Plastics piping systems - Polyethylene (PE), crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) and unplasticized polyamide (PA-U) pipes - Test method for the resistance to internal pressure after application of squeeze-off

This document specifies a method to determine the resistance to internal pressure of polyethylene (PE), crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) and unplasticized (PA-U) pipes to verify the condition of the pipe after being subjected to a squeeze-off procedure. The equipment and procedure used to prepare the test samples and test parameters are given in this document, i.e.: a) the diameter and series of the pipe to be tested (see 6.1); b) the number of test pieces (see 6.2); c) the parameters for the hydrostatic strength tests (see 7.6)