
What Is The Minimum Cover For JM Eagle's 4"-16" PVC Pressure Pipes?
Minimum cover is recommended to be one foot from the top of rigid road surfaces or the bottom of flexible road surfaces. At shallow depths of cover (1’ - 3’), Class I or Class II material per ASTM D2321 with a minimum of 95% Proctor density is recommended for pipes ranging from 4”-16”. Angular embedment material shall be no larger than 0.75 inches and rounded rock shall be no larger than 1.50 inches. Also, the maximum particle size should be no greater than 10% of the pipe’s diameter.
For more details please see:
C900 / C905 PVC Pipe Burial Depth Chart
Burial Depth Charts for PVC Stormdrain Pipe Series 14 and 28
PVC Sewer Pipe Burial Depth Chart
Depth of Burial for PVC Pipe