SECTION 15076

CEMENT-MORTAR LINED AND COATED (CML&C) STEEL PIPE

GENERAL

DESCRIPTION

This section designates the requirements for steel pipe fabrication, test in shop, installation of steel
pipe, fabrication of steel sheet or plate, mill-manufactured steel pipe, bends, special pipes with
outlets, pass holes, flanges and all other fittings. Steel pipe shall conform to the following except
as modified by this Specification:
1.02

REFERENCE STANDARDS

The publications listed below form part of this specification to the extent referenced and are
referred to in the text by the basic designation only. Reference shall be made to the latest edition
of said standards unless otherwise called for:

1.03

AWWA C200

Steel Water Pipe 6-inches and larger

AWWA C205

Cement-mortar protective lining and coating

AWWA C207

Steel Pipe Flanges

AWWA C210

Coal-tar epoxy coating system for interior and exterior of steel water
pipelines

AWWA C213

Fusion-Bonded epoxy coating for the interior and exterior of steel water
pipelines

AWS

Standard Qualification Procedure for Manual Welding Operators

ASME

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

RELATED WORK DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE

The publications listed below form part of this specification to the extent referenced and are
referred to in the text by the basic designation only. Reference shall be made to the latest edition
of said standards unless otherwise called for.
Section 09900
Section 15041
1.04

Painting and Coating

SUBMITTALS

The Contractor shall furnish submittals in accordance with Section 1 General Conditions.
Submittals are required for the following:
A.

Submit Shop Drawings, material lists, manufacturers literature and catalog cuts of, but not
limited to, the following:

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Shop Drawings
Layout Schedule
Manufacturer's tests
Mill Reports or Plant Test Reports

Fabrication Details
Dimensional Checks
Protective Coatings
Welding Rods for Field Welding

B.

Shop Drawings shall be submitted and approved prior to manufacture of pipe. The layout
schedule shall indicate the order of installation, the length and location of each pipe section
and special, the station and elevation of the pipe invert at all changes in grade, and all data
on curves and bends for both horizontal and vertical alignment.

C.

Submit data used by the Contractor in manufacture and quality control.

D.

Test reports showing the physical properties of the rubber used in the gaskets shall be
submitted.

PART 2

MATERIALS

2.01

PIPING

A.

Steel pipe shall conform to AWWA C200. The steel for the cylinder shall be designed for a
minimum of 300 psi working pressure and 36,000 psi minimum yield strength conforming to
requirements for ASTM A36.

B.

Fittings for steel pipe shall conform to the dimensions of AWWA C208 and shall be made
of segmentally welded sections of hydrostatically tested pipe (same material and
thickness), with ends compatible for type of joints shown. The minimum radius of elbows
shall be 2.5 times the pipe diameter and the maximum miter angle on each section of
elbow shall not exceed 11.25 degrees. Fittings shall be equal in pressure design strength
and shall have the same lining and coating as the abutting pipe.

C.

Steel pipe joints shall be welded, unless otherwise indicated. Closure pieces shall be
buttstraps. The straps shall be furnished in one or two sections, requiring one or two
longitudinal welds in addition to the circumferential fillet welds. Provide steel flanges,
welded to pipe where indicated. Flanges shall be in accordance with AWWA C207 Class
D. Linings or coatings shall be continuous to the end of the pipe or back of the flange.
Flange faces shall be shop cloth-inserted rubber. Bolts on buried flanges shall be Type
316 stainless steel with coal tar epoxy applied after installation.

D.

Cement mortar lining for steel pipes shall conform to the following:
1.

Except as otherwise provided in AWWA C205, the interior of all steel pipe, fittings and
specials, shall be cleaned and lined in the shop with cement mortar lining applied
centrifugally in conformance with AWWA C205. Every precaution shall be taken to
prevent damage to the lining. If lining is damaged or found faulty at the construction
site, the damage or unsatisfactory portions shall be replaced with lining conforming to
these specifications.

2.

The pipe ends shall be left bare where field joints occur. Ends of the lining shall be left
square and uniform. Feathered or uneven edges will not be permitted.

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2.02

3.

Defective linings as identified in AWWA C205 shall be removed from the pipe wall and
shall be replaced to the full thickness required. Defective linings shall be cut back to a
square shoulder in order to avoid feather-edged joints.

4.

5-inch minimum hand holes shall be required, unless directed otherwise by the District
Engineer, to facilitate interior lining repairs at all joints.

Cement mortar coating for steel pipes shall conform to the following:
1.

All buried pipe shall receive a -inch thick reinforced cement mortar coating. The
coating shall be reinforced with spirally wound No. 14 gauge steel wire spaced at
1- inch centers positioned approximately at the center of the mortar coating. In lieu
of a spirally wound wire, a wire mesh or wire fabric may be used. The mesh or fabric
shall be fastened with welded wire clips or strips of metal so as to hold the wire
approximately at the center of the mortar coating. Splices shall be lapped four inches
and the free ends tied or looped to ensure continuity.

2.

After the welding is completed, the outside annular spaces between pipe sections shall
be completely filled with grout. The grout shall be poured in such a manner that all
exposed portions of the metal joint shall be completely protected with cement mortar.
Grout used on the outside of joints shall be non-shrink grout, sufficiently fluid to permit
it to be poured down one side of the pipe and allowed to flow up the other side. The
outside mortar joints shall be properly formed by the use of heavy-duty diapers or
grout bands.

