How much weight on top of underground conduit?

[Coppersmith]

I'm currently working on running 1" PVC underground conduit to a new above ground pool installation. The conduit needs to emerge at the far end of the pool and the straight shot takes the conduit under the pool. The conduit will be 18" down. There will be pavers installed under the pool.

Is there any reason I should not run under the pool?

[roger]

Read 680.10

Roger

[infinity]

Read 680.10

Roger

[Coppersmith]

Read 680.10

Roger

Thanks

[kwired]

680.10 isn't about how weight on the raceway will affect it, though it is something that must be complied with.

the weight per square foot of the base of the pool isn't as much as one might think though.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't 40 inches deep water in the pool exert 40 inches of water column equally across the entire bottom of the pool? I also believe you would likely apply more force to the conduit if you used a mechanical compaction machine when backfilling the trench then this static load would ever exert on it.

[roger]

680.10 isn't about how weight on the raceway will affect it, though it is something that must be complied with.

the weight per square foot of the base of the pool isn't as much as one might think though.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't 40 inches deep water in the pool exert 40 inches of water column equally across the entire bottom of the pool? I also believe you would likely apply more force to the conduit if you used a mechanical compaction machine when backfilling the trench then this static load would ever exert on it.

And with all that said 680.10 answers this question "Is there any reason I should not run under the pool?"

Roger

[Adamjamma]

Hmm, isnt it 680.11, which says it should not be under pool unless required by... and if so must be under the 300.5 cover depths requirements, so that is what, 18 inches under the pool after compaction? not too much into it but in my own code book it is 680.11

[roger]

Hmm, isnt it 680.11, which says it should not be under pool unless required by... and if so must be under the 300.5 cover depths requirements, so that is what, 18 inches under the pool after compaction? not too much into it but in my own code book it is 680.11

In the 2017 NEC it is 680.11 before that it is 680.10

Roger

[Adamjamma]

My bad..should have looked at my other code book as well, then.

[kwired]

And with all that said 680.10 answers this question "Is there any reason I should not run under the pool?"

Roger

Wellll, maybe I should looked more carefully, seen the burial depth chart right away and never really read the text that carefully.

How deep before you can say it is no longer under the pool - once past the core of the earth?