Steel Pipe and Fittings SECTION 02662 STEEL PIPE AND FITTINGS PART 1 GENERAL 1.1 DESCRIPTION A.

This section covers the contract items 78 Inch Diameter Steel Pipe and Fittings, and Furnish 78 Inch Diameter Steel Pipe. B. The contract item 78 Inch Diameter Steel Pipe and Fittings includes steel pipe and fittings and the following: 1. Manholes. 2. Blowoff nozzles. 3. Butt strap closure rings. 4. Bell and spigot rings. 5. Passholes. 6. Rubber gaskets. 7. Cement mortar lining. 8. Field applied mortar to joints. 9. One temporary 78 inch test bulkhead. 10. Three permanent 78 inch test bulkheads. 11. Testing. 12. Coating. C. The contract item Furnish 78 Inch Diameter Steel Pipe includes fabricating 78 inch diameter steel pipe and delivering the pipe to the Department for installations by others. The contract item also includes: 1. Cement mortar lining. 2. Testing. 3. Coating.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings 1.2 RELATED SECTIONS A. Supplementary General Conditions, General Conditions, Division 1 sections, and Drawings apply to this section. This section may require direct correlation with the following sections of the contract: 1. Section 02667 Pipeline Appurtenances. 2. Section 02300 Earthwork. 3. Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. 4. Section 09970 Coatings. 5. Section 09971 Cement Mortar Lining. 1.3 REFERENCES A. The following publications form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. Application of these publications shall conform to Document 00702 Interpretation of the Contract, Paragraph 2: 1. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM): a. ASTM A 20 Standard Specification for General Requirements for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels. b. ASTM A 370 Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products. c. ASTM A 516 Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service.

d. ASTM A 635 Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness Coils, Carbon, HotRolled. e. ASTM A 1018 Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy Thickness Coils, Hot Rolled, Carbon, Commercial, Drawing, Structural, High-Strength, Low-Alloy, with Improved Formulability. f. ASTM D 395 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property Compression Set.

g. ASTM D 412 Standard Test Method for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers Tension. 02662-2 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings h. ASTM D 471 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property Effect of Liquids. i. j. ASTM D 1869 Standard Specification for Rubber Rings for Asbestos Cement Pipe. ASTM D 2240 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property Durometer Hardness.

2. American Water Works Association (AWWA): a. AWWA C200 Steelwater Pipe 6 In. (150mm) and Larger. 1.4 SUBMITTALS A. Submit the following: 1. Quality control plan and procedures to ensure pipe sections conform to these specifications. The quality control plan shall include: a. Details of tests and measurements during fabrication. b. Recording and maintenance of data. c. Reporting of negative findings and actions to be taken.

