‘TABLE OF THRUST BLOCK BEARING AREAS. PIPE Sze BEND 45° BEND TE DIA. HL AXE WL hast 379" x Bt x 13750 x8 130" S375 x8" “375 x S75 Xe 2 ex Iz" S375. x 8 exe 250" 450" X 15" 450° x 8° 450° x" ¥ 5x 20" sx" exe 2.25" X 3.78" X 8° BRICK ACCEPTABLE. NOTE : “TT DIMENSION SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 2 INCHES. CONSTRUCTION OF THRUST BLOCKING CONCRETE THRUST BLOCKS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED BY PLACING CONCRETE BETWEEN THE FITTING AND THE UNDISTURBED EARTH WALL OF THE TRENCH, CINDER BLOCKS, WOOD, BRICK, AND OTHER MATERIALS MAY GE USED PROVIDED THAT THERE IS SUFFICENT BEARING AREA BETWEEN BACKING AND FITTING, ANO THE BACKING HAS SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WTHSTAND ‘HE THRUST LOAD. IF WOOD IS USED IT MUST BE TREATED TO PREVENT DETERIORATION. THRUST BLOCKING {S NEEDED WHEREVER THE PIPELINE CHANGES OIRECTION OR SIZE, AS AT TEES, BENOS, ‘AND CROSSES; STOPS, AS AT A DEADEND; AND AT VALVES, AT WHICH THRUST OEVELOPS WHEN CLOSED. 4. THRUST BLOCKS SHALL BE BRACED AGAINST THE UNDISTURBED SOL AND SHALL HAVE ENOUGH RESISTANCE TO WTHSTANO UPWARD AND OUTWARD THRUSTS AT THE FITTINGS. ANCHORS ON SLOPES ARE NEEDED ONLY WHEN THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKFILL SUPPING DOWNHILL ‘AND CARRYING THE PIPE WITH IT. WHERE SOIL SLIPPAGE IS A POSSIBILITY, ANCHORS PLACED IN UNDISTURBED SOL MAY BE FASTENED TO EVERY OTHER LENGTH OF PIPE, [oman Bi _ ARN wo 92 CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STANDARD SPRINKLER SYSTEM THRUST BLOCKS - ST-6