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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Part 24) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the
Electric Wiring Accessories Sectional Committee had been approved by the Electrotechnical Division Council.
This standard (Part 24) specifies requirements for conduit systems buried under ground. The other part in the
series are:
Part 1 General requirements
Part 21 Particular requirements — Rigid conduit systems
Part 22 Particular requirements — Pliable conduit systems
Part 23 Particular requirements — Flexible conduit systems
This standard (Part 24) is to be read in conjunction with Part 1 of this standard to which reference has been given
regarding general requirements as well as test methods. Should however, any deviation exists between Part 1 and
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Where a particular clause or subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 24, that clause or subclause applies
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as far as is reasonable. Where this Part 24 states addition or replacement the relevant text of Part 1 is to be adopted
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accordingly. Clauses and table which are additional to those of Part 1 are numbered starting from 101 and additional
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subclauses are numbered with the main clause number followed by 101, for example, 7.101.
This standard is based on IEC 61386-24 ‘Conduit systems for cable management — Part 24 Particular requirements
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for conduit systems buried under ground’, issued by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) with following
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a) Reference temperature has been changed

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b) Referred to standards have been changed

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This standard supersedes IS 14930 (Part 2) : 2001 to align National Standard with corresponding International
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Standard.
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For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value,
observed or calculated expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules
for rounding off numerical values or analysis (revised)’. The number of significant places retained in the rounded
off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
 IS 16205 (Part 24) : 2018

Indian Standard
CONDUIT SYSTEMS FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT
PART 24 PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS CONDUIT SYSTEMS
BURIED UNDER GROUND

1 SCOPE as follows:
This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following: Modification:
This standard (Part 24) specifies requirements and tests NOTE — Annex A is not applicable
for conduit systems buried underground including
6.1 According to mechanical properties
conduits and conduit fittings for the protection and
management of insulated conductors and/or cables in Replacement:
electrical installations or in communication systems.
6.1.1 Resistance to Compression
This standard applies to metallic, non-metallic and
composite systems including threaded and non-threaded 6.1.1.1 Type 450 (code 450)
entries which terminate the system.
NOTE — A conduit system according to 6.1.1.1 is intended to
be directly buried underground without additional precautions
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
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6.1.1.2 Type 750 (code 750)
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except
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as follows: m NOTE — A conduit system according to 6.1.1.2 is intended to

be directly buried underground without additional precautions
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IS 14763, Not applicable

6.1.2 Resistance to Impact
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6.1.2.1 Light (code L)

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ISO 2768-1: General tolerances – Part 1: Tolerances

1989 for linear and angular dimensions 6.1.3 Resistance to Bending
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6.1.3.1 Rigid
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3 DEFINITIONS 6.1.3.2 Pliable

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This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except 6.2 According to Temperature

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Addition: 7 MARKING AND DOCUMENTATION

3.101 Multiwall Conduit This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except

as follows:
A conduit consisting of several walls which may be a
combination of plain and/or corrugated walls 7.1 Addition:

4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS c) the code “L” or “N” according to 6.1.2; and

d) the code “450” or “750” according to 6.1.1.
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable. This code shall be marked immediately after
the code according to c).
5 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR TESTS
7.1.1 Not applicable.
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except
as follows: Addition:

Replacement 7.1.101 Conduits shall be marked according to 7.1 at

regular intervals along their length of preferably 1 m
5.1 The schedule of type and acceptance tests are given but not longer than 3 m.
in 101.
7.2 Replacement
6 CLASSIFICATION
Conduit fittings shall be marked in accordance with 7.1
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except on the product. 7.3 and 7.4 Not applicable.
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7.5 Replacement NOTE — Compression test on fittings is under consideration

