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D. ACCESSORIES:
1. All accessories shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

2. Stubs shall be set accurately to the dimensions indicated on the drawings. Stubs shall be
sealed with suitable watertight plugs.

3.02 LEAKAGE TESTS FOR SEWER MANHOLES:

A. Leakage tests shall be made by the Contractor and observed by the Engineer on each
manhole. The test shall be by vacuum or by water exfiltration as described below:

B. VACUUM TEST:

4.

Precast reinforced concrete sections shall be set vertical and with sections in true
alignment.

Butyl rubber joint sealant shall be installed between each concrete section. Catch basin
sections do not require joint sealant if so indicated on the drawings.

All holes in sections used for handling the sections shall be thoroughly plugged with mortar.

2.04 LEACHING CATCH BASINS

A. Leaching catch basins shall conform to the requirements for Products, Paragraph 2.1 herein.

B. _ Thestructure perforations shall be as detailed in the Contract Drawings.

C. Stone for backfill around the leaching catch basin shall conform to NHDOT Item 304.5, Crushed
Stone, Course. materials shall be top grade (100% solids, vulcanized) butyl rubber and shall meet
or exceed AASHTO M-198.

2.05 SEWER MANHOLE ACCESSORIES:

2.02 BRICK MATERIALS:

A. — Brick shall be sound, hard, and uniformly burned brick, regular and uniform in shape and size, of
compact texture, and satisfactory to the Engineer. Bricks shall comply with ASTM C32, for Grade
SS, hard brick, except that the mean of five tests for absorption shall not exceed 8 percent by
weight.

B. — Rejected brick shall be immediately removed from the work and brick satisfactory to the
Engineer substituted.

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6. The date of manufacture and the name or trademark of the manufacturer shall be clearly
marked on the inside of each precast section.

7. Acceptance of the sections will be on the basis of material tests and inspection of the
completed product.

8. Circumferential steel reinforcement in walls and bases shall be a minimum of 0.12 sq.
in/lin. ft. for 4-foot diameter sections and 0.15 sq. in./lin. ft. for S- and 6-foot diameter
sections. Reinforcing shall extend into tongue and groove.

Manhole Structures and Pipes

ASTM C1244 Standard Test Method for Concrete Sewer Manholes by the
Negative Air Pressure (Vacuum) Test.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

AASHTO M198Joints for Circular Concrete Sewer and Culvert Pipe Using
Flexible Watertight Gaskets

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 29 CFR 1910.27

Fall Prevention Protection

1.05 SUBMITTALS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS, SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

SECTION 02631
PRECAST MANHOLES AND CATCH BASINS PART 1 -
GENERAL
1.01 WORK INCLUDED:

A. This Section covers all precast manholes and catch basins complete, including, but not limited
to, bases, walls, cones, mortar, inverts, frames and covers.

B. Work shall comply with City of Nashua Standard Specifications for Sewers and Drains
(Appendix A).

SECTION 02534

FILL SEWER PIPE TO BE ABANDONED

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01

1.02

1.03

WORK INCLUDED:

The existing sewer pipe to be abandoned in place shall be completely filled with
"Flowable Fill" after the sewerage has been re-routed through the new sewer main.
The work shall include all materials, labor, pumping, shoring, and cleanup required
to complete this item.

RELATED WORK:
Section 02631, PRECAST MANHOLES AND CATCH BASINS

2022 Sewer Replacement Project Connections to Existing Structures or Sewer Mains
Nashua, NH 02533-3

a ROMAC “CB” Sewer Saddles or equal.