ASTM F1092-04

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 the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information purposes only.
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: 29-Feb-2004
• Technical Committee: F25 - Ships and Marine Technology
• Drafting Committee: F25.03 - Outfitting and Deck Machinery

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1092-87(1994)e1 - Standard Specification for Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm- and Guard-Square Handrails
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM F1092-04(2010) - Standard Specification for Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm and Guard, Square Railing Systems
• Effective Date: 01-May-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D7745-19 - Standard Practice for Testing Pultruded Composites
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: F1092 – 04
Standard Specification for
Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm and
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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. 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 E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of
Building Materials
1.1 This specification provides the material requirements,
construction, installation, and testing requirements for open-
3. Terminology Definition
weather deck, storm-and-guard, fiberglass square railing sys-
3.1 pultrusion—process of pulling fiberglass rovings
tems. Components are to be manufactured by the pultrusion
(strands), mats, and other forms of reinforcements such as
process.
woven fiberglass through baths of thermosetting liquid resin,
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
and then through a heated forming die (made of steel) to form
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for
a completed composite fiberglass structural shape.
information purposes only.
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
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
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
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the exposed peripheries of freeboards, weather decks, and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
superstructure decks.
D570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
4.1.2 Type 2F—Two-course railing systems, for use on
D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
bridges, platforms, walkways, and elsewhere as needed.
D695 Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid
Plastics
5. Ordering Information
D790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
5.1 Orders for materials under this specification shall in-
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
clude the following information:
D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
5.1.1 Quantity (lineal feet (metres) of railing system).
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
5.1.2 Name of material (fiberglass pultruded square railing
D3846 Test Method for In-Plane Shear Strength of Rein-
system).
forced Plastics
5.1.3 Type (See 4.1).
D3917 Specification for DimensionalTolerance ofThermo-
5.1.4 Fiberglass coaming, if specified (lineal feet (metres)).
setting Glass-Reinforced Plastic Pultruded Shapes
(See 6.2.5).
5.1.5 Attachment method for stanchions (see 6.2.6).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships
5.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue.
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.03 on
Outfitting and Deck Machinery.
6. Materials and Manufacture
Current edition approved March 1, 2004. Published March 2004. Originally
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6.1 Materials:
approved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 1994 as F1092 – 87(1994) .
DOI: 10.1520/F1092-04.
6.1.1 The fiberglass (GRP) pultruded square tube shall be 2
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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3 2 3 ⁄4 in. (50 3 50 3 6.4 mm) with the outside corner
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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radius ⁄32 in. (4 mm). A synthetic surface veil shall be the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. outermost layer of reinforcement covering the entire exterior
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surface. The resin used throughout the part shall be either a 6.1.5 Adhesive used to bond internal connectors to fiber-
flame retardant isophthalic polyester or a flame retardant vinyl glass pultruded square tube shall be a bisphenol
ester resin containing an ultra-violet radiation (UV) inhibitor. A/epichlorohydrin epoxy resin with an amine curing agent.
The fiberglass pultruded square tube shall achieve a flame 6.2 Manufacture:
spread
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