NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
1. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE INDICATED ON
THE DRAWING. THE CONSULTANT / DESIGNER
IDENTIFICATION OF PIPE & IDENTIFICATION OF VALVES BLOCK PAVING
IS RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR FURTHER
SLEEVE POSITIONS: AND FIRE HYDRANTS: DETAILS AND TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE
E = ELECTRICAL V = VALVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
T = TELKOM FH = FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION.
W = WATER 2. THE SIGNATURE OR INITIALS ON THIS
S = SEWER DRAWING OF COE OFFICIAL DOES NOT
SAND BEDDING LAYER REMOVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER
G4 MATERIAL, STABILISED WITH 3% FROM THE CONSULTANT / DESIGNER.
CEMENT BY MASS, AND COMPACTED 3. THE CONSULTANT / DESIGNER REMAINS

1500 MAX
IN 3x150mm THICK LAYERS TO 95% RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE

1000 MIN
MOD AASHTO DENSITY GUIDELINES, STANDARD DRAWINGS,
STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
APPROVED EXCAVATED MATERIAL WATER AND SANITATION DEPARTMENT HAVE
COMPACTED TO 93% MOD AASHTO BEEN MET AND ARE COMPLIED WITH IN THE
DENSITY IN LAYERS NOT EXCEEDING DESIGN.
150mm IN THICKNESS 4. ALL MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP MUST

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SELECTED GRAVEL MATERIAL APPROVED COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
BY THE DESIGNER, WITH A PI < 6, AND LATEST RELEVANT SANS STANDARD.
300 COMPACTED TO 93% MOD AASHTO DENSITY
PREPARATION OF TRENCH
5. FINAL POSITION OF SERVICES TO BE
DETERMINED ON SITE.
100mm COMPACTED SELECTED BOTTOM
BACKFILL MATERIAL, 150mm IN ROCK / 6. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE CHECKED AND
HARD MATERIAL APPROVED ON SITE.
7. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN mm (UNLESS
S B S OTHERWISE SPECIFIED).
8. DO NOT SCALE FROM THESE DRAWINGS.
9. CLASS OF CONCRETE UNLESS OTHERWISE
TRENCHING SPECIFIED ON DRAWING DETAILS:
REINFORCED CLASS 30/19
A) PAVED AREAS THRUST BLOCKS CLASS 20/19
BLINDING CLASS 15/19
THICKNESS AND GRADING OF WEARING FLOOR SCREED SAND : CEMENT = 3 : 1
COURSE TO MATCH EXISTING 10. PRE-CAST CONCRETE RINGS AND COVER
LETTERS TO BE FORMED IN CONCRETE LETTERS TO BE PAINTED ON
BEFORE IT SETS LETTERS TO BE 5mm CONCRETE WITH BLACK PAINT ON LAYER WORKS TO MATCH EXISTING SLABS TO COMPLY WITH SANS 1294.
EXISTING ROAD SURFACE 11. JOINTS BETWEEN CONCRETE RINGS AND
WIDE & DEEP WHITE PAINTED BACK GROUND
(ROAD MARKING PAINT) BETWEEN COVER SLABS AND BETWEEN
RINGS AND FLOORS TO BE SEALED WITH
50 50 75 50 49 50 50 BITUMEN SEALANTAPPROVED
( BY THE
DESIGNER).
12. ALL JOINTS BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE

75

1500 MAX
CHAMBER WALL AND BETWEEN BRICK WALL

1000 MIN
APPROVED EXCAVATED MATERIAL
50 15 AND CONCRETE FLOOR TO BE SEALED TO
COMPACTED TO 93% MOD AASHTO
MARKERS ON CONCRETE KERBS DENSITY IN LAYERS NOT EXCEEDING PREVENT WATER LEAKING INTO THE
CHAMBER. METHOD OF SEALING TO BE
SCALE 1:10 150mm IN THICKNESS
SUBMITTED TO THE DESIGNER FOR
APPROVAL.
SELECTED GRAVEL MATERIAL APPROVED 13. FLANGE DRILLING TO BE IN ACCORDANCE

