BS 5911-1:2021

This standard BS 5911-1:2021 Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete is classified in these ICS categories:

• 23.040.50 Pipes and fittings of other materials
• 91.100.30 Concrete and concrete products

BS EN 1916 specifies requirements and describes test methods for precast concrete pipes and fittings, unreinforced, steel fibre and reinforced, with flexible joints and nominal sizes not exceeding DN 1750 or WN/HN 1200/1800, for which the main intended use is the conveyance of sewage, rainwater and surface water under gravity or occasionally at low head of pressure in pipelines that are generally buried. The scope includes pipes (collectively referred to as “jacking pipes”) intended to be installed by pipe jacking, microtunnelling or other trenchless technology.

This part of BS 5911 specifies complementary requirements to those specified in BS EN 1916 for unreinforced and reinforced concrete pipes and fittings, with nominal sizes not exceeding DN 1500 for circular pipes with base and WN/HN 800/1200 for egg-shaped pipes. Requirements are also specified for reinforced concrete circular trench and jacking pipes with nominal sizes greater than DN 1750, but not exceeding DN 3000.

This part of BS 5911 also covers circular pipes with base and egg-shaped pipes.

Steel fibre concrete jacking pipes are not manufactured in the United Kingdom and so are excluded from this part of BS 5911.

NOTE 1 The planning, design, installation and testing of drains and sewers are covered by BS EN 752, BS EN 1295‑1 and BS EN 1610.

NOTE 2 The Pipe Jacking Association’s “Guide to best practice for the installation of pipe jacks and microtunnels” [1] is a source of advice on the use of jacking pipes.