ASTM F1553-01

Standard Guide for Specifying Industrial and Commercial Chain Link Fence

SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the recommended criteria for specifying the various elements of a chain link fence for industrial or commerical use and lists the available choices of components from the current ASTM standards.
1.2 No recommendation is made or implied concerning the merits of any particular product. The choice of product components of the chain link fence should be made by the writers of the project specification, based on their own perception of the merits of the products for the particular application.
1.3  This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2001
• ICS: 91.090 - External structures
• Technical Committee: F14 - Fences
• Drafting Committee: F14.40 - Chain Link Fence and Wire Accessories

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1553-96 - Standard Guide for Specifying Industrial and Commercial Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM F1553-06 - Standard Guide for Specifying Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F2611-15 - Standard Guide for Design and Construction of Chain Link Security Fencing
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F 1553–01
Standard Guide for
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Specifying Industrial and Commercial Chain Link Fence
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1553; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope F 1043 Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings
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on Metal Industrial Chain Link Fence Framework
1.1 This guide covers the recommended criteria for speci-
F 1083 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Hot-Dipped Zinc-
fying the various elements of a chain link fence for industrial
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Coated (Galvanized) Welded, for Fence Structures
or commercial use and lists the available choices of compo-
F 1183 SpecificationforAluminumAlloyChainLinkFence
nents from the current ASTM standards.
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Fabric
1.2 No recommendation is made or implied concerning the
F 1184 Specification for Industrial and Commercial Hori-
merits of any particular product. The choice of product
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zontal Slide Gates
components of the chain link fence should be made by the
F 1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal
writers of the project specification, based on their own percep-
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Alloy-Coated Steel Chain Link Fence Fabric
tion of the merits of the products for the particular application.
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F 1379 Terminology Relating to Barbed Tape
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
F 1664 Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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Coated Steel Tension Wire Used With Chain-Link Fence
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
F 1665 Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
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Coated Steel Barbed Wire Used With Chain Link Fence
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
F 1712 Specification for Steel Chain Link Fencing Materi-
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2. Referenced Documents
als Used in Detention and Correctional Facilities
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F 1910 Specification for Long Barbed Tape Obstacles
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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F 1911 Practice for Installation of Barbed Tape
A 121 Specification for Metallic-Coated Carbon Steel
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F 2000 Guide for Fences for Ballfields and Other Sports
Barbed Wire
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Facilities
A 392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link
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F 2049 Guide for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial,
Fence Fabric
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and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
A 491 Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-
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2.2 CSI Standard:
Link Fence Fabric
Master Format
A 824 Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Marcelled
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Tension Wire for Use with Chain Link Fence
3. Terminology
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F 552 Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing
2 3.1 Definitions—See Terminology F 552 for definitions of
F 567 Practice for Installation of Chain-Link Fence
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terms relating to chain link fencing. See Terminology F 1379
F 626 Specification for Fence Fittings
for definitions of terms relating to barbed tape.
F 668 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)-Coated
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Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
4. Summary of Practice
F 900 Specification for Industrial and Commercial Swing
2 4.1 Many standard specifications for chain link fence are
Gates
presently in existence. These include, but are not limited to,
F 934 SpecificationforStandardColorsforPolymerCoated
2 specifications of the federal, state, and municipal governments
Chain Link Fence Materials
and their various agencies, as well as trade groups and
F 969 Practice for Construction of Chain-LinkTennis Court
2 organizations. Most of these specifications either reference
Fence
existing ASTM standards or are duplications of some of these
standards.ThisguidereferencesonlyexistingASTMstandards
1 for this reason, since these standards encompass most standard
This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences and is
components of a typical chain link fence installation.
the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence and Wire
Accessories.
Current edition approved June 10, 2001. Published August 2001. Originally
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published as F 1553-94. Last previous edition F 1553-96. Available from Construction Specifications Institute, 601 Madison St., Alex-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.06. andria, VA 22314-1791.
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