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Final - Draft Specificaion - P.C.C.P1
Final - Draft Specificaion - P.C.C.P1
Final - Draft Specificaion - P.C.C.P1
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE CYLINDER PIPES
(PCCP)
1.0 Introduction
The Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) comprises of a welded sheet steel
cylinder with steel socket and spigot rings welded to its ends, lined with concrete
suitably compacted and circumferentially prestressed to withstand internal pressure
and external design load. PCCP pipe is subsequently coated with cement mortar to
protect the steel cylinder and prestressing wires.
The Contractor shall provide on-site training on PCCP pipe laying, jointing, testing
and maintenance etc., to the personnel authorized by Engineer-in-Charge. The
contractor should provide technical Manual on PCCP pipes including precautions to
be taken during operation of the pipeline.
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3.0 Raw Materials
Raw materials used to manufacture PCCP Pipes are cement, aggregates, water,
admixture, steel reinforcement, steel for cylinders and specials.
3.1 Cement
The cement used in the manufacture of PCCP pipes shall conform to one of the following.
1) 43/53 grade Ordinary Portland Cement conforming to IS:8112/IS 12269
2) Rapid Hardening Portland cement conforming to IS: 8041
3) Portland Slag cement (with not more than 50% slag) conforming to IS: 455
4) Sulphate resisting Portland Cement conforming to IS: 12330
3.2 Aggregate
The coarse and fine aggregates shall conform to I.S.383. The maximum size of
aggregate shall not exceed one third the thickness of the pipe or 20mm
whichever is smaller. Silt Content in fine aggregates shall be less than 3
percent. The fineness modulus of aggregates for coating shall be between 2.6
to 3.2.
3.3 Water
The water used in the preparation of concrete mix shall be clean and free
from harmful or injurious compounds such as acids, alkali, oil, organic material
or other substances and shall conform to the requirements of mixing water as
per IS : 456.
3.4 Admixtures
Admixtures may be used with the approval of the purchaser. However, use of
any admixture containing chlorides in any form shall be prohibited The
admixtures shall conform to IS 9103.
3.5 Steel reinforcement
3.5.1 Prestressing steel wire shall conform to IS 1785.
3.5.2 Untensioned reinforcement may consist of MS bars conforming to IS432
or HYSD bar conforming to 1786
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4.0 Manufacturing of Pipes and Specials
The Manufacturing of pipes and specials for PCCP pipes shall be as per IS 784.
The mould and method of manufacture of pipe shall be such that the form
and dimensions of the finished pipe conform to IS 784 and the surface and
edges of the pipes are clean and true. Various steps involved in pipe
manufacturing process are as given below.
PCCP pipe shall be designed to withstand the combined effects of internal water
pressure & external loads. Design of PCCP pipes shall be site specific as internal water
pressure will depend on pipe profile whereas external loads will depend on
maximum cover (i.e. overburden) over the crown of pipe.
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5.0 Sampling criteria for Selection of Pipe for Testing Purpose
All the pipes manufactured under relatively similar conditions in respect of raw-
materials and processing operation, shall be grouped together to constitute a lot
Each lot shall be taken separately for sampling and evaluation, for conformity to the
requirements of IS 784 Scale of sampling shall be as given in following Table No.1.
Table No.1 Scale of Sampling and No. of Acceptable defective tests
(Reproduced from IS 784)
Pipe selected as per sampling criteria mentioned in above para 5.0 are subject to
following tests before delivery from factory.
1) Steel Cylinder Test.
2) Dimensions - Length, Internal diameter, Core thickness, straightness and finish.
3) Hydrostatic Factory Test
4) Permeability Test on Coating
5) Mortor soundness test
6.1 Steel Cylinder Test : During manufacturing, each steel cylinder with steel and spigot
rings welded on shall be subjected to water pressure which stresses the steel to at
least 140 N/mm2but not more than 175 N/mm2. While under stress, the assembly,
especially welds shall not show any leakage. If any leakage is found, assembly shall be
repaired and whole assembly retested.
6.2 Dimensions
6.2.1 Length -
Length of Pipe shall be 2m to 6m. For pipes upto and including 300mm
diameter, the length shall not be more than 3m.
