New Specification for Manufacturing Design of a Non-Adjustable Pipe Deflection Go No-Go Test Mandrel
1. Scope
This practice provides requirements and recommendations for the design, manufacture, and operation of mandrels intended for use to determine the deflection of installed flexible sanitary sewer or storm sewer pipelines.
Keywords
deflection, mandrel, testing, backfill, sewer
Rationale
Currently, there are no ASTM standards for post installation testing of flexible sewer pipe during the installation of or as a determining factor for the final acceptance of the project.