ASTM C505M-15 - 1.10.2015
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers nonreinforced concrete pipe with rubber gasket joints to be used for the conveyance of irrigation water with working pressures, including hydraulic transients, as shown in Table 1.

(A) Thinner walls are not prohibited on pipe units not over 1.22 m in length but the thickness of such walls should be not less than the internal diameter divided by 10.
(B) With the exception of 525 and 600-mm pipe, higher working pressures are not prohibited to be used up to a maximum of 15 m for 150 through 300-mm diameters and 12 m for 375 through 450-mm diameters. In these cases the strength of the pipe shall be increased to give minimum internal hydrostatic test pressures of at least three times the design working pressure when tested as specified in 10.4.
(C) For hydrostatic test requirements, refer to 10.4.

1.2 This specification is the SI counterpart of Specification C505.

Note 1: This specification is for manufacturing and purchase only and does not include requirements for bedding, backfill, installation, or field repairs. The owner is cautioned that he must correlate field conditions with the characteristics of the pipe specified and provide inspection during installation.

 
2. Referenced Documents

C1116/C1116M-23

Standard Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

D2240-15(2021)

Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hardness

C989/C989M-26

Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars

C822-21

Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete Pipe and Related Products

C618-26

Standard Specification for Coal Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete

C595/C595M-26

Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements

D1415-18(2026)

Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—International Hardness

C497M-20

Standard Test Methods for Concrete Pipe, Concrete Box Sections, Manhole Sections, or Tile (Metric)

D573-04(2025)

Standard Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an Air Oven

D471-16a(2021)

Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids (Includes all amendments and changes 6/25/2021).

C494/C494M-24

Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

D1149-18(2025)

Standard Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration—Cracking in an Ozone Controlled Environment

D412-16(2021)

Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers—Tension

C260/C260M-24

Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete

C150/C150M-24

Standard Specification for Portland Cement

C33/C33M-24a

Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates (Includes all amendments and changes 11/18/2024).

D395-18(2025)

Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression Set

C1602/C1602M-22

Standard Specification for Mixing Water Used in the Production of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

C1017-C1017M-13

Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Use in Producing Flowing Concrete