6.2.2 Nominal internal diameter of the pipe and minimum core thickness shall be as
per following Table No. 2
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Table 2 Nominal Internal Diameter and Minimum Core Thickness of Pipes
(Reproduced from IS 784)
Nominal Internal Minimum Core Nominal Internal Minimum Core
Diameter of Pipe Thickness Diameter of Pipe Thickness
(mm ) (mm ) (mm ) (mm )
200 35 1300 75
250 35 1400 75
300 35 1500 80
350 35 1600 85
400 35 1700 90
450 35 1800 95
1200 70 - -
Note : Core thickness for pipes needs to be designed based on internal hydrostatic pressure and
external overburden, based on actual site conditions.
6.2.4 The minimum thickness of plates for steel socket & spigot joint rings shall be
as per following Table No.3
Table No.3 : Minimum wall thickness of joint rings.(reproduced from IS 784)
Nominal Internal Diameter Minimum wall thickness of joint
(mm ) rings. (mm )
200 5.0
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Nominal Internal Diameter Minimum wall thickness of joint
(mm ) rings. (mm )
250 5.0
300 5.0
350 5.0
400 5.0
450 5.0
500 5.0
600 5.0
700 5.0
800 5.0
900 5.0
1000 7.0
1100 7.0
1200 8.0
1300 8.0
1400 8.0
1500 8.0
1600 10.0
1700 10.0
1800 10.0
1900 12.00
2000 12.00
2100 12.00
2200 12.00
2300 14.00
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Nominal Internal Diameter Minimum wall thickness of joint
(mm ) rings. (mm )
2400 14.00
2500 14.00
6.2.5 The deviation from straight line taken between two points one meter
apart, along the pipe barrel shall not exceed 5mm.
6.2.6 The pipe shall be free from local depressions or bulges greater than
5mm extending over a length, in any direction.
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7.0 Marking on Pipes
Each pipe shall be indelibly marked in English language at either end of each
pipe. The marking shall show the following.
1. Manufactures name or trademark.
2. Pressure rating.
3. Nominal diameter
4. Lot/batch No. of manufacturer.
5. BIS certification mark.
6. Third Party Certification mark for each lot
7. Name of Department/Project for which pipes are manufactured.
8. Any other important matter that the manufacturer or purchaser deems fit to be
inscribed.
• A pipe section must be rolled or otherwise moved, such operation shall be done
slowly and with every reasonable precaution against damage. Any portion of the
lining, coating that may become damaged shall be repaired with polymer Mortar.
• All pipes shall be loaded in trucks by mechanical crane/ tripod and unloaded carefully
using crane/ tripod. No unloading using crow bars or on tires will be allowed in any
case. Rubber belt may be used instead of crow bars or chains.
• Pipes should be loaded at the works for transportation, either by rail or by road, in such
a way that they are secure and that no movement can take place on the vehicle during
transit. The same care is needed if pipes are to be transferred from one vehicle to
another, however, short the journey may be.
• Un-loading of pipes should be carried out by means of chain block with shear legs or
crane of adequate capacity, using properly designed slings and spreader beams or
specially designed lifting beams. Slings should be placed around the circumference of
the pipe and should not be threaded through the pipe bore' as the latter method may
damage the jointing surfaces. For the same reasons, hooks located in the ends of the
pipes should not be used.
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Typical Lifting beam
10.0 Valves
For PDN work, various Valves as mentioned below are required to be provided on
pipeline at various location.
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All equipments shall be of standard and approved make and precision, and
shall be made available in advance of starting of the work. All equipment
shall be maintained, repaired and got tested and certified as and when
required for its accuracy from the standard test houses or from the
manufactures and to the satisfaction of the Engineer-In-Charge.
13.2 The usable excavated material available from the excavated trenches (PDN)
shall be used in backfilling. If such usable material is in excess of the
requirement of backfilling, the same shall be deposited in the spoils as and
where directed by the Engineer In-charge. Unuseful material from excavation
shall be deposited in spoils as and where directed by Engineer-In-charge.
13.3 Surface or sub-soil water met with during trench excavation (PDN) and
structure excavation shall be diverted to nearby drain/nalla by cutting an open
channel from trench. When the drain/nalla bed is higher than the sub-soil
water level met with, the bailing out by suitable means of pumping shall be
resorted to for dewatering sub-soil water below the drain/nalla bed level. No
distinction shall be made as to whether the material being excavated is dry,
moist, wet or slushy. The Contractor shall have to excavate the PDN pipe
trench and structure in under water level conditions also i.e. under
wet/slushy condition after providing sufficient arrangement of dewatering.
