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performance Standard only. 2. Manhole covers on foul-only sewers shall be of low leakage types in
order to prevent excessive surface water ingress.
Table E 6 Minimum
Road Traffic
Typical Description Frame
Type Capacity
Depth (mm)
30-125 Trunk roads and dual
Type 0 150
msa carriageways
10-30
Type 1 All other A roads 150
msa
2.5-10
Type 2 Bus services 150
msa
0.5-2.5 All other roads except
Type 3 150
msa residential cul-de-sacs
up to 0.5 Residential
Type 4 100
msa cul-de-sacs
ii) The load test in BS EN 124 6. In situations where traffic loading is anticipated to be heavier than
does not test frame load would occur on a typical residential estate distributor road (i.e., braking
transfer or other factors related or turning near a junction), a higher specification (E600) shall be used.
to durability in an appropriate This should comprise either a Class E600 cover or a D400 of a type
way. Some D400 frames can that has been assessed and approved by the sewerage company as
outperform some E600 frames having sufficient additional ruggedness to ensure durability.
particularly on bedding
performance. 7. All manhole covers shall be the non-ventilating type and shall have
closed keyways.
8. All manhole covers and frames shall be provided with a prising slot
to facilitate their removal.
10. Safety grids, where supplied, shall comply with the requirements of
BS 9124. When lifted they shall be secure in the upright position.
Aluminium safety grids shall not be used.
1. Nuts, screws, washers and bolts shall comply with the relevant
provisions of the appropriate Standard, see Table E 7.
Table E 7
Type Standard
Metal washers for general purposes BS 4320
ISO black bolts, screws and nuts BS 4190
ISO precision bolts, screws and nuts BS 3692
High-strength friction grip bolts, nuts BS EN 14399-1
and washers
Stainless steel bolts, screws and studs
BS EN ISO 3506-1
(Grade 1.4401)
Stainless steel nuts (Grade 1.4401) BS EN ISO 3506-2
2. Bolting for pipes and fittings shall comply with the relevant provisions
of BS EN 1092-2 and BS EN 1515-1 except that spheroidal graphite
iron bolts for use with ductile iron pipes and fittings shall be
manufactured from metal complying with the provisions of BS EN 1563
and BS EN 1564 for Grade 500/7.
5. Washers shall be provided under the head of the bolt and under the
nut.
7. Bolts, nuts and washers for flanged joints shall comply with BS EN
1092 and shall be galvanized or have other protective coating as
approved by the sewerage company. Zinc plating is not acceptable as a
means of corrosion protection.
(i) The location of safety chains 1. Safety chain shall be medium tolerance chain conforming to BS EN
should be shown on the 818-3 Grade 4 nominal size 8 x 24.
Drawings.
2. After manufacture, mild steel safety chains shall be hot dip
galvanized in accordance with BS EN ISO 1460 and BS EN ISO 1461.
(i) Where stainless steel tubes 1. Protective barriers shall conform to BS 6180 with loading determined
are to be bent to very small from Table NA.8 from the UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-1.
radii, it may be necessary to
describe their condition as 2. Handrails and balusters shall be manufactured from materials
GKM(S) instead of KM. conforming to the appropriate British Standard, as set out in Table E 8.
E2.37 Ladders
(i) BS EN ISO 14122-4 gives 1. Ladders in manholes and similar structures shall comply with the
guidance on the construction of requirements of BS EN 14396, with width of rung 380 mm and two
ladders. stringers, but shall not be made from aluminium.
2. Mild steel ladders for vertical fixing shall be fabricated from steel
conforming to BS EN 10025-2. After fabrication, low carbon steel
ladders shall be hot dip galvanized in accordance with BS EN ISO
1461.
(i) Sizes and types of fixings 1. Mild steel bolts and nuts shall be hot dip galvanized in accordance
should be shown on the with BS EN ISO 1461. Mild and high-tensile steel proprietary fixings
Drawings together with shall be protected in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
minimum requirements for edge appropriate British Standard, see Table E 9.
distances, centres of fixings
and embedments. Table E 9
(i) The term "blocks" has been 1. Concrete bricks or blocks to be used in manholes and chambers
used for precast concrete shall be precast concrete masonry units, manufactured in accordance
masonry units. with BS 6073-2 (partially replaced by BS EN 772-2, containing a
minimum of 350 kg per m3 of sulphate-resisting cement and having a
(ii) Bricks used in bedding to maximum water:cement ratio of 0.45, a minimum compressive strength
manhole covers should be of 40 N per mm2, and a maximum water absorption of 7%.
bonded using high-strength
mortar (such as polyester 2. Clay bricks to be used in manholes and chambers shall be solid,
resin). Class B engineering bricks complying with the relevant provisions of
BS EN 771-1.
3. The shapes and dimensions of special bricks shall comply with the
relevant provisions of BS 4729.
5. All bricks shall have active soluble salts content designation S2.
(i) Fuel-resistant types of 1. Joint sealing compounds shall be impermeable ductile materials of a
sealants to BS EN 14188-1 or type suitable for the conditions of exposure in which they are to be
BS 5212-1 may be required placed, and capable of providing a durable, flexible and watertight seal
where concrete surfaces are by adhesion to the concrete throughout the range of joint movement.
subject to fuel spillage.
2. Hot poured joint sealants shall comply with BS EN 14188-1, Type N1
(ii) BS 6213 gives guidance on sealant.
the selection of constructional
sealants. 3. Cold poured polymer-based joint sealants shall comply with BS EN
14188-2, Normal Type N sealant.
