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ASTM F2480-06(2012)

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Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark

Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark

ABSTRACT
This guide covers safety and performance guidelines pertaining to in-ground skatepark facilities built primarily out of concrete and other designed materials. Any concrete materials and other designed materials intended to be used in the performance of the sports including skateboarding, inline skating and BMX biking shall be discussed. Other materials present in skatepark facilities include steel reinforcing and synthetic fibers. Physical properties such as concrete finish, surface flatness, and levelness shall be considered. In addition, expansion joints, filled control joints, and tooled control joints shall be discussed. Expansion joints should be placed where they are least likely to interfere with a wheel. Careful consideration to expansion joints location must be given, using the flow of skaters as critical design criteria. Size of control joint is not important. It must be a rigid control joint filler, which must be flush with the skating surface and close the joint completely. Also, joints should be placed where they are least likely to interfere with skate wheels, and a cut control joint is not possible. The placement of concrete on sloped radii or any areas incorporating a change in elevation is critical to the stability of the exposed steel material or concrete coping. The difficulty of achieving proper consolidation around the steel material and their reinforced attachments through the use of standard air removal consolidation techniques can lead to slumping and the creation of an air pocket around the steel material, which may not be visible during construction and may result in concrete failure on the riding surface. Skatepark signage, free standing or fixed fence, shall be provided and shall indicate the following: adult supervision of minors is or is not present; owner-operator emergency telephone numbers; emergency telephone numbers for medical, ambulance, and police; applicable regulations regarding the use of safety gear; presence of inherent risk in the participitation of skatepark activities; and drunk or users under the influence of drugs shall not participate in any skatepark activities.
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1.1 This guide covers safety and performance guidelines pertaining to in-ground skatepark facilities built primarily out of concrete and other designed materials. This guide pertains to any concrete materials and other designed materials intended to be used in the performance of the sports including skateboarding, inline skating and BMX biking. Items such as fencing, lighting, and operational structures are not intended to be a part of this guide.
1.2 Tolerance: General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions—General dimensional tolerances for this guide (unless otherwise noted) follow. These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms like greater than, less than, minimum, or maximum are used. Dimension Tolerance X in. or ft±0.5 in. X.X in.±0.05 in. X.XX in.±0.005 in.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard.
1.4 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-Jun-2012
ICS
97.220.10 - Sports facilities
Technical Committee
F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
Drafting Committee
F08.66 - Sports Facilities
Current Stage
Ref Project

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ASTM F2480-06 - Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012
Replaced By
ASTM F2480-06(2017) - Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark
Effective Date
01-Apr-2017
Referred By
ASTM F2334-18 - Standard Guide for Above Ground Public Use Skatepark Facilities
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012

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NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
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Designation: F2480 − 06 (Reapproved 2012) An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
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In-ground Concrete Skatepark
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2480; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope A497/A497M Specification for Steel Welded Wire
Reinforcement, Deformed, for Concrete (Withdrawn
1.1 This guide covers safety and performance guidelines
3
2013)
pertaining to in-ground skatepark facilities built primarily out
A615/A615M Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-
ofconcreteandotherdesignedmaterials.Thisguidepertainsto
Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
anyconcretematerialsandotherdesignedmaterialsintendedto
A616/A616M Specification for Rail-Steel Deformed and
be used in the performance of the sports including
Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement (Withdrawn
skateboarding, inline skating and BMX biking. Items such as
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1999)
fencing, lighting, and operational structures are not intended to
A617/A617M Specification for Axle-Steel Deformed and
be a part of this guide.
Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement (Withdrawn
1.2 Tolerance: General Measures, Tolerances, and 3
1999)
Conversions—General dimensional tolerances for this guide
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
(unless otherwise noted) follow. These tolerances still apply to
C94/C94M Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete
a dimension even when terms like greater than, less than,
C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-
minimum, or maximum are used.
gregates
Dimension Tolerance
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
X in. or ft ±0.5 in.
C260 Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Con-
X.X in. ±0.05 in.
crete
X.XX in. ±0.005 in.
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Concrete
as standard.
C1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Shotcrete
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
C1141 Specification for Admixtures for Shotcrete
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
C1436 Specification for Materials for Shotcrete
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
C1480 Specification for Packaged, Pre-Blended, Dry, Com-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
bined Materials for Use in Wet or Dry Shotcrete Applica-
tion
2. Referenced Documents
C1582/C1582M Specification for Admixtures to Inhibit
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Con-
A184/A184M Specification for Welded Deformed Steel Bar
crete
Mats for Concrete Reinforcement
E1155 Test Method for Determining F Floor Flatness and
F
A185/A185M Specification for Steel Welded Wire
F Floor Levelness Numbers
L
3
4
Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete (Withdrawn 2013)
2.2 ACI Standards:
ACI 117–90 Specifications forTolerances for Concrete Con-
struction and Materials
1
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports
ACI 302.1R-04 Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Con-
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of
struction
Subcommittee F08.66 on Sports Facilities.
ACI 309R Guide for Consolidation of Concrete
Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published August 2012. Originally
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approved in 2006. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F2480 – 06. DOI:
2.3 ANSI Standards:
10.1520/F2480-06R12.
ANSI 2535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available fromAmerican Concrete Institute (ACI), P.O. Box 9094, Farmington
the ASTM website. Hills, MI 48333-9094, http://www.aci-int.org.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
www.astm.org. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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F2480 − 06 (2012)
3. Terminology 3.1.21 vertical alignment—location relative to specified ver-
tical plane or a specified vertical line or from a line or plane
3.1 Definitions:
reference to a vertical line or plane. When applied to battered
3.1.1 bowl—fully enclosed or partially enclosed free-
walls, abutments, or other nearly vertical surfaces, vertical
flowing form wit
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