Manhole covers & Frames

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Description

  • Covers are provided with hot dip galvanized lifting hooks
  • Test Load as per (IS-12592 Part 1) for Extra Heavy Duty is 35 MT, Heavy Duty is 20 MT, Medium Duty is 10 MT, and Light Duty is 2.5MT
  • Covers can also be provided with holes for storm water drainage
  • Note: Covers of non standard sizes can also be supplied
  • Concrete grade of M-30 or higher is used

Extra Heavy Duty Circular
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-01
560
875
175
75
75
720
100
MHCF-02
600
910
175
75
75
760
100
Heavy Duty Circular
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-03
690
950
140
50
50
800
90
MHCF-04
600
870
155
50
65
710
90
MHCF-05
600
910
155
75
75
760
80
MHCF-06
560
875
155
75
75
720
80
MHCF-07
450
720
155
50
65
560
90
Heavy Duty Square
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-08
600 x 600
840 x 840
130
50
50
710 x 710
80
MHCF-10
450 x 450
760 x 760
155
75
75
610 x 610
80
Heavy Duty Rectangular
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-11
600 x 450
910 x 760
155
75
75
760 x 610
80
Medium Duty Circular
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-12
500
710
110
50
50
610
60
MHCF-13
560
770
110
50
50
670
60
Medium Duty Square
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-14
600 x 600
810 x 810
100
50
50
710 x 710
50
MHCF-15
450 x 450
660 x 660
100
50
50
560 x 560
50
Medium Duty Rectangular
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-16
600 x 450
810 x 660
100
50
50
710 x 560
50
MHCF-17
900 x 550
1200 x 855
130
50
50
1000 x 650
70
MHCF-18
900 x 800
1350 x 1250
150
50
50
1025 x 925
70
Light Duty Square
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-19
450 x 450
610 x 610
80
30
40
500 x 500
40
Light Duty Rectangular
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-20
600 x 450
780 x 630
80
30
40
670 x 520
40
Gully Trap
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
KK RCC manhole covers and frames
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
MHCF-21
260 x 260
390 x 390
75
20
30
300 x 300
40
Gully Grating – Rectangular
KK RCC Manhole Cover & Frame
KK RCC Manhole Cover & Frame
Product Code
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
GGCF-01
500 x 450
680 x 630
120
30
50
570 x 520
70
GGCF-02
600 x 300
770 x 470
120
30
50
670 x 370
70

INNOVATIVE DESIGN OF MANHOLE COVERS

In our 25 years experience of making precast concrete manhole covers and frames, we have realized that the current IS code has failed to meet some of the primary functions for which it was designed.

The IS code for Heavy Duty covers provides for 2mm thick mild steel sheet around the periphery of the cover and two mild steel lifting hooks placed about 2 to 3 inches away from the extreme edge of the cover. It also provides for a gap of 5mm around the cover between the cover and the frame besides a test load of 20 MT for failure.

All the above specifications except the test load have miserably failed to provide a cover which can be opened and closed as and when required, due to the following reasons explained. First, rusting and subsequent swelling of the mild steel rim compresses and hardens the dust collected in the 5mm gap between the cover and frame. This makes it practically impossible to remove the cover from the frame. Second, the hooks are so positioned that the workman who is trying to remove the cover by usually available tool, i.e pickaxe, gets no leverage. In this process, sometimes the workman pulls out the hook from the cover. Common sense would dictate that the fulcrum should be obtained from an object away from the object the workman is trying to lift. Third, the m.s. hooks corrode with time and ultimately fail.

Recognizing these issues, we have modified the design of the manhole cover in three areas:

  • The metal strip around the cover has been deleted, since it was not to remain for a long time anyway (refer to Figure 1)
  • Position of the lifting hooks has been shifted to the extreme edges of the cover so that when using a pickaxe to move the cover, the frame edge automatically becomes the fulcrum (refer to Figure 2)
  • The mild steel hooks have been HOT DIP GALVANISED to prevent rusting of hooks for a long time to come (refer to Figure 3)

The ultimate result of these improvements is a product that is user friendly and low maintenance.

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PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHILE INSTALLING

  • Do not cantilever the frame:RCC Frame is not built to take on tensile loads. However, it is able to take sufficient compressive loads. Therefore the frame should be fully supported on the support structure, i.e., Chamber walls or Slab. The frame may fail if it is not fully supported.
  • Please ensure that the structure on which the Frame is placed is able to take the load which is expected from the RCC manhole cover:
    Please note that loads acting on the RCC Manhole Cover and Frame are transferred to the chamber walls or slab on which the frame is placed. Therefore, the support structure (Chamber wall or Slab) should be designed and built to carry the loads. Not doing so may result in failure of the support structure. In some cases this gives an impression that the cover has failed while in reality the support structure buckles or collapses under the load.
  • Never make the Frame a part of the Slab:
    In some cases the workmen while making arrangements for the Frame, casts the frame along with the slab (refer to Figure 1). In doing so the thickness of the slab on which the frame is resting is very thin. This will result in failure of the structure as the slab on which the frames rests is not able to bear the load expected of the RCC Cover.
  • Prepare the top of the brick manhole by concrete so as to make it leveled:Often when workmen are constructing a conical manhole from brick, they have a tendency to keep the RCC frame on top of the brick manhole while leaving a big gap between the top surface of the brick manhole and the bottom surface of the RCC frame (refer to Figure 2). They are working with the assumption that eventually the gap will be filled by mortar. In reality, this gap is never filled properly because of the inward slope of the inside surface of the brick manhole. As a result, the concrete filled in the gap will never have perfect contact with the bottom of the RCC Frame. This may result in sheer failure of the frame seating because the frame is not designed to carry tensile loads.
FIGURE 1: Right and Wrong way of Casting Slab
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FIGURE 2: Problem with Construction of Brick Manhole

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