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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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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-30-1988

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.

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.

Committee
B/509
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 86/13656 DC (03/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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