2. Pipeline layout drawings and installation procedures and details. Drawings shall include plan and profiles showing each pipe section in place to a scale of 1 inch = 20 feet or larger. 3. Fabrication details and procedures for pipe sections, including fitting and bell and spigot rings, and repair of bell and spigot rings. 4. Dimensional details of the belled pipe ends. 5. Repair procedures for belled pipe ends. 6. Fabrication and installation sequence for the steel pipe and fittings, including hydrostatic testing and nondestructive testing. 7. Working drawings and data for test bulkhead installation and procedures, including pipe shell repair and pipe lining repair. 8. Plan for hydrostatic testing of installed pipeline. 9. Passhole locations. 10. Methods used to handle pipe sections. 02662-3 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings 11. Method used to support and secure pipe sections during transportation. 12. Method used to support pipe and maintain tolerances during the placement of concrete. 13. Mill certificates and test reports. 14. Dimensional details of the bell and spigot joint rings including the dimensions for the rings after cold expanding. 1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. Basis of Acceptance for Shipping: 1. The Engineer will verify the acceptability of the pipe during and after manufacture to determine whether the pipe conforms to these specifications, including materials, fabrication, freedom from defects, and the results of the physical test requirements as specified herein. Inspection facilities, as approved, shall be provided to permit inspection during and after manufacture. The Engineer shall be given 48 workday hours advance notice that finished pipe sections are ready for inspection prior to shipment. The Engineer will inspect the pipe sections and will accept those which have been manufactured in accordance with these specifications. B. Quality Control: 1. Pipe fabrication shall not begin prior to receipt of the quality control plan marked NO APPARENT DEFECTS. 2. If the results of production indicate that proper quality control procedures are not being maintained, as evidenced by manufacture of defective pipe sections, production shutdowns due to equipment failures or other causes, or if there are changes in materials or production procedures, the Engineer may suspend further acceptance of pipe sections. These procedures shall be effective until the Contractor demonstrates conformance to the approved quality control procedures. 3. Pipe found to be defective as a result of a violation or omission of the quality control plan will be rejected, and the Contractor will be required to replace the defective pipe with pipe that meets these specifications. 4. Individual pipe sections may be repaired when the defects are not subject to rejection under the above paragraph and are the result of 02662-4 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings an occasional imperfection in pipe manufacture or minor accidental damage. The proposed method of repair shall be submitted to the Engineer and approved prior to the repair being made. Repairs shall be made in the presence of the Engineer. 1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING A. Completed Pipe Sections: 1. Pipe shall be handled carefully with belt slings or other approved devices. Pipe sections shall be handled with a two-point pickup. The pickup points shall be located between 1/5 and 1/4 of the pipe section length from each end of the pipe section. The handling devices shall be constructed so that no metal bears against the pipe surfaces and so that the bearing is uniform. The width of belt slings or other approved handling devices shall be adequate to prevent damage to the pipe. The pipe shall at no time be dropped, but shall be lowered carefully into position. 2. Pipe shall be loaded and secured carefully to avoid damage to pipe ends during shipment. 3. During transportation each pipe section shall rest on saddles shaped to the outside diameter of the pipe and located between 1/5 and 1/4 of the pipe section length from the ends of the pipe section. The saddles shall be in contact with the bottom of the pipe along an arc of at least 120 degrees. Pipe shall be secured by the use of padded ties. A saddle, as described above, may be used to support bevel sections, as required. 4. Except for operations which involve the placing of the shop applied cement mortar lining, the pipe shall not be rolled at any time after the coating is applied, including storage, transportation, or installation. Pipe which is accidentally rolled or dropped shall be separated from other pipe, and the inspectors acceptance stamp shall be removed or painted over. The pipe may be reinspected and accepted, accepted after repair, or rejected in conformance with these specifications. 5. After the mortar lining has cured, and prior to the removal of external bracing, internal bracing shall be placed in the pipe to prevent the maximum and minimum diameter, at any point, from deviating more than 0.5 percent from the nominal diameter. Each pipe section shall be braced at three locations. Sufficient bearing surface shall be provided at the ends of the braces inside the pipe, to protect the mortar lining. Braces shall remain in place until the pipe section is stulled or backfilled.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings 6. Damaged pipe, pipe coating and pipe lining will be rejected by the Engineer. Pipe bell ends or pipe ends damaged in shipment or field storage shall be returned to the manufacturing plant for repairs, as approved. Rejected coating or lining may be repaired and resubmitted for inspection and approval, as to compliance with these specifications. 7. During storage, the pipe shall be externally supported between 1/5 and 1/4 of the pipe section length from the ends of each pipe section. B. Pipe to be delivered to the Department shall be delivered to the Dyer Reservoir site as directed. Contractor shall deliver pipe and offload the pipe at the delivery location. 1.7 DEFINITIONS A. A pipe section is defined as a section of steel pipe which is straight, has a bevel or has a mitered joint. B. A fitting is defined as a section of steel pipe which contains a nozzle, passhole, or a fabricated elbow. C. A nozzle is defined as a section of pipe with a flange attached. PART 2 PRODUCTS 2.1 MATERIALS A. Hot-rolled steel sheet in coils used for welded steel pipe, fittings, manifold, nozzle reinforcing collars and butt straps shall be fabricated to the thicknesses shown and from materials conforming to ASTM A 1018, HSLAS, Grade 45, or ASTM A 516, Grade 70, including the following special requirements: 1. Steel shall be killed and made to fine grade practice. 2. Product Analysis is required, with testing frequency requirements corresponding to Tension and Charpy V-Notch Tests. 3. Charpy V-Notch Impact Test, with the long axis of the specimens oriented transverse to the final direction of rolling, is required for sheet with thickness greater than 3/8 inch. Test temperature shall be 10 degrees F or lower. Tests shall be conducted in accordance with requirements of ASTM A 370. Acceptance criteria shall be 25 ft-lb minimum for the average of three tests. No individual test shall have energy below 20 ft-lb. Lateral expansion opposite the notch shall be recorded. 02662-6 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings 4. The number of tests and the location of test specimens for Tension Tests and Charpy V-Notch Impact Tests shall be as specified in ASTM A 414 for Tensile Strength. 5. Acceptance criteria for subsize Charpy V-Notch Impact Test specimens, to be used only when full size specimens cannot be obtained from the coil material, shall be in accordance with ASTM A 20, Table A1.16. 6. Dimensional tolerances for steel coil shall conform to ASTM A 635, Table 4. 7. Coil edges shall be cut prior to welding. B. Steel plate for the crotch plates shall conform to ASTM A 537, Class 1, including the following Supplementary Requirements: 1. S2, Product Analysis, is required with testing frequency requirements corresponding to Tension and Charpy V-Notch Tests. 2. S5, Charpy V-Notch Impact Test with the long axis of the specimens oriented transverse to the final direction of rolling, is required for plate with thickness of 1/4 inch or greater. Test temperature shall be 10 degrees F or lower. Acceptance criteria shall be 25 ft-lb minimum for the average of three tests. No individual test shall have energy below 20 ft-lb. Lateral expansion opposite the notch shall be recorded. 3. Acceptance criteria for subsize Charpy V-Notch Impact Test specimens, to be used only when full size specimens cannot be obtained from the plate material, shall be in accordance with ASTM A 20, Table A1.16. 4. The plate manufacturer shall perform heat treatment of plates where required. 5. The limits on Columbium may be increased to those allowed in ASTM A 20, Table 1, Note c. 6. The steel plate shall have low sulfur (0.012 percent max.) and sulfide shape control. 7. The plate shall receive through-thickness testing in accordance with ASTM A 770, including Supplements S1, S2, and S3, except that the minimum reduction area specified in S3 shall be 25 percent. The plate shall have through thickness strengths of 80 percent of the minimum tensile and yield strengths specified in the specification for the plate used. 02662-7 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings 8. The plate shall receive ultrasonic inspection in accordance with ASTM A 578, including Supplements S1, S2, S3, and S4, except that the S2 requirement will be required only within 6 inches of the location of any weld. C. Steel plate used for welded steel pipe and butt straps shall be fabricated to the thicknesses shown and from materials conforming to ASTM A 516, Grade 70, including the following Supplementary Requirements: D. S2, Product Analysis, is required with testing frequency requirements corresponding to Tension Tests. E. Steel for nozzles of various sizes shall conform to ASTM A 907, Grade 36, including the special requirements as specified in Paragraph 2.01 A or ASTM A 516, Grade 70, including Supplementary Requirements specified in Paragraph 2.01 B, or ASTM A 333, Grade 1. F. Pipe flanges shall be forged in conformance with ASTM A 105, including following Supplementary Requirements: 1. S9, Heat Treatment. Forging shall be normalized. 2. S11, Carbon Equivalent. The maximum carbon equivalent, based on heat analysis, shall be 0.40. 3. Weld-neck flanges shall conform to ANSI B16.5, class as shown. 4. Weld-neck flanges greater than 24 inches in diameter shall conform to MSS, SP-44, class as shown. 5. Slip-on hub type shall conform to AWWA C207, class as shown. G. Steel for test bulkheads shall conform to ASTM A 516, Grade 70. H. Steel for half couplings shall conform to ASTM A 350, Grade LF1 including Supplementary Requirements: 1. S2, Product Analysis. 2. S6, Lateral Expansion. 2.2 FABRICATION A. General: 1. Steel pipe shall be manufactured in accordance with the fabrication requirements of AWWA C200 and these specifications. In case of conflict, these specifications shall govern. 02662-8 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings 2. Fabrication of metalwork for steel pipe shall conform to the requirements of Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship, except as specified. 3. Fittings shall be fabricated from steel pipe which has been manufactured and hydrostatically tested. 4. Welds shall be tested as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. 5. When a lower limit or minimum dimension is given for a steel component, the minus tolerance (as stated in the applicable ASTM specification) for such limit or dimension shall be understood to define the true lower limit or dimension. 6. Longitudinal, spiral, and circumferential seams shall be full penetration butt welds. Welds exposed on the outside of the pipe shall be ground smooth. 7. The joining edges of longitudinal joints shall first be shaped to the required curvature by preliminary forming. 8. Circumferential joints or weldments attached with fillet welds are not allowed within one foot of the outside face of any concrete encasement. 9. Steel pipe shall have a maximum laying length of 42 feet or as otherwise approved. 10. The wye branch at Station 9+81 shall be stress relieved in accordance with Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. The 78 inch steel pipe need not be stress relieved. B. Fittings: 1. Fittings shall be fabricated from steel pipe which has been manufactured and hydrostatically tested as specified in this section. 2. Welds shall be tested as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. 3. Prior to welding the collar plate to the steel pipe section, the collar plate shall be drilled and tapped for air test pipe connections as shown. 4. After welding the collar plate to the steel pipe section, the welded joint shall be shop air tested as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings 5. Lining for the fittings shall be the same as the pipeline. C. Field Joints: 1. Field joints for steel pipe shall be complete joint penetration butt joints, double lap welded, or butt strap joints, as approved and shown. a. Butt strap joints shall be drilled and tapped for air test connections as shown. After welding, the welded joint shall be air tested as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. b. Bell pipe ends for field joints shall be formed by expanding with segmented dies on a hydraulic expander. c. The final nondestructive testing of pipe bell rings shall be performed after the bell rings are cold expanded.