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BY THE DESIGNER, WITH A PI < 6, AND WITH SANS 1123. DESIGNER TO SPECIFY
COMPACTED TO 93% MOD AASHTO DENSITY FLANGE TABLE.
PREPARATION OF TRENCH 14. ALL BOLTS, WASHERS AND NUTS TO BE HOT
100mm COMPACTED SELECTED BOTTOM DIPPED GALVANISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
BACKFILL MATERIAL, 150mm IN SANS 763.
100 ROCK / HARD MATERIAL
26x26x3mm THICK , LETTERS 15. ALL STEEL PIPE ITEMS TO BE GRIT BLASTED
CAST INTO CONCRETE TO SA 3 OF ISO 8501-1 AND PAINTED WITH
S B S EPOXY COMPLYING WITH SANS 1217 WITH A
MINIMUM DRY FILM THICKNESS OF 500
C MICRON (LINING AND COATING).
O TRENCHING UNDERGROUND STEEL PIPE ITEMS TO BE
WRAPPED WITH PETROLATUM TAPE
E
PIPE DIAMETER
B) GRAVEL ROADS (APPROVED BY DESIGNER) OVER THE EPOXY
DEPTH COATING.
THICKNESS AND GRADING OF ASPHALT
W TYPE OF PIPE
SURFACE TO MATCH EXISTING 16. CONCRETE SUPPORTS ARE REQUIRED
MATERIAL
10mm TOPSOIL UNDERNEATH VALVES AND PIPE WORK
PIPE DIAMETER
DEPTH LAYER WORKS TO MATCH EXISTING WHERE INDICATED BY THE DESIGNER.
TYPE OF PIPE
SAW-CUT JOINT
MATERIAL
SAW-CUT JOINT 200 200 17. DESIGNER TO SPECIFY STEP IRONS OR
ENLARGED DETAIL OF
800

EXISTING ROAD SURFACE

INFORMATION REQUIRED LADDER INSIDE CHAMBER. STEP IRONS TO BE
ON ENGRAVED PLATE SALBERG AND BUILT-IN.
18. THERE MUST BE NO CONTACT BETWEEN
LEGEND: STEEL PIPE ITEMS AND CONCRETE OR BRICK
S = WORKING SPACE EACH SIDE OF PIPE, REINFORCEMENT.
1300

BACKFILL OF APPROVED EXCAVATED MIN 200mm

1500 MAX
1000 MIN
MATERIAL COMPACTED TO 90% MOD G4 MATERIAL, STABILISED WITH 3% CEMENT BY B = OD OF PIPE
AASHTO DENSITY IN 150mm LAYERS

1500 MAX
1000 MIN
MASS, AND COMPACTED IN 3x150mm THICK
N.G.L. LAYERS TO 95% MOD AASHTO DENSITY
50 50 APPROVED EXCAVATED MATERIAL COMPACTED
32

TO 93% MOD AASHTO DENSITY IN LAYERS NOT

37

EXCEEDING 150mm IN THICKNESS

32

200

200
2Y10-FULL LENGTH OF SELECTED GRAVEL MATERIAL APPROVED
MARKER BLOCK, 50mm SELECTED BACKFILL, HAND BY THE DESIGNER, WITH A PI < 6, AND
500

COVER ON SIDES COMPACTED IN 100mm LAYERS COMPACTED TO 93% MOD AASHTO DENSITY
PREPARATION OF TRENCH PREPARATION OF TRENCH
BOTTOM 100mm COMPACTED SELECTED BOTTOM
BACKFILL MATERIAL, 150mm IN ROCK /
100mm COMPACTED SELECTED HARD MATERIAL
BACKFILL MATERIAL, 150mm IN
ROCK / HARD MATERIAL S B S S B S
0
10

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POSITION OF
REINFORCING TRENCHING TRENCHING
D) SIDE WALKS C) SURFACED ROADS

CONCRETE MARKER BLOCK TYPICAL BEDDING & BACKFILL DETAILS

SCALE 1:10 FOR WATER PIPES
SCALE 1:20

AMENDMENTS WATER AND SANITATION DESIGNED CONTRACT No. PROJECT TITLE

APPROVED ON BEHALF OF:
NR DATE APPROVED DESCRIPTION OPERATIONS DIVISION NAME:.........................................
STANDARD GUIDELINE DRAWINGS
NAME:............................................................. PROF REG No:.......................
SIGNATURE:............................... DATE:....................... PROJECT No.
DRAWN DRAWING TITLE
SIGNATURE:.................................................. DATE:.......................
NAME:......................................... SHEET No.
PROJECTS DIVISION CONSULTANT DETAILS TO BE
PLACED HERE SIGNATURE:............................... DATE:.......................
STANDARD DRAWING: WATER RETICULATION
NAME:............................................................. PROF REG No:.......................
APPROVED
MARKERS, TYPICAL BEDDING AND BACKFILL DETAILS
SIGNATURE:.................................................. DATE:....................... PAPER SIZE
NAME:......................................... PROF REG No:.......................
PLANNING DIVISION A1
SIGNATURE:............................... DATE:.......................
WATER AND SANITATION NAME:............................................................. PROF REG No:....................... SCALE CoE DRAWING NUMBER
CONSULTANT DRAWING NUMBER
DEPARTMENT SIGNATURE:.................................................. DATE:....................... REVISION
STD-WR-003 REVISION