ASTM F1092-04(2010)

Standard Specification for Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm and Guard, Square Railing Systems

ABSTRACT
This specification provides the material requirements, construction, installation, and testing requirements for open-weather deck, storm-and-guard, fiberglass square railing systems. Components are to be manufactured by the pultrusion process. Handrails and stanchions shall be fiberglass pultruded square tube available in the following two types: Type 1F and Type 2F. Test at least one end stanchion and one other stanchion of each platform or deck by application of a load horizontally in accordance with the specification.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification provides the material requirements, construction, installation, and testing requirements for open-weather deck, storm-and-guard, fiberglass square railing systems. Components are to be manufactured by the pultrusion process.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 9, of this specification: 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: 30-Apr-2010
• ICS: 47.020.10 - Hulls and their structure elements
• Technical Committee: F25 - Ships and Marine Technology
• Drafting Committee: F25.03 - Outfitting and Deck Machinery

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1092-04 - Standard Specification for Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm and Guard, Square Railing Systems
• Effective Date: 01-May-2010
• Replaced By: ASTM F1092-14 - Standard Specification for Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm and Guard, Square Railing Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM D7745-19 - Standard Practice for Testing Pultruded Composites
• Effective Date: 01-May-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F1092 −04(Reapproved 2010) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm and
Guard, Square Railing Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1092; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope setting Glass-Reinforced Plastic Pultruded Shapes
E84Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of
1.1 This specification provides the material requirements,
Building Materials
construction, installation, and testing requirements for open-
weather deck, storm-and-guard, fiberglass square railing sys-
3. Terminology
tems. Components are to be manufactured by the pultrusion
3.1 pultrusion—process of pulling fiberglass rovings
process.
(strands), mats, and other forms of reinforcements such as
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
woven fiberglass through baths of thermosetting liquid resin,
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
and then through a heated forming die (made of steel) to form
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
a completed composite fiberglass structural shape.
and are not considered standard.
3.1.1 Discussion—The heated die causes a chemical reac-
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
tion to be initiated in the resin. The liquid resin molecules will
test methods portion, Section 9, of this specification:This
cross-linkanddevelopintoahardenedplasticthatisreinforced
standarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,
with the fiberglass.
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
4. Classification
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
4.1 Handrails and stanchions shall be fiberglass pultruded
tions prior to use.
square tube available in the following two types:
4.1.1 Type 1F—Three-course railing systems, for use along
2. Referenced Documents
the exposed peripheries of freeboards, weather decks, and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
superstructure decks.
D570Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
4.1.2 Type 2F—Two-course railing systems, for use on
D638Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
bridges, platforms, walkways, and elsewhere as needed.
D695Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid
Plastics
5. Ordering Information
D790Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
5.1 Orders for materials under this specification shall in-
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
clude the following information:
als
5.1.1 Quantity (lineal feet (metres) of railing system).
D792Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
5.1.2 Name of material (fiberglass pultruded square railing
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
system).
D3846Test Method for In-Plane Shear Strength of Rein-
5.1.3 Type (See 4.1).
forced Plastics
5.1.4 Fiberglass coaming, if specified (lineal feet (metres)).
D3917Specification for Dimensional Tolerance of Thermo-
(See 6.2.5).
5.1.5 Attachment method for stanchions (see 6.2.6).
1 5.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue.
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F25 on Ships
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.03 on
Outfitting and Deck Machinery.
6. Materials and Manufacture
Current edition approved May 1, 2010. Published June 2010. Originally
6.1 Materials:
approved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F1092–04. DOI:
10.1520/F1092-04R10.
6.1.1 The fiberglass (GRP) pultruded square tube shall be 2
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⁄32 in. (4 mm).Asynthetic surface veil shall be the outermost
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. layerofreinforcementcoveringtheentireexteriorsurface.The
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F1092−04 (2010)
resin used throughout the part shall be either a flame retardant 6.1.5 Adhesive used to bond internal connectors to fiber-
isophthalic polyester or a flame retardant vinyl ester resin glass pultruded square tube shall be a bisphenol
containing an ultra-violet radiation (UV) inhibitor. The fiber- A/epichlorohydrin epoxy resin with an amine curing agent.
glass pultruded square tube shall achieve a flame spread index
6.2 Manufacture:
of 25 or less rating in accordance with Test Method E84.In
6.2.1 Thereshallbeaminimumclearanceof4in.(101mm)
addition, the fiberglass pultruded square tube shall achieve a
between rail or stanchion centerline and other structure except
smoke developed index of 450 or less. The exterior of the
where a direct tie-in is desired.
pultruded square tubing shall have a 1 mil (0.025 mm)
6.2.2 Stanchionsandstandoffsaretobespacedon5ft(1.52
minimumpolyurethaneprotectivecoatingforaddedultraviolet
m) maximum centers.
protection. The fiberglass pultruded square tubing shall meet
6.2.3 All top rails are to be located 42 in. (1.067 m) above
the properties specified in Table 1 and dimensional tolerances
the deck (deck to top of square tube).
shall be in accordance with Specification D3917.
6.2.4 Railing system height for ladders shall be measured
6.1.2 Fiberglasssheetorsolidfiberglassbarshallbeusedto
vertically from the nosing line.
fabricate the internal connectors for the square tube. The
1 1 6.2.5 Coaming constructed of fiberglass pultruded material
internalconnectorswillbe1 ⁄2×1 ⁄2in.(38.1×38.1mm)with
shall meet the properties specified in Table 1. Fiberglass
lengthandangularityvariabletomeettherequirementsofeach
coaming shall be 4 in. (101 mm) in vertical height from its top
connection. Angular connections shall be fabricated from
edge to the level of the deck. Fiberglass coaming shall be a
fiberglass sheet bonded together using a bisphenol
corrugated or channel design with a minimum of ⁄2 in. (12
A/epichlorohydrin epoxy resin with an amine curing agent to
1 mm) deep section or minimum ⁄2 in. channel leg to develop
give a minimum thickness of 1 ⁄2 in. (38.1 mm). The angular
added strength. It shall be securely fastened to the stanchion
connectionswillbefabricatedtotheproperdimensionfromthe
using nickel-copper rivets and with not more than ⁄4 in. (6.4
fiberglass sheets that have been bonded together. Fiberglass
mm)clearanceabovefl
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