D. Field Closures: 1. Field closures shall be constructed as shown. 2. Material for field closures shall conform to the applicable material requirements for the pipe as detailed in this section. 3. The butt strap shall be drilled and tapped for air test pipe connections as shown. After welding, the welded joint shall be air tested as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. 4. The exterior surfaces shall be coated as specified in Section 09970 Coatings. 5. Application of field applied cement mortar lining for interior joints shall be in conformance with Section 09971 Cement Mortar Lining. E. Tolerances: 1. Pipe sections shall be circular in cross section. The measured circumference at any cross section except for pipe ends shall not be less than the calculated circumference and shall not exceed the calculated circumference at the cross section under consideration by more than 1/2 inch. For pipe ends, the measured circumference shall not be less than the calculated circumference and shall not exceed the calculated circumference by more than 3/8 inch. Local distortions such as flat spots and sharp bends will not be allowed.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings 2. After Welding: a. Longitudinal and spiral joint abutting edges of plates shall not have an offset at any point along the joint greater than 1/8 inch. b. Circumferential joint abutting edges of plates shall not have an offset at any point along the joint greater than 1/8 inch. c. Offsets between 1/16 inch and 1/8 inch shall be repaired. The repairs shall consist of strengthening the joint by addition of weld metal. The finished weld shall be at a 4:1 taper.

