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  • BS 6779-3:1994

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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2009

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Introduction
    Section 1. General
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Symbols
    5 Designation of combined metal and concrete parapets
    Section 2. Design
    6 Levels of containment
    7 Vehicle impact loading
    8 Wind loading
    9 Parapet heights
    10 Front face, profile, freedom from projections and
       joint treatment
    11 Durability
    12 Design method
    13 Prevention of composite action between the parapet
       and main structure
    14 Ends of parapets and movement joints
    15 Protection at ends of parapets
    Section 3. Concrete construction
    16 Materials and workmanship
    17 Surface finish
    Section 4. Metal construction
    18 Materials
    19 Workmanship, inspection and testing
    20 Tolerances in metal construction
    21 Fastenings
    22 Storage and transportation, handling and stacking
    23 Packing and transportation
    24 Installation and site workmanship
    25 Identification marking of parapets
    Section 5. Additional design requirements for parapets for
               particular applications
    26 General requirements for infilling and additional members
    27 Requirements for particular types of infilling
    28 Applications not over or adjacent to railways
    29 Applications over or adjacent to railways
    Annex A (informative) - Information to be provided by
            the supplier/purchaser
    Annex B (informative) - Parapet post and rail systems
            exempted from design requirements
    List of references

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    Design and construction of parapets with precast concrete or in situ concrete base and longitudinal steel or aluminium alloy rails. Covers normal and high levels of containment.

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    Committee B/509
    Development Note Supersedes 92/13171 DC. (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September 2006. (09/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6579-8:1987 Safety fences and barriers for highways Specification for concrete safety barriers
    PD 6634-1:1999 Vehicle restraint systems Fundamentals. Database

    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 3692:1967 Specification for ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts. Metric units
    BS 6082-1(1981) : 81 AMD 7467 GUIDE TO COMPILATION OF PERFORMANCE TEST SCHEDULES FOR COMPLETE FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
    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 3923-1:1986 Methods for ultrasonic examination of welds Methods for manual examination of fusion welds in ferritic steels
    BS 6443:1984 Method for penetrant flaw detection
    BS 8118-1:1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINUM - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN
    BS EN 287-1:2011 Qualification test of welders. Fusion welding Steels
    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 5289:1976 Code of practice. Visual inspection of fusion welded joints
    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 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 5400-8:1978 STEEL CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 8: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESSING TENDONS
    BS 3571-1:1985 MIG welding Specification for MIG welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys
    BS 7475:1991 Specification for fusion welding of austenitic stainless steels
    BS 6082-2(1981) : 81 AMD 7468 GUIDE TO COMPILATION OF PERFORMANCE TEST SCHEDULES FOR COMPLETE FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - QUANTITATIVE DATA
    BS 6180:1982 Code of practice for protective barriers in and about buildings
    BS 4190:1967 Specification for ISO metric black hexagon bolts, screws and nuts
    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 6072:1981 Method for magnetic particle flaw detection
    BS EN 288-3:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of steels
    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 3923-2:1972 Methods for ultrasonic examination of welds Automatic examination of fusion welded butt joints in ferritic steels
    BS 5996:1980 Methods for ultrasonic testing and specifying quality grades of ferritic steel plate
    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 4848-4:1972 Hot-rolled structural steel sections Equal and unequal angles
    BS 5400-7:1978 STEEL, CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 7: SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP, CONCRETE, REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESSING TENDONS
    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 1470:1987 Specification for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general engineering purposes: plate, sheet and strip
    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
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