Uganda – Draft standard DUS EAS 426-2:2006 for Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products - Part 2 Uganda National Bureau of Standards has publisheddraft standard DUS EAS 426-2:2006 for Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products. This Draft Uganda Standard specifies complementary requirements to those in EAS 418 for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes of circular and rectangular cross-section (with or without chamfered or rounded corners), as provided for in that European Standard, i.e. units with nominal sizes or nominal lengths not exceeding DN 1250 or LN 1250, respectively. Full requirements for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes with nominal sizes greater than DN 1250, but not exceeding DN 3000, are also specified. The manholes are intended to be installed in carriageways of roads (including pedestrian streets), hard shoulders and parking areas for all types of road vehicles, though provision is also made for units subject to lighter traffic loading. Requirements for soakaways, landing slabs and corbel slabs are also specified. Proposed date of adoption: January 2017 Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. Final date for comments: 7 November 2016 |