Standard

BS EN 50626-1:2023

Conduit systems buried underground for the protection and management of insulated electrical cables or communication cables - General requirements

Current

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Published:

31 Aug 2023

1 Scope

This document specifies requirements and tests for conduit systems with circular cross section buried underground for the protection and management of insulated conductors and/or power cables or communication cables installed individually or installed as a part of an assembly where the cable is installed by pulling or pushing.

This document does not include requirements for leak-tightness according to EN ISO 13259 and performance time.

NOTE 1 EN 50626‑2 specifies requirements and tests for performance time and leak-tightness for solid wall conduit systems made of PE, PP and PVC-U buried underground where the cables are installed by blowing or floating or conduits are installed by trenchless methods.

NOTE 2 It is the responsibility of the purchaser or specifier to take into account any relevant national regulations and installation practices or codes when selecting the products to be installed, based on the characteristics specified in this document.

Product Details

Descriptors

Electric conduits

Bend testing

Electrical installations

Dimensions

Mechanical testing

Compression testing

Test equipment

Underground

Test specimens

Marking

Impact testing

Electric cable systems

Diameter

Classification systems

Communication transmission lines

Dimensional tolerances

ICS Codes

29.120.10 Conduits for electrical purposes

Committee

PEL/213

International relationships

Identical to:

EN 50626-1:2023

ISBN

978 0 539 28057 9

Publisher

BSI