The material excavated under water level condition which requires
intermediate stacking for drying shall have to be rehandled. No extra payment
for efforts for drying out of soil, re-handling of dry soil, etc. shall be given. No
payment for extra efforts for excavation under this condition shall be made.
13.4 Over excavation performed by the Contractor for any purpose or reason,
except for additional excavation as may be directed by the Engineer-In-charge,
shall be rectified at the cost of the Contractor. Filling and compaction for such
over excavation using the material as directed by the Engineer In- Charge shall
also be at the cost of the Contractor.
13.5 In the PDN and structure section where expansive type of the soil such as CH
type of soil is encountered and over which PDN cannot be directly laid, the
PDN trench and structure shall be over excavated to the extent as directed by
the Engineer In Charge and such over excavated section shall be filled with
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suitable murum type soil to be placed in uniformly compacted layers as
directed by the Engineer In Charge. The over excavation made in such strata,
filling by suitable soil, and watering and compacting such soil will be paid
separately under relevant items. Above provision for over excavating and
filling with suitable murum type or good soil available material shall be
applicable in case such treatment is found essential.
15.1 Jointing of pipes shall be done as per procedure mentioned in IS 783. The sections
of the pipe should be jointed together in such a manner that there shall be as
little unevenness as possible along the inside of the pipe. As soon as joint
assembly is complete, the last pipe laid should be firmly restrained in position
until backfilling over it is complete and well compacted.
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15.2 Jointing process of PCCP pipe consist of following steps.
• Aligning of pipes at joint locations.
• Field welding of socket ring at joint externally.
• Fixing of diaper with steel strap at joint location.
• Pouring of cement mortar through diaper at joint location.
• Filling inside of joints by cement mortar.
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15.3 The basic requirements for all joints are as enumerated below.
a) cleanliness of all parts, particularly joint surface;
b) correct location of components;
c) centralization of spigot within socket;
d) provision of the correct gap between the end of the spigot and the
back of the socket
16.1 All pipelines should be tested before being brought into service. The test
should be a hydrostatic test performed by filling the pipeline with water and
raising the pressure to the selected test pressure and maintaining this for a
sufficient period to allow for absorption of water by the pipe material.
`16.2 AS per I.S.784, the test pressure should be 1.5 times design working pressure.
16.3 Test procedure : Each section should be properly sealed off, preferably with
special stop secured by adequate anchors. The thrust on the stop ends should
be calculated on the full socket internal diameter and the anchors designed to
resist it. It may often be economical to provide .a concrete anchor block of
couple of pipes laid and earth tamped around which has subsequently to be
demolished rather than risk movement of the stop ends during testing.
Hydraulic jacks may be inserted between the temporary anchors and stop ends
in order to take up any horizontal movement of the temporary anchor. All
permanent anchors should be in position and, if of concrete, should have
developed adequate strength before testing begins. The section under test
should be filled with water, taking care that all air is displaced either through
vents at the high points, or by using a swab.
After filling, the pipeline should be left under operating pressure for a period
in order to achieve conditions as stable as possible for testing. The length of
this period will depend upon many factors such as initial permeability,
absorption, movement of the pipeline under pressure and the quantity of air
trapped.
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More water should be pumped in from a calibrated container until the
required test pressure is reached. The test pressure should be maintained
throughout the test by means of continuous pumping. The rate of loss of
water from the container should be determined at regular intervals. The
generally accepted standard for absorbent pipelines such as PSC pipes is 3 liter
per millimeter of pipe diameter per kilometer of pipeline per day for each 30
meter head-of pressure applied.
16.4 Leak Detection - If the test is not satisfactory, the fault should be found and
rectified. Where there is difficulty in locating a fault, the section under test
should be subdivided and each part tested separately.
If any leakage is found during testing of pipeline, Contractor will have to
attend the same immediately and rectify at his cost within. If Contractor fails
to rectify the defect, the entire length of pipeline between two adjacent
outlets shall be rejected. If any intermediate payment is made to the
Contractor for portion under rejection, the same shall be recovered from the
outstanding dues of the Contractor.