3. The pipe ends for field type joints: a. Pipe ends shall be fabricated to nominal design diameters. b. Contact surfaces shall be free of irregularities and flat spots. c. Ends of pipe sections to be field butt welded shall lie in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the section with a maximum deviation of 1/8 inch on either side of the plane and provide a joint space of 1/16 inch minimum to 1/8 inch maximum.

4. The pipe ends for sleeve coupling, insulating and noninsulating: a. The outside surface at ends of piping to be connected by sleeve coupling shall be free from indentations, projections, and roll marks for a distance of 18 inches from the end of pipe. b. The circumference shall not be more than 1/8 inch larger or 0 inch smaller than the outside circumference computed from the designated outside diameter of the pipe. c. The difference between maximum and minimum outside diameters at any cross section shall not exceed 1/4 inch.

d. Allowable surface irregularities shall conform to Paragraph 2.02 E.7, except that the measurements shall be made on the outside of the pipe, and the maximum feeler gage thickness shall not exceed 0.065 inch. 5. Out-of-roundness of pipe sections, as measured by the difference between the maximum and minimum diameter, shall not exceed 1/4 inch in concrete encasements and at other restrained locations.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings 6. Surface irregularities shall be measured by the use of a template and a straightedge. The template and straightedge shall be made of aluminum and be a minimum of 1/8 inch in thickness. a. The template shall be fabricated to the nominal curvature of the surface, extend over an arc of 30 degrees, and shall be placed against the surface perpendicular to the centerline of the pipe. 1) It shall not be possible to insert a feeler gauge greater than 1/8 inch in thickness at any point under the template. b. The straightedge shall be 10 feet long and placed parallel to the centerline of the pipe. 1) It shall not be possible to insert a feeler gauge greater than 1/8 inch in thickness at any point under the straightedge. c. The template and straightedge shall be notched in the center to allow for placement over the weld crown in order to inspect for surface irregularities.

