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BS 6579-1:1988

BS 6579-1:1988

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Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for tensioned corrugated beam safety fence on Z posts

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Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1988

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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 for 1 km of fence
D Information to be supplied
E Transport, handling and storage
F Post extensions
Tables
1 Type characteristics
2 Components for 1 km of fence
Figures
1 General arrangement of TCB fence
2 Intermediate post and beam assembly
3 Details of anchorages and posts
4 Full height anchorages
5 Profile and hole positions for corrugated beams
6 Diagrammatical representation of fences and barriers
7 TCB safety fence connection to steel parapet
8 TCB safety fence connection to BACO (BACO Contracts
    Ltd.) parapet (preferred method)
9 TCB safety fence connection to BACO (BACO Contracts
    Ltd.) parapet (alternative A)
10 TCB safety fence connection to BACO (BACO Contracts
    Ltd.) parapet (alternative A)
11 TCB safety fence connection to AHDE (Alcan High Duty
    Extrusions Ltd.) parapet (preferred method)
12 TCB safety fence connection to AHDE (Alcan High Duty
    Extrusions Ltd.) parapet (alternative A)
13 TCB safety fence connection to AHDE (Alcan High Duty
    Extrusions Ltd.) parapet (alternative B)
14 Conditions for use of post extensions of new posts
    related to overlay thickness
15 TCB safety fence post extensions (central reserve)
16 TCB safety fence post extensions (verge)

Material and dimensional requirements. Includes recommendations for connections to other types of safety fence and to metal bridge parapets.

This Part of BS 6579 specifies requirements for the components to be used in the construction of the tensioned corrugated beam (TCB) type of safety fence supported on Z posts. Requirements are given for the materials and dimensions of the components and for protective finishes.

This Part of BS 6579 does not cover erection and tensioning of the assembled fence (see clause 0).

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
B/509
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6579-1(1985) and 87/13411 DC (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 6779-1:1989 Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for parapets of metal construction
BS 7669-3:1994 Vehicle restraint systems Guide to the installation, inspection and repair of safety fences
BS 6779-1:1987 Parapets for vehicle containment on highways. Specification for parapets of metal contruction
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 7818:1995 Specification for pedestrian restraint systems in metal

BS 5493:1977 Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion
BS 6579-5:1986 Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for open box beam safety fence (single height)
BS 2789:1985 Specification for spheroidal graphite or nodular graphite cast iron
BS 4449:1997 Specification for carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete
BS 4320:1968 Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes. Metric series

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