BS 6779-2:1991
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Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of concrete construction
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English
28-02-1991
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Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Symbols
4. Designation of vehicle parapets
Section 2. General design
5. Levels of containment
6. Vehicle impact loading
7. Wind loading
8. Parapet heights
9. Front face profile, freedom from projections and
joint treatment
10. Durability
11. Design method
12. Prevention of composite action between the parapet
and main structure
13. Ends of parapets
14. Movement joints in parapets
Section 3. Construction
15. Materials and workmanship
16. Surface finish
Tables
1. Designation of vehicle parapets
2. Equivalent static nominal loads for in situ and
precast concrete parapets applicable to panel
lengths gamma (L) 1.5 m to 3.5 m
3. Value of gamma fL - ultimate limit state
4. Values of fk and gamma m
Figures
1. Dimensional parameters for reinforced concrete
parapets
2. Alternative joint details
3. Possible diagrammatic arrangements of a precast
reinforced concrete parapet
4. Shear transfer arrangement used in the tested
parapets
Design and construction of parapets, not less than 7.5 m long intended to provide specified levels of containment for vehicles on highways. They also provide effective pedestrian protection without modification.
| Committee |
B/509
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 89/15659 DC. (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, April 2007. (03/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| SupersededBy |
| BS 6779-3:1994 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of combined metal and concrete construction |
| BS 6579-3:1988 | Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for tensioned rectangular hollow section beam (100 mm x 100 mm) safety fence |
| BS 6579-8:1987 | Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for concrete safety barriers |
| BS 6779-1:1998 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of metal construction |
| BS 7818:1995 | Specification for pedestrian restraint systems in metal |
| BS EN 1317-5 : 2007 | ROAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS - PART 5: PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY FOR VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS |
| BS 5400-8:1978 | STEEL CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 8: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESSING TENDONS |
| BS 5400-2:1978 | Steel, concrete and composite bridges Specification for loads |
| BS 5400-7:1978 | STEEL, CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 7: SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP, CONCRETE, REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESSING TENDONS |
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