Types of Sewer Pipe Joints

Types of Sewer Pipe Joints

1) Bell and Spigot Joints.
2) Collar Joints.
3) Flexible Joint.
4) Expansion Joint.
5) Flanged Joint.

1) Bell and Spigot joints

This joint is also known as socket and spigot joint. This type of joint is mainly
used for cast iron pipes of all sizes and concrete pipes below 60 cm in
diameter.

The pipes which are to be joined by this joint are made in such a way so that
one end is enlarged arid the other end is normal. The enlarged end is
called socket or bell and the normal end is called spigot. The spigot
end is inserted into the bell end and the gap of the joint is filled up with molten
lead or bitumen or cement mortar.
2) Collar joints
In this type of joint, the ends of the sewer are plain. Before joining, the pipes
are brought face to face at the same level and a collar of slightly bigger
diameter is placed over the joint. Then the annular space between the pipes
and the collar is filled up with cement mortar (1:1). The collar joints
are used for sewers of large diameter.

3) Flexible joint
This joint is used at such places where settlement is likely to occur after laying
of the pipe. For this joint, one pipe has spigot end and another pipe has socket
end. The spigot is fitted into the socket and bitumen is filled in the annular
space formed

between socket and spigot.

4) Expansion joint
This joint is adopted at places where pipes expand or contracts due to
variation in atmospheric temperature. Here the socket end is cast flanged and
the spigot end is plain. A flanged ring and a rubber gasket are placed in
position on the spigot end. Then the spigot end is inserted into the socket end
nut and bolts are tightened.

5) Flanged joint
This joint is mostly used for temporary work. The pipe used in this type of
joint has flanges on both ends. While joining the pipes, a rubber gasket
)‫ (الجوان‬is inserted between the flanges and nut bolts are tightened.