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minimum dimensions of three inches (3") belovr and above the outside of the <br />pipe, and extending; laterally .to the walls of the trench as excavated. Pay- <br />ment i'or such concrete bedding or encasement shall be ?nade at tl~e coptract <br />unit pricQ for concrete beddn€; set forth in the proposal. In laying the pipe <br />in contr. eta bedd~;g, care shall be take;. to prevent the p-re-cast biturn~.nous <br />joints :fr~am coming ~.rito contact vrith the fresh concrete until after they have <br />been jcinec}, <br />The tr~nc)"! space each side of the pipe and for a distance of tti^,elve inches <br />(12") above the to°:, thereof shall bra bacl~f filled vri th suitable fine earth, slat; or <br />banlt sand and thgrou~?h1~r compacted. before: any back-fil.linG by machinery i_s <br />al l ol~~ed . <br />The draining of the trend! sr!a1.1 be so effected that no vvcater can rur~ <br />throe€~:h nearly laid pir_~e, nor accumulr,te in trio trench until after the concrete has <br />tl.oroLiGi!ly set. !'ll concrete vrorl; shall be set up hard before any backfilling <br />work is started. <br />In no case shall more than 20~J feet of trencY! be opened in advance of ,pipe <br />laying; operations, unless orderec'_ by the ~ngir~QUr. <br />:ill sel~rers shall. be tightl,~" closed at open ends at the completion of each <br />day's work. <br />5. Lz;YIIdG COI~•I~R~TI': PIPL~'; <br />(a) G11~1ERr~~L: A111 concrete pipe for use in see^rers sh~11 conform to the specify-- <br />cations for concrete pipe in section 1 (p) above, and shall be of the class or <br />type cal.l.ed for on the plans, or othar^<^rise specified. <br />(b) JOIi•~TS: Unless otherwise specified; or called for on. the plans, all cony <br />Crete pipe shall be joined with approved plastic bituminous jointing compound <br />as specif yeti in Section 1 (q) above . <br />(c) COI•~STItUCTTGi~ - SIl~tC;L:;: PIPS S'":ar~?.S: Iixcept as othervri.ss specify ed herein <br />concrete pipe shall be laid in accordance with specifications for vitrified p7.pe <br />in so far as the same may be applicable. Satisfactory ~ue~Lns shy:.ll be used to <br />hold the pipe in line while the pips are being joined, and due pr::caution shall <br />be taken to insure that the spi~•ot end of the l::i._:?:; be i n~~ laid is pushed home into <br />the Groove of the pres. dir.G ?ipe. derrick w.it. un apr~r.oveci hoist-~n~; lift and <br />hook shall be used to lo~~~er concrete pipe into the trench. <br />In earth e;ccavatior~, unless oth~rr-rise specified or ca.ll.ed for on the plans, <br />the bottom of the trench shall. bs neatly fo.rr~!er1 'to fit •the contour of the pine. <br />Should the trench not be excav~<;~ted neatl;r, all slaace below the pipe must be <br />filled yritl~ class "C" concrete, extendin~ up around the skies of the pi?~e so <br />that the lower ~thirr'.. o.f the pipe is supported its er.~-ire lenGt~., and the cost of <br />such concrete bedding shall be included in the contract unit price for -the sevrer <br />complete in place. <br />In rock, shale, or~rlYy unyi eldin~ rnate~°ial, or ~;rher~ caL.ec_ for on the plans, <br />or where ordered by tl!e 'engineer, tl'ie bettor: of tl,.e ~~ rei_ch shall. be excavated at <br />least three inches (3",l below ~thc bot"o;~1 of tl~~e p~._;~e, and the F;ir~e shall then be <br />bedded in class "C" ooncrete extsnrlinG up around firs sii.ies of the pipe so that <br />the l.ovrer third of the pipe is supported. its entire lengti!. Payment for such <br />concrete badding shall_ be m~rde at the contract unit 1~~°ice for concrete bedding; <br />set forth in the proposal. <br />Ton~~;ue and ~fraove pipe shal_1 be laid ~.~iti'_ tY!e ~~r. oa~re erid. rzostream. The <br />tcroove e!~d of the first pine shall be. t;l!orou~;h:r_y c1_eane;z, anti a layer of bitu- <br />minous jointing; compound arr.E~l~_ai;i to ti~!e lo-~cer ha1.f of the ~:roove. The tonguc- <br />encl of the :next; pipe. shall then be ti~oro~.~.;171J cl~anec~. and a layer of the compound <br />applir~d to the ~_tpx~er llZlf of tY!e ton~~ue. 7'iae tor-:>~,~e end of the second pins <br />mall tl!en 11e yI"lse;7't~d -1l~t•O the i;Y'OOtTe GnCI O:!~ tl.i?•.... ~rSt p1'~~ i h 1 OI'ne. <br />ant. s..ovec_ h <br />s - 7 <br />