Skip to content
Please enter a keyword to search

  • BS 6779-1:1998

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  21-03-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

    Add To Cart

    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Symbols
    5 Designation of vehicle parapets
    6 General design
    7 Materials
    8 Additional design requirements for parapets for particular
       applications
    9 Construction
    10 Performance
    Annex A (informative) Guidance on levels of containment and
                          derivation of theoretical design forces
    Annex B (informative) Detailed design recommendations for new
                          designs of post and rail configurations
    Annex C (informative) Information to be provided by the
                          supplier/purchaser
    Annex D (normative) Method for dynamic testing
    Annex E (normative) Static testing of posts
    Annex F Annex deleted
    List of references

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines requirements for design, materials, construction including storage, transport and installation, and testing of vehicle containment parapets of metal construction not less than 12 m long, mounted on plinths not in excess of 100 mm high, for provision of specified levels of containment for vehicles on highways.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee B/509/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6779-1(1992), 96/102247 DC. (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, April 2007. (03/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5493:1977 Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion
    BS EN 288-4:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys
    BS 8118-2(1991) : 1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINIUM - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP AND PROTECTION
    BS 6443:1984 Method for penetrant flaw detection
    BS EN 10131:2006 Cold rolled uncoated and zinc or zinc-nickel electrolytically coated low carbon and high yield strength steel flat products for cold forming. Tolerances on dimensions and shape
    BS 8118-1:1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINUM - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN
    BS 5400-6:1980 Steel, concrete and composite bridges Specification for materials and workmanship, steel
    BS EN 287-1:2011 Qualification test of welders. Fusion welding Steels
    BS EN 24018:1992 Hexagon head screws. Product grade C
    BS 4483:1985 Specification for steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete
    BS EN 288-2:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedures specification for arc welding
    BS EN 24035:1992 Hexagon thin nuts (chamfered). Product grades A and B
    BS 4395-1:1969 Specification for high strength friction grip bolts and associated nuts and washers for structural engineering General grade
    BS EN 287-2:1992 Approval testing of welders for fusion welding Aluminium and aluminium alloys
    BS 6579-5:1986 Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for open box beam safety fence (single height)
    BS 5135:1984 Specification for arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese steels
    BS EN 10025:1993 Hot rolled products of non-alloy structural steels. Technical delivery conditions
    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 6744:1986 Specification for austenitic stainless steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete
    BS EN 20898-2:1994 Mechanical properties of fasteners Nuts with specified proof load values. Coarse thread
    BS 3571-1:1985 MIG welding Specification for MIG welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys
    BS EN 970:1997 Non-destructive examination of fusion welds. Visual examination
    BS 7475:1991 Specification for fusion welding of austenitic stainless steels
    BS EN 10051:2010 Continuously hot-rolled strip and plate/sheet cut from wide strip of non-alloy and alloy steels. Tolerances on dimensions and shape
    BS EN 10210-1:2006 Hot finished structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels Technical delivery requirements
    BS 6579-6:1988 Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for open box beam safety fence (double height)
    BS EN 24034:1992 Hexagon nuts. Product grade C
    BS EN 10130:2006 Cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for cold forming. Technical delivery conditions
    BS 1387:1985 Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads
    BS 5400-2:1978 Steel, concrete and composite bridges Specification for loads
    BS 5400-3:1982 Steel, concrete and composite bridges Code of practice for design of steel bridges
    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 6072:1981 Method for magnetic particle flaw detection
    BS EN 20898-1:1992 Mechanical properties of fasteners Bolts, screws and studs
    BS 6579-7:1989 Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for untensioned corrugated beam safety fence
    BS EN 288-3:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of steels
    BS 7818:1995 Specification for pedestrian restraint systems in metal
    BS 1490:1988 Specification for aluminium and aluminium alloy ingots and castings for general engineering purposes
    BS 4464:1969 Specification for spring washers for general engineering and automobile purposes. Metric series
    BS 4300-1(1967) : 1967 WROUGHT ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES (SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES) - ALUMINIUM ALLOY LONGITUDINALLY WELDED TUBE
    BS EN 10083-2:2006 Steels for quenching and tempering Technical delivery conditions for non alloy steels
    BS EN 10034:1993 Structural steel I and H sections. Tolerances on shape and dimensions
    BS EN 24032:1992 Hexagon nuts, style 1. Product grades A and B
    BS 4848-4:1972 Hot-rolled structural steel sections Equal and unequal angles
    BS EN 485-1 : 2008 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - SHEET, STRIP AND PLATE - PART 1: TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR INSPECTION AND DELIVERY
    BS 3019-1:1984 TIG welding Specification for TIG welding of aluminium, magnesium and their alloys
    BS EN 10083-1:2006 Steels for quenching and tempering General technical delivery conditions
    BS 6779-2:1991 Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of concrete construction
    BS 6579-1:1988 Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for components for tensioned corrugated beam safety fence on Z posts
    BS EN 10056-2:1993 Specification for structural steel equal and unequal angles Tolerances on shape and dimensions
    BS EN 10002-1:2001 Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature
    BS 4320:1968 Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes. Metric series
    BS EN 288-1:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials General rules for fusion welding
    View more information

    • Access your standards online with a subscription

      Features

      • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations
      • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications
      • Multi - user online standards collection: secure, flexibile and cost effective