Cement-Mortar Lined & Coated Steel Pipe - 2
Cement-Mortar Lined & Coated Steel Pipe - 2
Cement-Mortar Lined & Coated Steel Pipe - 2
PART 1 GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
This section designates the requirements for steel pipe fabrication, test in shop, installation of steel
pipe, fabrication of steel sheet or plate, mill-manufactured steel pipe, bends, special pipes with
outlets, pass holes, flanges and all other fittings. Steel pipe shall conform to the following except
as modified by this Specification:
The publications listed below form part of this specification to the extent referenced and are
referred to in the text by the basic designation only. Reference shall be made to the latest edition
of said standards unless otherwise called for:
The publications listed below form part of this specification to the extent referenced and are
referred to in the text by the basic designation only. Reference shall be made to the latest edition
of said standards unless otherwise called for.
1.04 SUBMITTALS
The Contractor shall furnish submittals in accordance with Section 1 General Conditions.
Submittals are required for the following:
A. Submit Shop Drawings, material lists, manufacturer’s literature and catalog cuts of, but not
limited to, the following:
PART 2 MATERIALS
2.01 PIPING
4. 5-inch minimum hand holes shall be required, unless directed otherwise by the District
Engineer, to facilitate interior lining repairs at all joints.
E. Cement mortar coating for steel pipes shall conform to the following:
1. All buried pipe shall receive a ¾-inch thick reinforced cement mortar coating. The
coating shall be reinforced with spirally wound No. 14 gauge steel wire spaced at
1-½ inch centers positioned approximately at the center of the mortar coating. In lieu
of a spirally wound wire, a wire mesh or wire fabric may be used. The mesh or fabric
shall be fastened with welded wire clips or strips of metal so as to hold the wire
approximately at the center of the mortar coating. Splices shall be lapped four inches
and the free ends tied or looped to ensure continuity.
2. After the welding is completed, the outside annular spaces between pipe sections shall
be completely filled with grout. The grout shall be poured in such a manner that all
exposed portions of the metal joint shall be completely protected with cement mortar.
Grout used on the outside of joints shall be non-shrink grout, sufficiently fluid to permit
it to be poured down one side of the pipe and allowed to flow up the other side. The
outside mortar joints shall be properly formed by the use of heavy-duty diapers or
grout bands.
Circumferential steel bar or wire reinforcement shall conform to ASTM A615, Grade 60,
"Specifications for Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement". Wire fabric reinforcing for
cement-mortar coatings and linings of fittings shall conform to ASTM A185, "Specifications for
Welded Steel Wire Fabric," or ASTM A497, "Specifications for Welded Deformed Steel Wire
Fabric." Spiral-wire reinforcement for cement-mortar coatings shall conform to ASTM A82.
Steel for bell rings shall conform to ASTM A575, "Specification for Merchant Quality Hot Rolled
Carbon Steel Bars." Steel for spigot rings shall conform to ASTM A576, "Specification for Special
Quality Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Bars."
A. Each steel cylinder with joint rings attached and cylinders for specials shall be
hydrostatically tested to a circumferential stress of at least 22,000 psi, but not more than
25,000 psi. If leaks develop during testing, the cylinder shall be repaired by welding and
retested until all leaks are eliminated.
B. The seams in short radius bends and special fittings shall be tested by the air-soap method
using air at a pressure of 5 psi or by the dye-check method. However, if the fitting is
fabricated from cylinders which have been previously hydrostatically tested, no further test
will be required on seams so tested.
C. Hydrostatic testing of fittings to 150% of the design pressure may replace the tests
described above. Any defects revealed by any of the alternate test methods shall be
repaired by welding and the fitting retested until all defects have been eliminated.
A. Each special and each length of straight pipe shall be plainly marked at the bell end to
identify the design pressure and the proper location of the pipe or special by reference to
layout schedule.
B. Exposed portion of joint rings shall be protected from corrosion by the manufacturer's
standard coating.
Pipe and special fittings shall be handled carefully, and blocking and holddowns used during
shipment shall prevent movement or shifting. Both ends of pipe and fittings on trucks or rail cars
shall be bulkheaded or covered in order to prevent excessive drying of the interior lining.
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.01 INSTALLATION
A. Trench Preparation: Earthwork shall be carried out in accordance with Section 02200,
Earthwork. Pipe laying shall be scheduled so that the bell end of the pipe faces in the
direction of laying. Pipe installation on slopes steeper than 20% shall be laid in an uphill
direction. Prior to laying the pipe, the bottom of the trench shall be graded and prepared to
provide uniform bearing throughout the entire length of each joint of pipe. Suitable bell
holes shall be excavated at each joint and a shallow lateral depression shall be scooped
out half a pipe length from the last pipe laid to allow for easy removal of the belt pipe sling
and thus avoid any movement of the pipe after it is placed on proper line and grade.
B. Butt-Strap Closure Joints: Butt-strap closure joints shall be completed in the trench after
the pipe has been laid to the alignment and grade shown on the Plans. They shall be field
welded by full-circumferential fillet welds or one of the edges may be shop welded and the
other field welded. Welding shall be done in the same manner as specified for welded
joints.
1. The interior of the joints shall be filled with stiff plastic mortar and finished off smoothly
with the inside of the pipe.
2. Wire mesh, 2-inch by 4-inch by No. 13 gauge, clean, and free from rust, shall be
applied to the exterior of the joints so that the wires on the 2-inch spacing run
circumferentially around the pipe. The wires on the 4-inch spacing shall be crimped in
such a manner that the mesh will be held 3/8-inch from the metal joint surface. The
mesh shall be lapped a minimum of 8-inches and shall be securely wired in position.
3. The joint exterior shall be coated with mortar to a minimum thickness of 1½-inches.
Immediately prior to applying mortar to the interior or exterior of the joints, a cement
wash shall be applied to the metal to be coated
C. Welded Joints: Welded joints shall be completed after the pipe is in final position. Welded
joints shall be a lap-welded slip joint as shown on the Plans. Any recess between the bell
and spigot shall be caulked with a rod to facilitate the welding. Pipe of 30-inches in
diameter or more may be welded from the inside. Welders assigned to the Work shall be
qualified under the AWS standard qualification procedure.
1. Joints to be welded shall be cleaned, preferably prior to placing the pipe in the trench,
of all loose scale, heavy rust, paint, cement, and grease. At least a 1/2-inch recess
shall be provided between adjacent mortar-covered surfaces to place the weld. In all
hand welding, the metal shall be deposited in successive layers and the minimum
number of passes or beads in the completed weld shall be as follows:
2. After the joints have been welded, the joint shall be grouted with cement mortar in the
same manner as specified for rubber-ring joints.
At all times when pipe laying is not in progress, the open end of the pipe shall be closed with a
tight-fitting cap or plug to prevent the entrance of foreign matter into the pipe. These provisions
shall apply during the noon hour as well as overnight. In no event shall the pipeline be used as a
drain for removing water which has infiltrated into the trench. The Contractor shall maintain the
inside of the pipe free from foreign materials and in a clean and sanitary condition until its
acceptance by the District Engineer.
All pipelines shall be tested in accordance with Section 15044, Hydrostatic Testing of Piping. Zero
leakage is allowed and all visible leaks must be repaired regardless of the results of the leakage
allowance measurements.
3.04 DISINFECTION
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