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Pacheco Koch Consul~g ~001
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COVER LETTER
Date: ~ PK Job No.: ~'~'-OC~o ~"'/..'~L
Nlme 4 I ~
Telef~ Number
From: C. Jack Evans Telefax Number: (972) 235-9544
Total Number of Pages Transmitted (Including this cover letter): _~~
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1'2/18/~0 ~ON 11:10 FAX 972 Pacheco Koch Consul' ~002
RAM-NEK® FLEXIBLE PLASTIC GASKETS
SINGLE (~ASKET METHOD
for sealing reinforced concrete culverts, storm drains & sewer pipe
riles 8ULLETrN OE$CRIO£S A PL~TIC G~K~ MATerIAL YHAT ME~S HUNDREDS OF CITY, COUNTY, STAT~ ~O FEDERAL SPECI.
FfCATION$, ~L OF WHICH ~E BASED ON MORE TH~ TEN YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL, P~OVEN FIELD PgRFORMANCE.
RAM.NEK' Gasket
.
~. ' ' ' ,. %, ~ ' RAM-NEK' PHmer,. .l', , '
~ - ~ - W~en needed ' ~ ' ,
T~ O~THE-~'K FABRICA~O~' ~ ~ RA~[.~EK' .~e:F~fqu~z~t. ~d~e ~M-~K~ e.~Ae F~ ~C~ ~ of All ~1,
~mt. T~ ~k~ch a~ il inten~ anD' to ~p~nt the ~.~uf ~fA~ ~int, o~ ~A~*~ F~ ia~
~r ~;itJonin~ ~ t~ ~ plastic g~k~ ~r~ .%~ ~t~.~ ~m~ Sh8~o a~
* RAM-NEK' Pri~r mw ~t ~ ~quim~. ~u; ;t is mc~men~.
M;NIMUM iNSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS (SiflgteGa~et)
TRENCH CONDITION - Conditions in the s~er PIPE ALIGNMENT - Care shall be taken to prop~ty
trash shaft be ~ch that pipe jointifl0 ~fl be ~com* a~ion the pipe befo~ joifl~ are forc~ home. During
plish~ without ~ttiflg mud, silt, gravel or other iflse~iofl of the tongue, the pipe shall be
foreign meterhl into the joint, Iff 0eflerat this means sup~ by the crane to maintain ~flcefltriciW
~at t~e trench shall ~ ad~uatety d~ater~, wit~ a umit the plastic gasket is ~ro~erly ~ress~ iff t~e
firm bosom free of muck. joint space.
GASKET APPLI~TION -- Apply one coal of RAM.
NEK~ Primer to clean, dry joim surfaces and allow to PUL~-UP OR PUSH-UP PRE~U~E - Sufficient
dry. Remove the paper wropper Yro~ one side only pr~ure shaft be appJi~ iff making the joint to a~ure
of the two-piece w;apper on the RAM-NEKI gasket, that the joim is ho~e arid ~ideflce of · slight
T~e outside paper will protect the ~sket end as~re out of the plastic gasket o~urs at the outside
~aiflst stretchin0. Before laying the pipe in the inside of the pipe joint. BackfiltiflO ~fl pr~e~ as
trench, attach the ~l~tic ~sket strips end-to~d to ~fl as joifltiflg has been complete.
the leading ~0e of the tongue or groove of each pipe
joint, forming a continuous ~sket arou~ the entire
circumf~eflce of the pi~ loire. Retake outside wrap~r TECHNICAL SERVICE -- tn the event of
prior tO joimiflg the pi~. wit~ the use or o~Jbcotio~ of ~-NEK~ Pr~ucts,
immediately comact the ;echflSc8; Se~ce Oeport-
HAND~ING-. Pipe ha~liflo a~er the plastic ~sket mere of the ~. T SN~DER COMPANY, iNC. for
has been effix~ shall be ~refully cofltrott~ to avoid assistance.
bump~ the ;asker and thus displacing it or coveting
it with din or other foreign material. AnY gaskets so * For the r~ommefld~ saze a~ quemity of strips,
distu~ shall be remov~ e~ F~I~ if dama~ refe~ to the ~imatin0 ~ide off op~site pa~.
and reposttiofl~ if displace.
IMPORTANT
Fat maximum adhesion. Or in cold or ~t weather, it is recommended that ~th the R~.NEK' gasket strip and ~1~:~1u,
the ~4nt surfaces lo be sealed be lightly torched immediately prior to application.
'12715/00 //ON 11:11 FAX 972 2~'":~544 972 235 9544
Pacheco Koch Consul~n~ ~003
' ~M-~K- ~f~ ~sIK ~k~ ~ or ex~s all Nquire- alkalis I~ IIIUii,K h~rogen suff~e) for I ~iOd of ~ days.
