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4. QUALITY CONTROL<br />

QUALITY CONTROL<br />

Future Pipe Industries is <strong>com</strong>mitted to providing high quality products and<br />

operates a quality system certified to ISO 9001 requirements. Quality control<br />

testing includes thorough checks for all in<strong>com</strong>ing raw materials and finished<br />

products according to Future Pipe Industries’ strict written standards. The<br />

Future Pipe Industries following is physical <strong>com</strong>mitted and to dimension providing checks high will quality be made: products and<br />

operates a quality system certified to ISO 9001 requirements. Quality Control<br />

testing includes thorough checks for all in<strong>com</strong>ing raw materials and finished<br />

Each Once Per<br />

products according to Future Type Pipe Industries’ of Test strict written standards. The Standard following Reference<br />

physical and dimension checks will be made:<br />

Pipe Day<br />

Wall thickness & length X ASTM D 3517<br />

Visual inspection<br />

TYPE OF TEST<br />

Spigot outside diameter<br />

EACH<br />

PIPE<br />

X<br />

ONCE<br />

XPER DAY<br />

STANDARD<br />

REFERENCE<br />

FPI<br />

FPI<br />

Wall thickness & length Hydrostatic test for pressure X<br />

Visual inspection pipe (optional for gravity X<br />

Spigot outside diameter pipes)<br />

X<br />

X<br />

ASTM D 3517 ASTM D 3517<br />

FPI<br />

AWWA C950<br />

FPI<br />

Hydrostatic test for pressure pipe<br />

Stiffness<br />

(optional for gravity pipes)<br />

X ASTM D 3517<br />

X ASTM D 2412<br />

AWWA C950<br />

Stiffness Barcol hardness X X ASTM D 2412 ASTM D 2583<br />

Barcol hardness X<br />

Constituents by weight % (LOI)<br />

Constituents by weight % (LOI) X<br />

ASTM D 2583<br />

X ASTM D 2584<br />

ASTM D 2584<br />

Axial tensile strength Axial tensile strength X X ASTM D ASTM 638 D 638<br />

Circumferential tensile strength<br />

(for pressure pipe only) Circumferential tensile strength<br />

(for pressure pipe only)<br />

X ASTM D 2290<br />

X ASTM D 2290<br />

All resin consignments are checked for viscosity and gel time. Glass rovings are<br />

checked for TEX/Yield value and moisture content. Silica sand is checked for<br />

proper gradation, organic All resin materials consignments content are checked and moisture for viscosity content. and gel time. Glass rovings are<br />

checked for TEX/Yield value and moisture content. Silica sand is checked for<br />

proper gradation, organic materials content and moisture content.<br />

Wall thickness measurements – every pipe Inside diameter measurement – every pipe<br />

Wall thickness measurements – every pipe Inside diameter measurement – every pipe<br />

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