Title: Testing Reinforced Concrete Structures for Watertightness (ACI 350.1R/AWWA 400)

Author(s): ACI Committee 350 and American Water Works Association Committee 400

Publication: Structural Journal

Volume: 90

Issue: 3

Appears on pages(s): 324-328

Keywords: leakage rate; leakage test; reservoirs; tanks (containers); tests; watertightness; watertightness criteria; Structural Research

DOI: 10.14359/4193

Date: 5/1/1993

Abstract:
The recommendations included in this report are applicable to cast-in-place reinforced concrete water containment structures including tanks, reservoirs, basins, conduits, etc. The recommendations are for structures containing water or wastewater. The recommendations are not necessarily applicable to the containment of other fluids, as other fluids have different viscosities. However, the watertightness test may be used to indicate the tightness, relative to water, for structures containing other fluids. The recommendations are not intended for prestressed concrete structures, for precast structures such as culverts or pipes, for concrete paved structures such as channels and impoundments, for hazardous-materials containment structures, or for gaseous containment structures.