonAbwasserleitungenund-kanaÈlenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon18May1997.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.Licensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,11/10/2006,UncontrolledCopy,©BSI©BSI1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC165,Wastewaterengineering,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyMarch1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyMarch1998.AnnexesA,BandCareinformative.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword1Scope32Normativereferences33Definitions34General44.1Concepts44.2Safeguardingdesignassumptions45Constructioncomponentsandmaterials45.1General45,2Constructioncomponents55.3Materialsusedforembedment55.4Materialsusedformainbackfill56Excavation56.1Trenches56.2Trenchwidth56.3Trenchstability66.4Trenchbottom66.5Dewatering67Embedmentandsupport77.1General77.2Beddingconstructiontypes77.3Specialmethodsofbeddingorsupport78Installation88.1Setting-out88.2Delivery,handlingandtransportationonsite88.3Storage8Page8.4Liftingofcomponents88.5Laying88.6Specialconstructions88.7Supportingandanchoring98.8Manholesandinspectionchambers99Connectionstopipesandmanholes99.1General99.2Connectionbyjunctions99.3Connectionbyconnectingfittings99.4Connectionbysaddlefittings109.5Connectionbywelding109.6Connectiontomanholesandinspectionchambers1010Testingduringconstruction1011Backfilling1011.1Compaction1011.2Placementoftheembedment