d. For areas exceeding the 1/8 inch tolerance, the pipe shall be brought into tolerance. The use of hammers for this purpose shall not be allowed. The method of correction shall be submitted to the Engineer and approved prior to making the repair. The repair shall be made in the presence of the Engineer. F. Hydrostatic Testing: 1. Steel pipe shall be shop hydrostatically tested. The Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing 10 days in advance of hydrostatic testing. 2. Attachments, including nozzles, and reinforcing collars shall be completed prior to testing. 3. Passholes may be attached to the pipe sections after the pipe is hydrostatically tested, providing: a. In addition to the required 100 percent nondestructive testing of the complete joint penetration welds, each layer of fillet welds shall be 100 percent magnetic particle tested. b. The pipe lining and coating adjacent to the nozzle shall be removed a sufficient distance to allow for adequate preheating of the weld joint without causing damage to the lining or coating. 02662-12 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings 4. Testing may be performed in the horizontal or vertical position. If performed horizontally, the test pressure shall be measured at the centerline of the pipe. If performed vertically, the test pressure shall be measured at the top of the pipe. End seals used for testing shall not produce an inward pressure at the ends of the pipe. 5. The shop tested sections shall be slowly filled with water and entrapped air shall be released. The pressure shall be slowly increased until a pressure which will result in a minimum circumferential stress in the pipe shell of 3/4 of the minimum specified yield strength of the steel plate is reached. The test pressure shall be held while the test section is observed for leaks. 6. Defects in the test section shall be repaired and the hydrostatic test repeated until no defects are found. 7. Mitered or beveled pipe sections shall be fabricated from previously hydrostatically tested pipe sections and need not be hydrostatically test after fabrication provided: a. Complete penetration welds on mitered or beveled pipe sections fabricated in the shop or field shall be tested for leaks by the Bubble Emission Test method as well as the required nondestructive testing as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. b. Complete penetration welds on field closures shall be tested for leaks by the Bubble Emission Test method as well as the required nondestructive testing as specified in Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. G. Marking: 1. The following shall be marked on the interior surface of the cement mortar lined pipe: a. Pipe section identification number, corresponding with the number shown on the line layout diagram marked NO APPARENT DEFECTS and the shop drawing number. b. The name or trademark of the manufacturer. c. The date of acceptable inspection by the Department at the manufacturers plant.

d. Pipe class designation. e. Field top. Mark both ends of beveled sections. 02662-13 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings f. Field bottom. Stamp into spigot lip.

g. The degree of bevel, for beveled sections only. h. The degree of miter, for mitered sections only. i. Minimum preheat temperature for field welding. Mark both ends of pipe section.

PART 3 EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION A. General: 1. The Contractor shall install the steel pipe to lines and grades as shown. 2. Except for circumferential joints, field welding for erection purposes shall not be made directly to the pipe. 3. Steel pipe shall be placed in the trench using padded slings or other approved device which distributes the weight of the pipe sufficiently to avoid damaging the pipe ends. 4. The maximum offset between adjacent pipe surfaces on the inside of the pipe at welded joints shall not be more than 1/8 inch. Offsets between 1/16 inch and 1/8 inch shall be repaired. The repairs shall consist of strengthening the joint by addition of weld metal. The finished weld shall be at a 4:1 taper. B. Changes in Alignment and Grade: 1. Changes in alignment and grade shall be made by beveling of lap joints, pulling of lap joints, or the use of shop fabricated mitered bends. Beveled joints, pulled joints and joints adjacent to miters will be field welded. Maximum pull is 1 degree. The maximum bevel is 3 degrees, 30 minutes and the maximum miter is 7 degrees, 30 minutes, unless shown otherwise. 2. Exact locations of manhole nozzles, blowoff units, dewatering units, and air and vacuum units may be varied to suit the pipe alignment, subject to approval. Where a change in slope occurs at a manhole, the manhole shall be located on the lower slope. Air and vacuum units shall be located at high points on the alignment. 3. Passholes shall be provided no more than 400 feet apart for passing tools or welding lead, and providing access to the inside of

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Steel Pipe and Fittings the pipeline. Access to the inside of the pipeline may be provided at a nozzle of similar size as the passhole and suitable for the work. 4. Pipe sections shall be fitted together and joints drawn together in conformance with the clearances shown. 5. Welded lap joints may be pulled a maximum of 1 degree on one side of the joint while the opposite side is held in position. Beveled lap joints shall be made by beveling the belled end of the pipe. Beveled lap joints shall not be pulled. 6. Where horizontal curves are shown on the plans, joint pulls, bevels, or miters shall be spaced to provide a radius not less than the radius shown. C. Laying Pipe: 1. Pipe shall be laid to the lines and grades shown. 2. Holes shall be excavated as required to provide clearances for assembling, welding, inspecting and coating the pipe joints. D. Tolerances: 1. Tolerances for departure from and return to established lines and grades shall be 1/16 inch per foot of pipe, but not more than three inches at any point in the line. Reverse slopes will not be allowed. 2. Approved temporary supports and test supports shall be provided to hold the piping in position and to maintain the roundness within specified tolerances. Approved external supports for concrete encased piping shall remain in place. 3. Temporary supports shall not be removed until after completion of backfill. 4. After Installation: a. After encasement or installation, the out-of-roundness of pipe at any cross section shall not exceed 5/8 inch for the 78 inch diameter pipe. b. Seven days after completion of backfill operations to final grade, the out-of-roundness of the buried pipe shall not exceed 3/4 inch for the 78 inch diameter pipe.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings c. Out-of-roundness of the pipe is defined as the difference between the maximum and minimum diameter of the pipe at a cross section.

