NBN ISO 10639:2021

This document specifies the properties of piping system components made from glass-reinforced
thermosetting plastics (GRP) based on unsaturated polyester resin (UP). It is suited for all types of
water supply with or without pressure, including, but not limited to, raw water, irrigation, cooling
water, potable water, salt water, sea water, penstocks in power plants, processing plants and other
water-based applications. This document is applicable to GRP UP piping systems, with flexible or rigid
joints with or without end thrust load-bearing capability, primarily intended for use in direct buried
installations.
NOTE 1 For the purpose of this document, the term polyester resin (UP) also includes vinyl-ester resins (VE).
NOTE 2 Piping systems conforming to this document can also be used for non-buried applications, provided
the influence of the environment and the supports are considered in the design of the pipes, fittings and joints.
NOTE 3 This document can also apply for other installations, such as slip-lining rehabilitation of existing pipes.
NOTE 4 This document is also referenced in ISO 25780, which specifies requirements for GRP-pipes used for
jacking installation.
The requirements for the hydrostatic pressure design of pipes referring to this document meet the
requirements of ISO/ TS 20656-1 and the general principle for the reliability of structures detailed in
ISO 2394 and in EN 1990. These International Standards provide procedures for the harmonization of
design practices and address the probability of failure, as well as possible consequences of failures. The
design practices are based on a partial safety factor concept, as well as on risk management engineering.
This document is applicable to pipes, fittings and their joints of nominal sizes from DN 50 to DN 4000
which are intended to be used for the conveyance of water at temperatures up to 50 °C, with or without
pressure. In a pipework system, pipes and fittings of different nominal pressure and stiffness ratings
may be used together. Clause 4 specifies the general aspects of GRP UP piping systems intended to be
used in the field of water supply with or without pressure.
Clause 5 specifies the characteristics of pipes made from GRP UP with or without aggregates and/ or
fillers. The pipes may have a thermoplastics or thermosetting resin liner. Clause 5 also specifies the test
parameters for the test methods referred to in this document.
Clause 6 specifies the characteristics of fittings made from GRP UP, with or without a thermoplastics or
thermosetting resin liner, intended to be used for conveyance of water. Clause 6 specifies the dimensional
and performance requirements for bends, branches, reducers, saddles and flanged adaptors. Clause 6
covers requirements to prove the structural design of fittings. It is applicable to fittings made using any
of the following techniques:
— fabrication from straight pipes
— moulding by
1) filament winding,
2) tape winding,
3) contact moulding, and
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4) hot or cold compression moulding.
Clause 7 is applicable to the joints to be used in GRP UP piping systems to be used for the conveyance
of water, both buried and non-buried. It covers requirements to prove the design of the joint. Clause 7
specifies type test performance requirements for the following joints as a function of the declared
nominal pressure rating of the pipeline or system:
a) socket-and-spigot (including double-socket) joints or mechanical joints
b) locked socket-and-spigot joints
c) cemented or wrapped joints
d) bolted flange joints.