Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of concrete construction

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28-02-1991

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British Standards Institution

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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
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 89/15659 DC. (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, April 2007. (03/2007)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
SupersededBy	BS EN 1317-1:2010 BS EN 1317-1:1998

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BS 6779-2:1991

Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of concrete construction

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