Compliance with 7.1 to 7.2 is checked by inspection
7.6 Addition:
Add the following note after Note 3:
4 An alternative test is under consideration
Addition:
7.101 The manufacturer shall provide in his literature
all information necessary for the proper and safe
installation and use.
In addition, for conduit systems according to 6.1.1.1
the manufacturer shall give instruction for installation
precautions following the relevant national technical
rules, if any.
7.102 The use of standard mark is governed by the
provision of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 and
rules and regulations made there under. The details of
conditions under which the licence for the use of
Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturer or
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The test for conduits containing non-metallic materials
shall not be started until 10 days after manufacture.
10.2.2 Samples shall be (200 ± 5) mm long.
10.2.3 Before the test, the outside and inside diameters
of the samples shall be measured as specified in 8.
10.2.4 The samples shall be compressed between two
flat steel plates having minimum dimensions
(100 × 220 × 15) mm, the length 220 mm being along
the length of the sample. The samples shall be
compressed at a rate of (15 ± 0.5) mm/min and the load
recorded at the vertical deflection equivalent to 5
percent of the average value of the original inside
diameter of the sample.
10.2.5 When reaching the deflection of 5 percent, the
applied force shall be at least:
a) 450 N for conduits according to 6.1.1.1; and
b) 750 N for conduits according to 6.1.1.2.
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NOTE — The deflection is calculated with the inner diameter
m but the measurement of the outside diameter may be sufficient.
In case of doubt, it will be necessary to measure the inner

diameter.
8 DIMENSIONS 10.2.6 After the test, there shall be no crack allowing
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This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following: the ingress of light or water between the inside and the
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Conduit dimensions shall be preferably according to

Table 101. 10.3 Impact Test
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Compliance of the minimum inside diameter shall be Replacement:

checked by measurement according to two
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perpendicular diameters on the same section and 10.3.1 Twelve samples of conduits each (200 ± 5) mm
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calculating the average value. in length or conduit fittings are subjected to an impact
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test by means of the apparatus shown in Fig. 101.

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Compliance of the outside diameter shall be checked

Conduits are tested alone.
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using a ring gauge or any suitable method.

Fittings are tested when assembled with conduits by
9 CONSTRUCTION using a suitably shaped 120° veeblock.
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except NOTES
as follows: 1 If necessary, for the test purposes conduit fittings may be
trimmed as long as the test result is not affected.
9.3 and 9.4 Not applicable.
2 For determination of mass of hammer, the hammer is to be
considered as the head of hammer plus the guidance carriage.
10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
10.3.2 The test apparatus shall be placed on a firm flat
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except
surface.
as follows:
The samples shall be conditioned in a cold chamber at
10.1.4 Replacement: the temperature of (–5 ± 1)°C for 2 h.
Compliance is checked by the tests of 10.2 to 10.4. The samples shall be removed from the cold chamber
and placed on the vee-block as shown in Fig. 101.
10.2 Compression Test
The hammer shall falls once on each sample. The time
Replacement:
between removal of the sample from the cold chamber
10.2.1 Conduits and bends are subjected to a and completion of impact shall not be exceed 10 s. The
compression test. energy values are specified in Table 102.

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The test shall be made on the weakest part of the conduit 12 THERMAL PROPERTIES
fitting except that it shall not be applied within 5 mm
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is not applicable.
of any sample entry. Samples of conduit are tested on
the centre of their length. 13 FIRE HAZARD
10.3.3 After the test, at least nine of the twelve samples This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable except
shall pass the test. There shall be no crack allowing the as follows:
ingress of light or water between the inside and outside.
13.1.2 Under consideration.
10.4 Bending Test
14 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Replacement:
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable.
10.4.1 This test shall be carried out on pliable conduits.
14.1 Resistance of Chemical attack
10.4.2 The test is made on six samples having an
appropriate length. Three samples are tested at room Under Consideration.
temperature, the other three are tested at (–5 ± 1)°C.
15 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
For the test at –5°C, the samples shall be conditioned
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable.
in a cold chamber for 2 h.
The test apparatus consists of a device as shown in 101 TESTS
Fig. 102 allowing to bend the conduit with a bending 101.1 Type Tests
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by the manufacturer. m The following shall constitute the type tests:

a) Dimensions(see 8);
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test apparatus by means of an appropriate device. The b) Construction (see 9);

sample then bent to an angle of approximately 90° and
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hold. d) Electrical properties (see 11);

