BS 3445-1:1992
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Agricultural water troughs and water fittings Specification for water trough bodies, service boxes and water supply system
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-31-1992
Committees responsible
Foreword
Section 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
Section 2. Trough bodies
2.1 Design: general requirements
2.2 Concrete troughs
2.3 Galvanized steel troughs
2.4 Spray moulded glass reinforced cement (GRC) troughs
2.5 Polyethylene troughs
2.6 Test for watertightness and rigidity of completed
trough
2.7 Marking and information
Section 3. Water fittings and service box
3.1 General
3.2 Materials
3.3 Design and construction
Appendices
A Method for determination of toluene extract of
carbon black
B Method of test for impact resistance
C Method of test for tensile strength and elongation
at break tests
Tables
1 British Standards for cement in concrete troughs
2 Cementitious components
3 Minimum number of stiffeners required for
galvanized steel troughs
4 Minimum dimensions for split tube used for top edge
stiffening
5 British Standards for cement in GRC troughs
6 GRC for trough bodies
7 Wall and base thickness for polyethylene troughs
8 British Standards for water fittings for troughs
9 British Standards for supply or distribution pipes,
and pipe fittings, to troughs
10 Types of float operated valves for various water
pressures
11 Position of float operated valves
Figures
1 Top edge protection of galvanized steel troughs
2 Rim sections
Index
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