ASTM F1092-87(1994)e1

Standard Specification for Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm- and Guard-Square Handrails

SCOPE
1.1 This specification provides the material requirements, construction, installation, and testing requirements for open-weather deck, storm-and-guard, fiberglass square rails. The handrail 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 and may be approximate.
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: 31-Dec-1993
• 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

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

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
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Designation: F 1092 – 87 (Reapproved 1994)
Standard Specification for
Fiberglass (GRP) Pultruded Open-Weather Storm- and
Guard-Square Handrails
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1092; 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.
e NOTE—Section 10 was added editorially in June 1994.
1. Scope 3. Terminology Definition
1.1 This specification provides the material requirements, 3.1 pultrusion—process of pulling fiberglass rovings
construction, installation, and testing requirements for open- (strands), mats, and other forms of reinforcements such as
weather deck, storm-and-guard, fiberglass square rails. The woven fiberglass through baths of thermosetting liquid resin,
handrail components are to be manufactured by the pultrusion and then through a heated forming die (made of steel) to form
process. a completed composite fiberglass structural shape.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 3.2 Discussion—The heated die causes a chemical reaction
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for to be initiated in the resin. The liquid resin molecules will
information purposes only and may be approximate. cross-link and develop into a hardened plastic that is reinforced
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the with the fiberglass.
test methods portion, Section 9, of this specification: This
4. Classification
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
4.1 Handrails and stanchions shall be fiberglass pultruded
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health square tube available in the following two types:
4.1.1 Type 1F—Three course rails, for use along the ex-
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
tions prior to use. posed peripheries of freeboards, weather docks, and super-
structure decks.
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.2 Type 2F—Two course rails, for use on bridges, plat-
2.1 ASTM Standards: forms, walkways, and elsewhere as needed.
D 570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
2 5. Ordering Information
D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
D 695 Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid 5.1 Orders for materials under this specification shall in-
clude the following information:
Plastics
D 790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced 5.1.1 Quantity (lineal feet of handrail).
5.1.2 Name of material (fiberglass pultruded square hand-
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
als rail).
5.1.3 Type (See 4.1).
D 792 Test Methods for Specific Gravity (Relative Density)
and Density of Plastics by Displacement 5.1.4 Fiberglass coaming, if specified (lineal feet). (See
6.2.5).
D 3846 Test Method for In-Plane Shear Strength of Rein-
forced Plastics 5.1.5 Attachment method for rail stanchions (see 6.2.6).
5.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue.
D 3917 Specification for Dimensional Tolerance of Ther-
mosetting Glass-Reinforced Plastic Pultruded Shapes
6. Materials and Manufacture
E 84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of
6.1 Materials:
Building Materials
6.1.1 The fiberglass (GRP) pultruded square tube shall be 2
1 3
by ⁄4 in. (51 by 6.4 mm) with the outside corner radius ⁄32 in.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on
(2.4 mm). A synthetic surface veil shall be the outermost layer
Shipbuilding and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.03 on Outfitting.
of reinforcement covering the entire exterior surface. The resin
Current edition approved Oct. 30, 1987. Published December 1987.
used throughout the part shall be either a flame retardant
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
isophthalic polyester or a flame retardant vinyl ester resin
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07.
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containing an ultra-violet radiation (UV) inhibitor. The fiber- 6.2.6.1 Attached to steel coaming (Fig. 2).
glass pultruded square tube shall achieve a 25 or less rating in 6.2.6.2 Inserted in pedestal/post mount (Fig. 3).
accordance with Test Method E 84. The exterior of the pul-
6.2.6.3 Attached to structural members (Fig. 4).
truded square tubing shall have a 1 mil (0.025 mm) minimum
6.2.6.4 Attached to steel angle (Fig. 5).
polyurethane protective coating for added ultraviolet protec-
tion. The fiberglass pultruded square tubing shall meet the
7. Dimensions
properties specified in Table 1 and dimensional tolerances shall
7.1 Dimensions for Type 1F—Three course rails shall be in
be in accordance with Specification D 3917.
accordance with Fig. 6.
6.1.2 Fiberglass sheet or solid fiberglass bar shall be used to
7.2 Dimensions for Type 2F—Two course rails shall be in
fabricate the internal connectors for the square tube. The
accordance with Fig. 1.
1 1
internal connectors will be 1 ⁄2 by 1 ⁄2 in. (38.1 by 38.1 mm)
with length and angularity variable to meet the requirements of
8. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
each connection. Angular connections shall be fabricated from
8.1 All cut edges and holes shall be sealed with a compat-
fiberglass sheet bonded together using a bisphenol
ible resin system containing a UV inhibitor.
A/epichlorohydrin epoxy resin with an amine curing agent to
1 8.2 All connections shall be made using a one piece solid
give a minimum thickness of 1 ⁄2 in. The angular connections
internal connector (in accordance with 6.1.2) bonded to the
will be fabricated to the proper dimension from the fiberglass
interior of the square tube using an epoxy adhesive and riveted.
sheets that have been bonded together. Fiberglass sheet used
The following types of connections are defined:
for angular connections shall meet the properties specified in
1 1
8.2.1 Corner connection (Fig. 7).
Table 1. Fiberglass solid bar, 1 ⁄2 by 1 ⁄2 in., shall be used for
8.2.2 Splice (Fig. 8).
the straight connections and shall meet the properties specified
8.2.3 Midrail to stanchion (Fig. 9).
in Table 1.
8.2.4 Top rail to stanchion (Fig. 10).
6.1.3 Rivets shall be nickel copper or nonmetallic.
3 8.2.5 Stair handrail to stanchion (Fig. 11).
6.1.4 Bolts shall be ⁄8 in. (9.5 mm) diameter, 316 stainless
8.2.6 Stair rail to rail (Fig. 12).
steel.
8.3 All bolted connections shall have a one-piece solid
6.1.5 Adhesive used to bond internal connectors to fiber-
intern
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