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10.4.3 During the test, the samples shall not flatten. e) Fire hazards (see 13);
f) External influences (see 14); and
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a diameter equal to 95 percent of the minimum inner

diameter of the sample declared by the manufacturer,
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101.2 Acceptance Tests

through the sample whilst it is bent around the test
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b) Mechanical properties (see 10); and

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c) Electrical properties (see 11).
This clause of IS 16205 (Part 1) is not applicable.
NOTE — Recommended sampling plan and criteria for
conformity for acceptance test is given in Annex C.

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Table 101 Conduits Diameters

(Clause 8)
Sl Nominal Size Nominal Outside Tolerances Min. Inside Diameter
No. mm Diameter mm mm
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
i) 25 25 + 0.5 18
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ii) 32 32 + 0.6 24
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iii) 40 40 + 0.8 30
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iv) 50 50 + 1.0 37
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v) 63 63 + 1.2 47
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vi) 75 75 + 1.4 56
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vii) 90 90 + 1.7 67
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viii) 110 110 + 2.0 82
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a) Outside diameter specified are nominal dimensions.

b) Outside diameter maximum is nominal outside diameter +(0.018 X nominal outside diameter values) rounded off to
+0.1 mm.
c) Minimum inside diameter is nominal outside diameter divided by 1.33.
2 Any other sizes than those mentioned in Table 101 shall be as per the agreement between the buyer and the seller.

Table 102 Impact Test Energy Values

(Clause 10.3.2)
Sl Nominal Size of Light (L) Normal (N)
No. Conduit
mm
Mass of Fall Height Energy Mass of Fall Height Energy
Hammer 0 J Hammer 0 J
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mm ( –1 ) +1
mm ( –1 )
kg ( 0 ) kg ( 0 )
percent percent
percent percent
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
i) Upto and including 60 3 100 3 5 300 15
ii) 61 to 90 3 200 6 5 400 20
iii) 91 to 140 3 400 12 5 570 28
iv) above 140 3 500 15 5 800 40

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Key Tolerances as per class m of ISO 2768-1

1 Frame
2 Guide rails
3 Graduated scale
4 Guidance carriage
5 Head of hammer
6 120° vee block
7 Rigid base
NOTE — This drawing is not intended to govern design except as regards the dimensions shown

F IG. 101 IMPACT TEST A PPARATUS

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ANNEX A
(Normative)
CLASSIFICATION CODING FOR CONDUIT SYSTEMS

This annex of IS 16205 (Part 1) is not applicable.

ANNEX B
(Normative)
DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL THICKNESS

This annex of IS 16205 (Part 1) is applicable.

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ANNEX C
(Clause 101.2)
RECOMMENDED SAMPLING PLAN AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY
FOR ACCEPTANCE OF LOT

C-1 LOT C-3 NUMBER OF TESTS AND CRITERIA FOR

C-1.1 In any consignment , all the length of same
nominal size and class manufactured from the same
material under essentially similar conditions of
production shall be grouped together to constitute a
lot.
C-2 SCALE OF SAMPLING
C-2.1 For judging the conformity of a lot to the
requirement of the acceptance tests, sampling shall be
done for each lot separately. For this purpose, the
number of lengths to be selected at random from the
lot shall be in accordance with Table 103.
C-2.2 These lengths shall be selected from the lot at
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ACCEPTANCE
C-3.1B From each of the lengths selected at random
according to col 2 of Table 103, suitable lengths of
sample shall be taken. Each of this test samples shall
be subjected to the test given in 8.The number of test
samples not fulfilling the requirements of this test shall
be less than or equal to the corresponding permissible
number of defectives given in col 3 of Table 103.
C-3.2 The lots conforming to the dimensional
requirements shall be further tested for other acceptance
tests .The lots shall be considered to have met the
requirements for these tests if none of the samples
selected according to col 4 of Table 103 fails.

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