AS 4441(INT)-1996

1 - AS 4441(Int)-1996 ORIENTED PVC (OPVC) PIPES FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.3.1 Hoop stress
8 - 1.3.2 Hydrostatic design stress
8 - 1.3.3 Long-term hydrostatic stress
8 - 1.3.4 Out-of-roundness (sometimes referred to as ovality)
8 - 1.3.5 Pipe material temperature
8 - 1.3.6 Test pressure
8 - 1.3.7 Working pressure
8 - 1.4 NOTATION
8 - 1.5 CLASSIFICATION
9 - SECTION 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
9 - 2.1 GENERAL
9 - 2.2 COMPOSITION
9 - 2.3 DIAMETER AND WALL THICKNESS
9 - 2.4 COLOUR
9 - 2.4.1 Series 1
9 - 2.4.2 Series 2
9 - 2.4.3 Other colour
9 - 2.5 LENGTH
9 - 2.5.1 Effective length
9 - 2.5.2 Witness mark
9 - 2.6 PIPE SPIGOT ENDS
9 - 2.7 SOCKETS FORMED ON PIPE
10 - 2.8 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
10 - 2.8.1 General
10 - 2.8.2 Pipe ends
10 - 2.9 STORAGE AND TRANSPORT
13 - SECTION 3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
13 - 3.1 GENERAL
13 - 3.2 EFFECT ON WATER
13 - 3.3 VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER
13 - 3.4 LIGHT TRANSMISSION
13 - 3.5 LONG TERM HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST
13 - 3.6 IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS AT 0°C
13 - 3.7 SHORT TERM HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST
13 - 3.8 HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST
13 - 3.9 JOINT HYDROSTATIC TEST
14 - 3.10 JOINT INFILTRATION TEST
14 - 3.11 REVERSION TEST
15 - SECTION 4 MARKING
16 - APPENDIX A - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
16 - A1 SCOPE
16 - A2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
16 - A3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
16 - A4 SUPPLIER'S QUALITY SYSTEM
17 - A5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
17 - A6 AUSTRALIAN WATER UTILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specifies requirements for oriented PVC (OPVC) pipe for pressure applications for use below ground and above ground where not exposed to direct sunlight, and for operational temperatures below 50 degrees Celsius.

This Standard specifies requirements for oriented PVC (OPVC) pipe for pressure applications for use below ground, above ground where not exposed to direct sunlight, and for operational temperatures below 50 C.OPVC pipes in accordance with this Standard are intended for elastomeric ring jointing by integral sockets or by separate couplings. Solvent cement joints are not a specified jointing method for OPVC pipes.OPVC pipe manufactured to this Standard should be used and installed only in accordance with AS 2032 and AS 2566.

First published as AS 4441(Int)-1996.