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Manual of Mainlaying Practice

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CONTENTSSectionPage No.1 DESIGN 11.1 Standard Size, Type and Class <strong>of</strong> Pipes 11.2 Design Criteria 21.3 Operational Requirements 52 MATERIALS 112.1 Specification 112.2 Steel Pipes and Fittings 112.3 Ductile Iron (DI) Pipes and Fittings 122.4 Polyethylene (PE) Pipes and Fittings 122.5 Galvanised Iron (GI) Pipes and Fittings 132.6 Other Pipe Materials No Longer Used by WSD for NewMains133 INSTALLATION 153.1 Preparation Work for Trench Excavation 153.2 Excavation in Trenches 153.3 Safety <strong>of</strong> Road Opening for <strong>Mainlaying</strong> Works 173.4 Cover to Mains 183.5 Laying Pipes 203.6 Thrust Blocks 213.7 Transverse Anchor Blocks 233.8 Nitrogen Gas Test for Steel Pipes 233.9 Backfilling 233.10 Hydrostatic Pressure Test 243.11 Cleaning and Sterilisation <strong>of</strong> Fresh Water Mains 25

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