E. Welded Field Joints: 1. Welded field joints shall be double lap welded joints, butt strap joints or complete joint penetration butt welds as shown. Changes in alignment and grade shall not be made at complete joint penetration field butt welded joints. 2. Equipment shall be provided to support the pipe sections, maintain line and grade and provide adjustments for temperature changes. A joint alignment device or method shall be provided to position and hold the ends of the pipes with a uniform circumferential gap for welding. 3. Field welds for girth joints in the piping shall be in the direction of pipe laying as each pipe section is installed. Concurrent welding at more than one pipe joint shall be subject to approved procedures which minimize longitudinal stresses in the pipe shell and compensate for ambient temperature changes and weld shrinkage. 4. Contractors pipe laying and backfilling operations shall limit longitudinal stresses in the pipe caused by temperature variations. A maximum of 160 feet of pipe may be connected to a section of previously backfilled pipe prior to backfilling. For pipe laying operations where over 160 feet of pipe is laid prior to backfilling, joints located approximately 320 feet apart will be left unwelded until adjacent sections are backfilled to a minimum of 2 feet above the pipe crown and to within 20 feet of each joint. These joints shall be welded when the ambient temperature is the lowest of the day. 5. After welding, double lap welded and butt strap joints shall be air tested in accordance with Section 05000 Materials and Workmanship. F. Test Bulkheads: 1. Test bulkheads shall be installed as shown. 2. After completion of the final watertightness test, the bulkhead at Station 5+88 shall be removed. That bulkhead shall become the Contractors property and shall be removed from the work site. The other bulkheads shall be left in place. 3. After removal of the bulkhead, protrusions shall be ground smooth, damage to the pipe shell shall be repaired, as approved, and the 02662-16 R-04

Steel Pipe and Fittings pipe lined and coated as specified in Section 09971 Cement Mortar Lining and Section 09970 Coatings. 3.2 FIELD TESTING REQUIREMENTS A. The Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing 3 days in advance of field testing. B. The Contractor shall test the completed pipeline for watertightness after backfilling operations are completed. The Contractor shall provide bulkheads, piping, valves, pumps, and other facilities required to test the pipe and to dewater the pipe after the tests are completed. C. Testing of the pipeline shall not be performed earlier than 14 days after placing of concrete that will be subject to hydrostatic pressure during testing. D. Prior to testing, the pipeline shall be filled with water and allowed to stand for 15 days to saturate the lining. During this period the amount of water required to be added to maintain the water surface at the designated test elevation shall be recorded for each 24 hour period. E. The test period shall be for 24 consecutive hours, during which time there shall be no leakage from the pipe. F. When draining the pipeline for repair, the water shall be drained as directed. G. Defects in the pipeline piping shall be repaired and the test repeated until no defects are found. H. Upon completion of repairs or replacement, the pipe test shall be repeated as stated above. Upon completion of testing, the testing water shall be drained from the pipeline, test bulkheads and test fittings removed; pipe repaired, and pipe lining repaired at removed bulkhead and test fitting locations, as directed. I. Testing shall be performed by the Contractor and witnessed by the Engineer over a 24 hour period at a sustained pressure of 950 feet elevation.

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Steel Pipe and Fittings PART 4 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT 4.1 MEASUREMENT A. Measurement for payment for the contract item 78 Inch Diameter Steel Pipe and Fittings will be by the linear foot and will be the number of linear feet placed in the work. B. Measurement for payment for the contract item Furnish 78 Inch Diameter Steel Pipe will be by the linear foot and will be the number of linear feet furnished to the Department. 4.2 PAYMENT A. The contract prices will be paid for 78 INCH DIAMETER STEEL PIPE AND FITTINGS; and FURNISH 78 INCH DIAMETER STEEL PIPE; which prices shall include full compensation for all costs incurred under this section.

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