BS 6579-3:1988
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Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for tensioned rectangular hollow section beam (100 mm x 100 mm) safety fence
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English
30-09-1988
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Components
4 Tolerances
5 Protective finish
6 Marking
Appendices
A Vehicle safety fences and barriers for highways: type
characteristics
B Transition between safety fences, bridge parapets and
other types of safety fence
C Schedule of components
D Transport, handling and storage
E Information to be supplied
Tables
1 Vehicle safety fences and barriers for highways: type
2 Components for 1 km of fence
Figures
1 General arrangement of rectangular hollow section
beam (100 mm x 100 mm) safety fence, type TRHS1
2 Details of safety fence posts
3 Expansion joint anchorages
4 Details of beams, connector plates and turn-buckles
5 Diagrammatical representation of fences and barriers
Material and dimensional requirements. Includes recommendations for connection to bridge parapets.
| Committee |
B/509
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 86/13656 DC (03/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
18
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This Part of BS 6579 specifies requirements for the components to be used in the construction of the tensioned rectangular hollow section beam (100 mm × 100 mm) safety fence, type TRHS1, supported on Z posts. Requirements are given for materials, dimensions, protective finishes and identification.
This Part of BS 6579 does not cover erection and tensioning of the assembled fence (see clause 0).
This Part of BS 6579 does not cover the use of rectangular hollow section beam (100 mm × 100 mm) safety fence for radii less than 120 m.
NOTE. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 6779-1:1989 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for parapets of metal construction |
| BS 6779-1:1998 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of metal construction |
| BS 6779-1:1992 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of metal construction |
| BS 7669-3:1994 | Vehicle restraint systems Guide to the installation, inspection and repair of safety fences |
| PD 6634-1:1999 | Vehicle restraint systems Fundamentals. Database |
| BS 7818:1995 | Specification for pedestrian restraint systems in metal |
| BS 6579-4:1990 | Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for tensioned rectangular hollow section beam (200 mm x 100 mm) safety fence |
| BS 5493:1977 | Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion |
| BS 6579-4:1990 | Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for tensioned rectangular hollow section beam (200 mm x 100 mm) safety fence |
| BS 4449:1997 | Specification for carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete |
| BS 4848-4:1972 | Hot-rolled structural steel sections Equal and unequal angles |
| BS 729:1959 | Copper sulphate test and visual examination of hot dip galvanized and sherardized coatings |
| BS 6779-2:1991 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of concrete construction |
| BS 4320:1968 | Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes. Metric series |
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