(iii) CIRIA Technical Notes
TN128 and TN144 deal with 4. Primers for use with joint sealants shall be compatible with, and
sealants in wet conditions. obtained from the same manufacturer as, the adjacent sealant. Primers
shall have no harmful effects on the surfaces to which the joint sealant
is to be applied.
(i) Openings should conform to 1. Covers shall be lockable, galvanized and fabricated from mild steel
the sewerage company’s or ductile iron.
requirements and be large
enough to allow pump units and
other equipment to be lifted
safely.
(i) The use of recycled material 1. Granular sub-base material shall be natural sands, gravels, crushed
should be encouraged and rock, crushed slag, crushed concrete or well burnt non-plastic shale.
should be described in the The material shall be well graded and lie within the following grading
Contract. limits:
Table E 10
(ii) Recycled material for use in BS ISO 3310-1 and Percentage by Mass Passing
sub-bases is defined in the BS ISO 3310-2
Highway Agency’s Test Sieve Type 1 Type 2
‘Specification for Highway
Works’, Series 800 Clause 807 75 mm 100 100
“Type 4 (Asphalt Arisings) 37.5 mm 85 - 100 85 - 100
Unbound Mixture”.
20 mm 60 - 100 60 - 100
(iii) IGN 4-08-01 gives guidance 10 mm 40 - 70 45 - 100
on pipe bedding materials.
5 mm 25 - 45 25 - 85
600 m 8 - 22 8 - 45
75 m 0 - 10 0 - 10
5. With the exception of well burnt non-plastic shale, the material shall
have a “ten per cent fines” value of 50 kN or more when tested in
accordance with BS 812-111.
7. Recycled materials shall comply with all relevant Standards and 2.55.
E2.44 Geotextiles
3. Geotextiles shall:
E2.45 Geosynthetics
1. Geosynthetic barriers for lining ponds and wetlands shall comply with
BS EN 13361 and the characteristics specified in the design. A
declaration of performance for each product used shall be provided for
approval prior to installation.
a) sustain a tensile load of not less than 25.0 kN/m at break and
have a minimum failure strain of 800% when determined in
accordance with ASTM D-638;
(i) For the definition of in-situ 1. Imported topsoil shall comply with BS 3882 and be of light or medium
topsoil see 3.3. texture, having a pH value of between 6.0 and 7.5. Imported topsoil
shall not contain stones greater than 20 mm in size nor have a total
(ii) Any requirements for testing stone content exceeding 10% by mass.
for club root and eelworm
should be described in the 2. Organic topsoil shall be imported from an organic land estate having
Contract. a soil composition from a similar soil series. Details of the source and
composition of the topsoil shall be provided, unless stated in the design.
(iii) Attention is drawn to
Section 14.2 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981, which
prohibits deposition of any plant
material from any non-native
invasive species listed in Part 2
of Schedule 9 of the Act (e.g.,
Giant Hogweed or Japanese
Knotweed).
E3.1 Excavation
7. Soft spots shall be removed from the bottom of trenches and other
excavations, which shall then be refilled to formation level with the same
material as the permanent work which is to rest on that formation. Any
void which results from over-excavation below formation level shall be
refilled in the same manner.
(i) An Environmental Permit 1. Water shall not be allowed to accumulate in any part of the Works.
may be required from the Water arising from, or draining into, the Works shall be drained or
Environment Agency or Natural pumped to a consented disposal point. Any drainage sumps required
Resources Wales. shall, where practicable, be sited outside the area excavated for the
permanent Works, and shall be refilled with either Type 1 granular sub-
(ii) Guidance for Pollution base material complying with E2.43 or lean concrete Grade GEN1
Prevention GPP 5 and Pollution (C10) to the level of the underside of the adjacent permanent Works.
Prevention Guidance 6 should
be applied. 2. All necessary precautions shall be taken to prevent any adjacent
ground from being adversely affected by loss of fines through any
dewatering process.
3. Discharges to sewers shall not take place without the consent of the
sewerage company.
E3.4 Backfilling
(i) The highway authority may 1. Backfilling shall, wherever practicable, be undertaken immediately
impose requirements for when the specified operations preceding it have been completed.
backfilling under existing Backfilling shall not, however, be commenced until the works to be
highways. covered have achieved a strength sufficient to withstand all loading
imposed thereon.
(i) It is advisable to make an 1. Topsoil shall mean the top layer of soil that can support vegetation. It
assessment of soil stacking shall include all turf not required for re-laying or not acceptable for
requirements in cases where turfing.
topsoil quality is important, and
to provide accordingly in the 2. Topsoil shall be removed from the areas described in the Contract
Contract. and, where required for re-use, shall be stockpiled separately and kept
free from weeds.
(i) For a comprehensive 1. Standard concrete mixes shall be in accordance with BS EN 206-1
specification for reinforced and BS 8500, and shall be used with a 20 mm nominal maximum size of
concrete, see 'CESWI' 7th aggregate and a slump class S2 for a target 70 mm.
edition.
2. Suitable applications for the concrete mixes are shown in Table E 11.
(ii) The mixes are consistent
with the relevant standard
mixes in BS 8500.
Table E 11
Strength Class
(iii) See E2.9 for the use of Standard Mix Applications
of Concrete
sulphate-resisting Portland
cement. Fillings, blindings, soft
GEN1 C8/ C10
spots and drainage sumps
GEN3 C16/ C20 All other applications