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Classes of Reinforced Concrete Pipe for the Respective Diameters of Pipe and Fill Heights over the Top of Pipe (Metric)

. Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 6 Type 7
Nominal Diameter mm Fill Height:
Greater than 0.3 m  Not exceeding
1 m		 Fill Height:
Greater than 1 m Not exceeding
3 m		 Fill Heights:
Greater than 3 m Not exceeding 4.5 m		 Fill Height:
Greater than 4.5 m Not exceeding
6 m		 Fill Height:
Greater than 6 m Not exceeding 7.5 m		 Fill Height:
Greater than 7.5 m Not exceeding
9 m		 Fill Height:
Greater than 9 m  Not exceeding
10.5 m
300
 IV II III IV V V V
375
450
 IV
IV
 II
II
 III
III		 IV
IV
 V
IV
 V
V
 V
V
525
600
750
825		 IV
IV
IV
IV		 II
II
II
II		 III
III
III
III		 IV
IV
IV
IV		 IV
IV
IV
IV		 V
V
V
V		 V
V
V
V
900
1050
1200		 III
III
II		 II
II
II		 III
III
III		 IV
IV
IV		 IV
IV
IV		 V
V
V		 V
V
V
1350
1500
1650		 II
I
I		 II
II
II		 III
III
III		 IV
IV
IV		 IV
V
V		 V
V
V		 V
V
V
1800
1950
2100		 I
I
I		 I
I
I		 III
III
III		 IV
IV
IV		 V
*V
*V		 V
*V
*V		 V
*V
*V
2250
2400
2550
2700		 I
I
I
I		 I
I
I
I		 III
III
III
III		 *IV
*IV
*IV
*IV		 *V
*V
*V
*V		 *V
*V
*V
*V		 *V
*V
*V
*V

* Special Design Required

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