DRAINAGE PART III

• Where the pipes are not bedded on concrete, the trench floor shall
be left slightly high .

• The trench should be carefully bottomed up as pipe laying proceeds.

• The pipe barrels should rest on firm and undisturbed ground.

• If the excavation has been carried too low, the desired level shall be
made up with concrete 1:5:10 (1 cement :5 fine sand : 10 grade stone
aggregate 40 mm nominal size ) for which no extra payment shall be
made.

• If the floor of trench consists of rock or very hard ground that cannot
be easily excavated to smooth surface the pipe shall be laid on
levelling course as desired.
 • When S.W. pipes are used for storm water drainage, no concreting

will normally be necessary.

• The cement mortar for jointing will be 1:3 (1 cement :3 fine sand)

• Testing of joints will also not be done.

JOINTING –

i. Tarred gasket or hemp yarn soaked in thick cement slurry shall first

be place round the spigot of each pipe

ii. The spigot shall then be slipped home well into the socket of the

pipe previously laid.

INTERNAL CLASS MEAN THK. OF INTERNAL DEPTH EXCESS LENGTH OF
DIA. (MM) BARREL & OF OF SOCKET (B) SHOULDER GROOVING
SOCKET (A) MEASUREMENT OF SPIGOT
(C) (D)

100 SP1 12 50 10 75

SP2 14 55 11 82.5

SP3 18 60 14 90
INTERNAL CLASS MEAN THK. OF INTERNAL DEPTH EXCESS LENGTH OF
DIA. (MM) BARREL & OF OF SOCKET (B) SHOULDER GROOVING
SOCKET (A) MEASUREMENT OF SPIGOT
(C) (D)

150 SP1 15 57 11 85.5

SP2 16 60 12 90

SP3 20 62 12 93
iii. The pipe shall then be adjusted and fixed in
Correct position.
iv. The gasket caulked tightly home so as to fill not
more than ¼ th of the total depth of socket.
v. The remainder of the socket shall be filled with stiff mixture of
cement mortar in proportion of 1:1.
vi. After a day’s work any extraneous material shall be removed from
the inside of the pipe.

vii. The newly made joints shall be cured for at least seven days.

REFILLING –
• In cases where pipes are not bedded on concrete special care shall be
taken in refilling trenches to prevent the displacement and
subsequent settlement at the surface resulting in uneven street
surfaces and dangers to foundation etc..

• The refilling shall rise evenly on both sides of the pipe continued up
to 60 cm above the top of pipe so as not to disturb the pipe.

• No tamping should be done within 15cm of the top of pipe.

MEASUREMENTS-

• The length of pipes shall be measured in running meters nearest to a

cm as laid or fixed, from inside of one manhole to the inside of the
other manhole..

• The length shall be taken along the center line of the pipes over all
fittings such as bends, junctions, etc..which shall not be measured
separately.

• Excavation, refilling, shoring and timbering in trenches, and cement

concreting whenever required shall be measured separately under
relevant item of work.
RATE –

• The rate shall include the cost of materials and labour involved in all
the operations described above.

• It excludes the cost of concrete. It shall be paid for separately.

 1 in 100

100

Dia . Minimum Gradient Max. Gradient

(mm) Gradients Discharge Gradients Discharge
cum/min. cum/min.
100 1 in 57 0.18 1 in 5.6 0.59
150 in 100 0.42 1 in 9.7 1.32
200 1 in 145 0.73 1 in 14 2.4
230 1 in 175 0.93 1 in 17 2.98
250 1 in 195 1.10 1 in 19 3.60
300 1in 250 1.70 1 in 24.5 5.30
FIXING S.W. GULLY TRAP

1. EXCAVATION-
• The excavation for gully traps shall be done true to dimensions and
levels as indicated on plans or as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge.
2. FIXING –
• The gully trap shall be fixed on cement concrete foundation 65
sq.cm..
• Thickness of C.C. shall not be less than 10 cm.
• The mix for the concrete will be 1:5:10 ( 1 cement :5 fine sand :10
graded stone aggregate 40 mm nominal size).
 • The jointing of gully outlet to the branch drain shall be done similar
to jointing of S.W. pipes

3. BRICK MASONRY CHAMBER –

• After fixing and testing gully and branch drain, a brick masonry
chamber 300 x 300 mm (inside) in brickwork of specified class in
cement mortar 1:4 (1 cement:4 fine sand) shall be built.

• Thickness of masonry shall be a half brick round the gully trap from
the top of the bed concrete up to the ground level.

• The space between the chamber walls and the trap shall be filled
with cement concrete 1:5:10 (1 cement : 5 fine sand :10 graded stone
aggregate 40 mm nominal size ).
• The upper portion of the chamber i.e. above the top level of the trap
shall be plastered inside with cement mortar 1:3 (1 cement :3 coarse
sand ). It shall be finished with a floating coat of neat cement.
• The corners and bottom of the chamber shall be rounded off so as to
slope towards the grating.
• C.I. cover with frame 300 x 300 mm (inside) shall then be fixed on the
top of the brick masonry with cement concrete 1:2:4 (1 cement :2
coarse sand : 4 graded stone aggregate 20 mm nominal size ) and
rendered smooth.
• The finished top of cover shall be left about 4 cm above the adjoining
ground level so as to exclude the surface water from entering the
gully trap.
4. MEASUREMENTS –

• The work shall be enumerated.

• Excavation shall be measured separately under relevant item of earth

work.

5. RATE –

• The rate shall include the cost of materials and labour involved in all
the operations described above.

• Earthwork shall be paid for separately.