Applicable standard

Many organizations have published nationally recognized standards, test methods, specifications, and recommended practices on fiberglass piping systems and products. These organizations include Shell Group, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Following is a listing of fiberglass pipe standards and specifications that are commonly used in specifying, testing, and using fiberglass piping systems.

ISO14692 1 Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials (Petroleum and natural gas industries-Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) piping)
ISO14692 2 Qualification and manufacture (Petroleum and natural gas industries-Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) piping)
ISO14692 3 System design (Petroleum and natural gas industries-Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) piping)
ISO14692 4 Fabrication, Installation and Operation (Petroleum and natural gas industries-Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) piping)
AWWA M45 Fiberglass Pipe Design
AWWA C950 Fiberglass Pressure Pipe
DEP31.40.10.19 Gen Glass-Fibre reinforced plastic pipeline and piping systems
API 15LR Specification for low pressure fiberglass line pipe
API 15HR Specification for high pressure fiberglass line pressure
ASME B31.3 Process piping (ASME code for pressure piping, B31)
ASME B16.5 Pipe flanges and flanged fittings NPS through NPS 24 metric/inch standard
ASTM D696 Standard test method for coefficient of linear Thermal expression of plastics between 30oC
ASTM D1598 Standard Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe Under Constant Internal Pressure
ASTM D1599 Standard Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydraulic Failure Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing and Fittings
ASTM D2105 Standard Test Method for Longitudinal Tensile Properties of Fiberglass (Glass- Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Tube
ASTM D2412 Standard Test Method for Determination of External Loading Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading
ASTM D2924 Standard Test Method for External Pressure Resistance of Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe
ASTM D2925 Standard Test Method for Beam Deflection of Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe under Full Bore Flow
ASTM D2992 Standard Practice for Obtaining Hydrostatic or Pressure Design Basis for Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Fittings
ASTM D2996 Standard Specification for Filament-Wound Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe
ASTM D3567 Standard Practice for Determining Dimensions of Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber- Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Fittings
ASTM D3681 Standard Test Method for Chemical Resistance of Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe in a Deflected Condition
ASTM D4024 Standard Specification for Machine Made Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber- Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Flanges (Applicable for 1?2 in. through 24 in.
ASTM D5365 Standard Test Method for Long-Term Ring-Bending Strain of Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe.