BRITISHSTANDARDBS5480:1990SpecificationforGlassreinforcedplastics(GRP)pipes,jointsandfittingsforuseforwatersupplyorsewerageUDC[628.143+628.24]:621.643.2:678-462:678.017.3:678.03.067.5(083.3.71):006.3/.8LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,ThuSep1411:16:08BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS5480:1990ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionofthePlasticsStandardsPolicyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheBoardofBSIandcomesintoeffecton29June1990©BSI08-1999FirstpublishedasBS5480intwoParts:BS5480-1July1977BS5480-2October1982SecondeditionasBS5480June1990ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferencePLM/9Draftforcomment89/38300DCISBN0580183203CommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedbythePlasticsStandardsPolicyCommittee(PLM/-)toTechnicalCommitteePLM/9,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:BritishBoardofAgrémentBritishGasplcBritishPlasticsFederationBritishPlumbingFittingsManufacturers’AssociationBritishValveandActuatorManufacturer’sAssociationDepartmentoftheEnvironment(BuildingResearchEstablishment)DepartmentoftheEnvironment(ConstructionIndustriesDirectorate)DepartmentoftheEnvironment(PropertyServicesAgency)DepartmentofTransportElectricitySupplyIndustryinEnglandandWalesEngineeringEquipmentandMaterialsUsers’AssociationHealthandSafetyExecutiveInstituteofBuildingControlInstitutionofCivilEngineersInstitutionofGasEngineersInstitutionofProductionEngineersInstitutionofWaterandEnvironmentalManagementNationalAssociationofPlumbing,HeatingandMechanicalServicesContractorsPlasticsandRubberInstitutePlasticsLandDrainageManufacturers’AssociationRoyalInstituteofPublicHealthandHygieneSocietyofBritishGasIndustriesSocietyofBritishWaterIndustriesWaterCompaniesAssociationWaterResearchCentreWaterServicesAssociationofEnglandandWalesThefollowingbodieswerealsorepresentedinthedraftingofthestandard,throughsubcommitteesandpanels:AssociationofConsultingEngineersFederationofCivilEngineeringContractorsInstitutionofMechanicalEngineersPipelineIndustriesGuildAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateofissueCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,ThuSep1411:16:08BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS5480:1990©BSI08-1999iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverForewordiii1Scope12Definitions13Materials34Pipedesignlimits45Dimensions56Classification57Physicalproperties68Performancepropertiesofpipes69Fittings710Joints711Markingandinformation8AppendixAMethodfordeterminationofinitiallongitudinalunittensilestrengthbyatensilestriptest10AppendixBMethodforassessinginitiallongitudinalunittensilestrengthbyabeamtest11AppendixCMethodfordeterminationofinitialcircumferentialtensilestrengthbyabursttest13AppendixDMethodfordeterminationofinitialcircumferentialtensilestrengthbyasplitdisctest14AppendixEMethodfordeterminationoflongtermcircumferentialtensilestrength16AppendixFMethodsfordeterminationofstraincorrosionresistanceofpipes19AppendixGMethodfordeterminationofovalityofapipeafterallowancefordistortionbyitsownmass23AppendixHMethodfordeterminationofinitialspecificstiffnessandresistancetostructuraldamageunderringdeflection24AppendixJMethodfordeterminationofimpactresistance27AppendixKMethodoftestforleaktightnessofpipesandtheirjointsbyhydrostaticpressuretesting29AppendixLMethodfordeterminationoflongtermspecificringstiffnessandcreepfactorunderringdeflection29AppendixMMethodsoftestforleaktightnessofflexiblejoints31AppendixNMethodsoftestforleaktightnessofrigidjoints36AppendixPMethodforstatisticalanalysisoflongtermdatafromGRPpipesandfittings36AppendixQGuidanceonqualitycontroltestingandassociatedsampling42AppendixRBibliography46Figure1—Dimensionalboundariesforeffectivelengthandout-of-squarenessofnominallystraightpipe2Figure2—Striptestpiecefordeterminationofinitiallongitudinalunittensilestrength10Figure3—Diagrammaticrepresentationofapparatusforthebeamtest12Figure4—Splitdiscsandsplitringtestpiece15Figure5—Diagrammaticrepresentationofapparatusforstraincorrosiontesting20Figure6—Schematicdiagramoftheapparatusfordeterminationofstiffnessunderringdeflection25LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,ThuSep1411:16:08BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS5480:1990ii©BSI08-1999PageFigure7—Angulardeflection32Figure8—Draw32Figure9—Totaldraw33Figure10—Misalignment33Figure11—Sketchofsupportconditionsfortestingflexiblejointssubjecttodrawand/orangulardeflection33Figure12—Supportandcradleorstraparrangementfortestingflexiblejointssubjecttomisalignment34Table1—Nominalsizesofpipes5Table2—Minimumvaluesforinitiallongitudinaltensilestrengthperunitofcircumference7Table3—Angulardeflectionlimitsrelativetothenominalsizeofthepipework8Table4—Beamtestspan(L)13Table5—Failurepointdistribution18Table6—Inspectionscheduleforstraincorrosiontesting21Table7—Failurepointdistributionforstraincorrosiontesting21Table8—Testconditionsforflexiblejoints35Table9—Minimumvaluesforthecoefficientofcorrelation,r,foracceptabledatafromnpairsofdata38Tab