~ ~ MgM ~fkllb~ ~2~ A'. ~lling ~m~. ~e hali~ ~m~ ~11 ~ ~ f~m ble~s ~ refi~
~m~ ~t~ ~r ~ ~'. T~ I. ~ ~m. ~h ~stic h~ro~on ~sins l~ pllstlci~ com~u~s reinforced with
Oaskd Shall ~ ~ual to ~M-~K. Is mln~l~ by K. T ~er i~d mi~ril flier. I~ ~all ~fl~n ~ ~s, t~ltlti~
re~re~fl~,~mpany' I~,. of Houston. Texas. I~ shift meet ~e f~fowi~ or obnoxio~ ~ors. ~ com~ Shall not ~ on
S~2 ~ A, (3.4 ADHESION & HYDfl0STATIC PRESSURE). ~e K shall ~ sup~ied in ext~ud~ r~-f~m of suttaMe cross-~tion and
~lling COre.nd shall ~t ~ak it t~ joints (while ~i~ tested at of such sizes Is to fill ~ joint spa~ ~n 't~ pipes Ire laid.
~ ~t) 1or I ~r~ of 24 hours, as t~t~ tn ~tion 4.S.2. ~ ~aliflg compound shall ~ pro~ed by I sui~ble removable
(3.S SAG OR FLOW RESISTANt) -- vertical I~ ove~ead 1' wide two.pie~ wrip~r. The ~o-pie~ wrap~r shill ~ so designed that
join~ ~ s~01flg s~ll ~ det~ed (while beinG tested it ~oF) o~alf may ~ remo~ ~ngitudi~lly without disturbing the other
fo~ a ~d~ of S dl~, haft tO fa~litite ap~i~tion of ~ ~tti~ communal. T~ flexible
(3.6 CHEMICAL RESISTANCE) no visiMe deterioration OI the ~al- plastic gasket shall also meet the requirements as st~t~ in the
ing compound (when immersed separately in solution o1 acid. f~lowi~ table:
-__ Ash-inert MinerAl Matter AASHTO T tll 30
Volatile Matter ASTM D 6 I 2.0
__. Ouct..__.~itity (~ 77'F (cra) _. ASTM D 113 5.0
'Soft.ninE Point ' '
ASTM D 36 320, F
Penetration 77' F (150 gms) 5 ~c. ASTM O 217 50 120
, 'Fish ~nt. C.O.C. ASTM O 92 ~F
sampte to be tested musf ~ mnnunll~ kneaded, in lieu of heoting nnd
~urhtO. into t'arious molds s~tggested by ASTM Standards to reduce the t*oid co~te~t and imp~t.e
testino accurnc~ and rep~ucibilit~.
DATA SHEET AND ESTIMATING 6UIDE (Approx.)
Th, CONCRETE CULVERTS, STORM DRAINS
I~n will geflml~ Ill~ ~ll ~eflce ~ Mi~mum Requirements ~proximate ~olera~ = 10~)
~ ~r ~e pl~ am pm~dy
Jointed, and will "~~.
For u~ with round C-76 mortar ~oint pi~. mo~tfie~ C-443, single tS" T.9 [a~ Z.~ --t~ 2,6--
an~ double off~t In~ r~ee~ pi~ lng for oval. arch, fiat ba~. ~ 23 pl~ ~__ ~z~ ~ 1' ~
box and manhOle Oi~ Itructures. Suitable for joint, with (1) 24' 3J pi ~ ~ l~" x
Tongue a~ groo~ liGHt M M~ri 1' to 14'; (2) Out of round up ~ 62 (al~ 2~ ~ it~
~sket dimensions list~ ~r ~ SiZe are siz~ tO fit most pi~ ~. 12Jph. 4~ l]~"x 3~"
meeting the a0ove Ipeclficltion and having an Ipproximate %" -
wide annular spice after pi~ Ire coupled, Ch~k t~se dim,n- M' lS.0 II~ 41~ ~ __~l~'.x
liOnS with your pipe. GaSketl are available to fit any specific W ~.0 ph. S ~ l%'x 3i
PACKAGE 72';' ~ pls. 6 ~ ..... 2" x ~"
RAM-NEK' Giskeis a~ ship~ in fiber canons in ~raighl cut ~ _' ~ -32~0 ~ -- ? ~ ...... ~ x
~n~hs ~ elW ma~up of ~in~ ~th number ~ pi~s ~ each '~"- ' ~ - 35~'[~~-' I ~ 2" x 3'6';
ty~ ~e~. (RAM-NEK' iS ~Mlding, ~ic~ to itself, guaram~- ~ .........
Jag continuous mli~ Il ~H). ~" il Plck~ ~ ~s ~r cl~ / 1' ~Pl~ ~M-N~ ~K~
an~ a~l~tiofl. %" ¥' x 1 '~" .47 ~. in. 5.6 .65
'T~e C~missione~, Fe~i~II SupDly Serve,. Gene~at Services 1" '," x 1'~' .~ ~. in. 11,3 13 lbs
~OtceA0m~n~sltatl°n'oI D~embera~r°ve~16. 1981.the Re*nslllemen{ of SS-S-210A by lh~r 1 '4" ~".X 2" 1.~ ~. i~. _. 15.0 2.?
Pt~le0 C0~5 Il Ibis n~ce are availed, u~ requesl. 1,?' 1" x 3" 3.~ ~. in. ~.0 . ,5,3
~ K T. ~r ~ny. ~. N; R~h~ MN~, 2" 1. x 3' ~" 3.~ ~. in. 42.0 7 0