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Standard Practice for Minimum Structural Design Loading for Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures
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Scope
1.1 This practice describes the minimum live loads and dead loads to be applied when designing monolithic or sectional precast concrete utility structures. Concrete pipe, box culverts, and material covered in Specification C 478 are excluded from this practice.
Note 1—For additional information see AASHTO Standard Specification for Highway Bridges, Fifteenth Edition.
Note 2—The purchaser is cautioned that he must properly correlate the anticipated loading conditions and the field requirements with the design loads used.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Keywords
minimum structural design criteria; precast concrete; underground utility enclosures; ICS Number Code 91.100.30 (Concrete and concrete products)
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Document Number
ASTM-C857-87
Revision Level
1987 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
Reapproval
Publication Date
Oct. 30, 1987
Document Type
Practice
Page Count
5 pages
Committee Number
C27.10