1 Scope
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 par...