AWWA C560-00 Cast-Iron Slide Gates (PDF)
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This standard describes vertically mounted, cast-iron slide gates designed for either seating head or unseating head, or both, in ordinary water-supply service. The cast-iron slide gates have machined metal faces and machined adjustable wedging devices. The cast-iron slide gates may be used for square, rectangular, or round openings. They may be of the conventional-closure or the flush-bottom-closure type. This standard also describes manual slide gate actuator mechanisms together with standard accessories.
Description
Major revisions made to the standard in this revision include the following: definitions for design and operating head have been added (Sec. 3); material requirements for stem couplings and thrust nut and gate-actuator lift nuts have been added (Sec. 4.3.3.6 and 4.3.3.7); Sec. 4.4.11 Stems and Stem Couplings has been revised; Sec. 4.4.14 Manual Lifting Devices has been revised; and, Sec. 4.4.15 powered lifting devices has been added. An errata to this standard was published in December 2002 to correct the following: the equation in the footnote on page 9; on page 16, the footnote "AWWA C501" should read "AWWA C560"; and, on page 17, the subtitle "AWWA C501" should read "AWWA C560".