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Standard Specification for
“Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin)
Pressure Pipe1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3517; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers machine-made fibreglass pipe,
8 in. (200 mm) through 144 in. (3700 mm), intended for use in
water conveyance systems which operate at internal gage
pressures of 250 psi (1.72 MPa) or less. Both glass-fibre-reinforced thermosetting-resin pipe (RTRP) and glass-fibre-reinforced polymer mortar pipe (RPMP) are fibreglass pipes.
The standard is suited primarily for pipes to be installed in
buried applications, although it may be used to the extent
applicable for other installations such as, but not limited to,
jacking, tunnel lining and slip lining rehabilitation of existing
pipelines.
NOTE 1—For the purposes of this standard, polymer does not include
natural polymers.

1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided
for information purposes only.
NOTE 2—There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.

1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
test methods portion, Section 8, of this specification: This
the 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.