WSAA is pleased to advise that Information and Guidance Note (IGN) DR WSA TN3 - Ring bending stiffness and allowable deflection of ductile iron pipe and steel pipe is available for comment.

Information and Guidance Note: DR WSA TN3 Issue 2

Title: Ring bending stiffness and allowable deflection of ductile iron pipe and steel pipe

Publisher: Water Services Associations of Australia

Comment Closes: 7 September 2017

Revision of: WSA TN3 Issue (1 Sep 2005)

 

Background

In 2005, WSA TN 3 was developed to cover the significant changes in the manufacture of ductile iron (DI) pipes that resulted from the 2004 publication of AS/NZS 2280. Since then AS/NZS 2280 has been revised twice and the manufacture of DI pipe has ceased in Australia. Also over the past 12 years, significant work has been undertaken on allowable deflections for steel pipe.

As a result of all those changes the technical information associated with ring stiffness, allowable ring deflection, and embedment design has evolved and has now been incorporated into a 2017 Amendment to AS/NZS 2566.1-1998. This revision of WSA TN 3 includes those changes, as well as providing supporting information and extending the document to include steel pipes.

This guidance note covers the issues of diametral / ring stiffness, and allowable diametral / ring deflection for ductile iron and steel pipe manufactured to AS/NZS 2280 -2014 and AS 1579-2001 respectively.

To coincide with the publication of AS/NZS 2566.1:1998/Amdt 1:2017 a revision of WSA TN3 was conducted by Ashley Fletcher, Fletcher Pipeline Integrity on behalf of the Water Services Association of Australia. During the review of WSA TN 3, WSAA appointed contractor has engaged with external stakeholders and gained acceptance of the proposed draft amendments from St Gobain , Viadux and Steel Mains Pty Ltd.  The changes in AS/NZS 2566.1:1998/Amdt 1:2017 align with the amendments in draft WSA TN 3 Issue 2.

How to submit comments

Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome by manufacturers, supplies, designers, practitioners and asset owners. Email your comments to codes@wsaa.asn.au by COB 7 September 2017.

 

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11 Aug 2017

Carl Radford

Carl Radford

Program Manager Asset Creation