ENERGY ABSORBING MANHOLES REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS, CODES, AND STANDARDS AASHTO H-20 Loading. – ASTM C581 Standard Practice for Determining Chemical Resistance of Thermosetting Resins Used in – Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Structures Intended for Liquid Service. ASTM D256 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics. – ASTM D638 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics. – ASTM D785 Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating – Materials. ASTM D790 Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics – and Electrical Insulating Materials. ASTM D 2563 Standard Practice for Classifying Visual Defects in Glass-Reinforced Plastic Laminate – Parts. ASTM D2583 Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastic by Means of a Barcol – Impressor. ASTM D2584 Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins. – ASTM D3753 Standard Specification for Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Manholes and Wetwells. – All references be of the latest revision. SUBMITTALS Units All submittals, specifications, drawings, brochures, installation instructions, descriptive literature, etc. shall have all units of measurement in both Imperial and SI units. Drawings Project specific drawings, showing: Overall structure length, width, and height. Critical elevations. Ladder, top, coupling, and energy absorbing structures. Joints, connections, fasteners. Sizes, spacing, and locations of structural members, ribs, anchoring clips, and dimensional bracing. Materials and thicknesses of construction. Generic layouts or marked brochures shall be rejected without review. Specifications Project specific specifications. Generic or check marked specifications shall be rejected without review. Receiving, Handling, and Storage Instructions Installation Instructions Operation and Maintenance Instructions Product Warranty Test Data Manhole Test result data confirming full compliance with ASTM D3753 for manhole barrel and reducer structures as required under Section 11 of the standard. Channel Test results confirming diversion structure material properties. Laminate Sample 6-inch [15.24 cm] square samples of representative manhole barrel and energy absorbing structure laminates, upon request. Quality Assurance Data Fabricator’s Certificate of Compliance with fabrication requirements. Qualifications of fabricator’s Quality Assurance Supervisor. Copy of fabricator’s Quality Assurance Program. Quality Assurance Inspection with: In-production Quality Assurance Inspection report(s).
ENERGY ABSORBING MANHOLES REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS, CODES, AND STANDARDS AASHTO H-20 – Loading. ASTM C581 – Standard Practice for Determining Chemical Resistance of Thermosetting Resins Used in Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Structures Intended for Liquid Service. ASTM D256 – Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics. ASTM D638 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics. ASTM D785 – Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials. ASTM D790 – Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials. ASTM D 2563 – Standard Practice for Classifying Visual Defects in Glass-Reinforced Plastic Laminate Parts. ASTM D2583 – Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastic by Means of a Barcol Impressor. ASTM D2584 – Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins. ASTM D3753 – Standard Specification for Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Manholes and Wetwells. All references be of the latest revision. SUBMITTALS Units All submittals, specifications, drawings, brochures, installation instructions, descriptive literature, etc. shall have all units of measurement in both Imperial and SI units. Drawings Project specific drawings, showing: Overall structure length, width, and height. Critical elevations. Ladder, top, coupling, and energy absorbing structures. Joints, connections, fasteners. Sizes, spacing, and locations of structural members, ribs, anchoring clips, and dimensional bracing. Materials and thicknesses of construction. Generic layouts or marked brochures shall be rejected without review. Specifications Project specific specifications. Generic or check marked specifications shall be rejected without review. Receiving, Handling, and Storage Instructions Installation Instructions Operation and Maintenance Instructions Product Warranty Test Data Manhole Test result data confirming full compliance with ASTM D3753 for manhole barrel and reducer structures as required under Section 11 of the standard. Channel Test results confirming diversion structure material properties. Laminate Sample 6-inch [15.24 cm] square samples of representative manhole barrel and energy absorbing structure laminates, upon request. Quality Assurance Data Fabricator’s Certificate of Compliance with fabrication requirements. Qualifications of fabricator’s Quality Assurance Supervisor. Copy of fabricator’s Quality Assurance Program. Quality Assurance Inspection with: In-production Quality Assurance Inspection report(s).
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