STEEL BAR OR WIRE REINFORCEMENT

Circumferential steel bar or wire reinforcement shall conform to ASTM A615, Grade 60,
"Specifications for Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement". Wire fabric reinforcing for
cement-mortar coatings and linings of fittings shall conform to ASTM A185, "Specifications for
Welded Steel Wire Fabric," or ASTM A497, "Specifications for Welded Deformed Steel Wire
Fabric." Spiral-wire reinforcement for cement-mortar coatings shall conform to ASTM A82.
2.03

STEEL FOR JOINT RINGS

Steel for bell rings shall conform to ASTM A575, "Specification for Merchant Quality Hot Rolled
Carbon Steel Bars." Steel for spigot rings shall conform to ASTM A576, "Specification for Special
Quality Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Bars."
2.04

MANUFACTURER'S TESTS

A.

Each steel cylinder with joint rings attached and cylinders for specials shall be
hydrostatically tested to a circumferential stress of at least 22,000 psi, but not more than
25,000 psi. If leaks develop during testing, the cylinder shall be repaired by welding and
retested until all leaks are eliminated.

B.

The seams in short radius bends and special fittings shall be tested by the air-soap method
using air at a pressure of 5 psi or by the dye-check method. However, if the fitting is
fabricated from cylinders which have been previously hydrostatically tested, no further test
will be required on seams so tested.

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C.

Hydrostatic testing of fittings to 150% of the design pressure may replace the tests
described above. Any defects revealed by any of the alternate test methods shall be
repaired by welding and the fitting retested until all defects have been eliminated.

2.05

FABRICATION DETAILS

A.

Each special and each length of straight pipe shall be plainly marked at the bell end to
identify the design pressure and the proper location of the pipe or special by reference to
layout schedule.

B.

Exposed portion of joint rings shall be protected from corrosion by the manufacturer's
standard coating.

2.06

HANDLING AND SHIPMENT

Pipe and special fittings shall be handled carefully, and blocking and holddowns used during
shipment shall prevent movement or shifting. Both ends of pipe and fittings on trucks or rail cars
shall be bulkheaded or covered in order to prevent excessive drying of the interior lining.

PART 3

EXECUTION

3.01

INSTALLATION

A.

Trench Preparation: Earthwork shall be carried out in accordance with Section 02200,
Earthwork. Pipe laying shall be scheduled so that the bell end of the pipe faces in the
direction of laying. Pipe installation on slopes steeper than 20% shall be laid in an uphill
direction. Prior to laying the pipe, the bottom of the trench shall be graded and prepared to
provide uniform bearing throughout the entire length of each joint of pipe. Suitable bell
holes shall be excavated at each joint and a shallow lateral depression shall be scooped
out half a pipe length from the last pipe laid to allow for easy removal of the belt pipe sling
and thus avoid any movement of the pipe after it is placed on proper line and grade.

B.

Butt-Strap Closure Joints: Butt-strap closure joints shall be completed in the trench after
the pipe has been laid to the alignment and grade shown on the Plans. They shall be field
welded by full-circumferential fillet welds or one of the edges may be shop welded and the
other field welded. Welding shall be done in the same manner as specified for welded
joints.
1.

The interior of the joints shall be filled with stiff plastic mortar and finished off smoothly
with the inside of the pipe.

2.

Wire mesh, 2-inch by 4-inch by No. 13 gauge, clean, and free from rust, shall be
applied to the exterior of the joints so that the wires on the 2-inch spacing run
circumferentially around the pipe. The wires on the 4-inch spacing shall be crimped in
such a manner that the mesh will be held 3/8-inch from the metal joint surface. The
mesh shall be lapped a minimum of 8-inches and shall be securely wired in position.

3.

The joint exterior shall be coated with mortar to a minimum thickness of 1-inches.
Immediately prior to applying mortar to the interior or exterior of the joints, a cement
wash shall be applied to the metal to be coated

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C.

Welded Joints: Welded joints shall be completed after the pipe is in final position. Welded
joints shall be a lap-welded slip joint as shown on the Plans. Any recess between the bell
and spigot shall be caulked with a rod to facilitate the welding. Pipe of 30-inches in
diameter or more may be welded from the inside. Welders assigned to the Work shall be
qualified under the AWS standard qualification procedure.
1.

Joints to be welded shall be cleaned, preferably prior to placing the pipe in the trench,
of all loose scale, heavy rust, paint, cement, and grease. At least a 1/2-inch recess
shall be provided between adjacent mortar-covered surfaces to place the weld. In all
hand welding, the metal shall be deposited in successive layers and the minimum
number of passes or beads in the completed weld shall be as follows:
Steel Cylinder Thickness (Inches)
Smaller than 3/16
3/16 and 1/4
5/16
3/8

2.

3.02

Fillet Weld Minimum Number of Passes

After the joints have been welded, the joint shall be grouted with cement mortar in the
same manner as specified for rubber-ring joints.

PREVENTING FOREIGN MATTER FROM ENTERING THE PIPE

At all times when pipe laying is not in progress, the open end of the pipe shall be closed with a
tight-fitting cap or plug to prevent the entrance of foreign matter into the pipe. These provisions
shall apply during the noon hour as well as overnight. In no event shall the pipeline be used as a
drain for removing water which has infiltrated into the trench. The Contractor shall maintain the
inside of the pipe free from foreign materials and in a clean and sanitary condition until its
acceptance by the District Engineer.
3.03

PRESSURE TEST

All pipelines shall be tested in accordance with Section 15044, Hydrostatic Testing of Piping. Zero
leakage is allowed and all visible leaks must be repaired regardless of the results of the leakage
allowance measurements.
3.04

DISINFECTION

Disinfection shall be in accordance with Section 15041, Disinfection of Piping.

END OF SECTION

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