16.5 Final Testing – After all sections have been jointed together on completion of
section testing, a test on the complete pipeline should be carried out. This test
should be carried out at a pressure not less than the working pressure of the
pipeline, care being taken to ensure that the pressure at the lowest point in
the pipeline does not exceed the maximum. During the test, an inspection
should be made of all work which has not been subjected to sectional tests.
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(c) Testing charges for testing of Cement, TMT bars, all types of pipes and
specials including cost of samples and its collection shall be borne by the
Contractor.
(d) The Contractor shall make suitable arrangements to see that one of his
representatives remains present at the time of taking samples and shall
authenticate the facts. If the Contractor, fails to keep his representative
present at site at the time of taking samples or fail to provide required
labours and other equipment to collect the samples, the same shall be
taken by the Engineer In-charge, and the samples selected shall be
considered as authentic. The cost incurred by the Engineer-In-charge
when the Contractor fails to provide required men and materials for
collecting samples and or their transport shall be recovered from the
Contractor.
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20.4 It is the responsibility of the contractor to assure the desired quality of
work. Whenever the testing of construction materials, pipes are required as
per the detailed specifications or otherwise required by the Engineer-in-
Charge, the same shall be carried out at the laboratory, selected by
the Engineer-in-Charge at Contractor’s cost. The other tests of mortar,
concrete, sand, coarse aggregates etc. shall be carried out in field
laboratory set up by the contractor in presence of quality control
representative at contractors cost. Contractor shall through this procedure
assure the quality of work.
20.5 The materials, mixes and any other arrangements, including labours, shall
be supplied by the contractor. The samples for testing shall be taken in the
presence of Engineer-in-Charge or his representative /QC present on site.
The contractor or his authorized representative shall have a free access
in these laboratories, to get himself satisfied about procedures of testing
etc. Even if the contractor or his representative fails to remain present
while collecting samples or testing, the results will be considered as
authentic and binding on the contractor.
20.6 Contractor shall provide all test reports of material used in the work as
desired from the NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration
Laboratories) approved laboratories and from Quality Control, MERI
laboratories of the WRD. Contractor shall provide periodical quality assurance
report (Weekly/fortnightly/monthly) to Engineer in Charge along with proofs
in support of quality of material brought for the work, the process/ execution
of work is as per specification.
20.7 Contractor shall submit the account of all materials brought for the work,
which are necessary for execution of work and any other data necessary to
assess the quality of work.
20.8 If he fails to fulfill the above requirement, the required manpower for testing
and field laboratory with required equipments will be deployed by the
Engineer in charge and the charges for the same will be recovered from the
contractor.
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21.2 During rotation period, once in every year, the Contractor shall perform
hydraulic test to the satisfaction of Engineer In-charge to verify the flow of
designed discharge, detect or confirm any leakage in the system and rectify at
his own cost. The testing shall preferably be conducted jointly with members
of WUA/representative of Engineer In-charge, technical representative of
contractor and any other stake holder.
21.3 On completion of every Irrigation season, the contractor shall flush the pipe
line from its tail flush valve so that any siltation, vegetation or obstruction is
cleaned and pipe is able to flow designed discharge for next season.
21.4 During the O & M period, contractor shall give training to the members of
WUA about O & M of PDN work and its efficient use and protection of the
system from any damages.
21.5 The contractor shall prepare a detail map of the permanent marking along the
alignment of pipe and submit the same to Engineer In-charge. The Engineer
In-charge shall verify and endorse the location of the marking and handover
these signed maps as a permanent record to WUA. Along with this, the
detailed Geotagged map of laid pipeline shall also be handed over to WUA.
21.6 In association of the members of WUA, the Engineer In-charge shall confirm
the release of designed discharge through every outlet before handing over.
In case of any short fall or defect, it should be made good from the contractor
at his own cost.
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C) Remaining 10% amount will be withheld and it will be released after
successful maintenance and operation for a period of five years after
commissioning of work of respective WUAs.
The schedule of release of this 10% will be in following manner,
1) After Successful Operation and Maintenance for First year-2%
2) After Successful Operation and Maintenance for Second year-2%
3) After Successful Operation and Maintenance for Third year-2%
4) After Successful Operation and Maintenance for Fourth year-2%
5) After Successful Operation and Maintenance for Fifth year-2%
A certificate regarding smooth working of pipe distribution network from the
Chairman of WUA shall be binding for annual release of this amount.
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