1、Designation: F 552 02Standard Terminology Relating toChain Link Fencing1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 552; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses i
2、ndicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.aluminizedin chain link fabric, describes fabric woven fromsteel wire that is coated wit
3、h aluminum before weaving (seeSpecification A 4912).barbas related to barbed wire- a short length of wire, withexposed ends cut on a bias to produce sharp points. SeeSpecifications F 1665 and A 121.barbed tapestrip of metal, machined to produce clusters ofsharp points (see Terminology F 13792for fur
4、ther informa-tion).barbed wirea fabricated wire product consisting of two linewires twisted to form a two-wire strand, into which 2pointor 4point barbs are tightly wrapped and locked into place atspecific intervals. (Syn. barbwire). See Specifications F 1665and A 121.barbed wire arma post fitting us
5、ed to hold barbed wire inplace. May be vertical or angled to hold three or morestrands of barbed wire, or “V” shaped to hold six or morestrands of barbed wire.barbed wire arm basea casting of aluminum, malleableiron, or steel, used in combination with one or two barbedwire extension arms held in pla
6、ce by a bolt and nut.barbed wire extension armpressed aluminum or pressedgalvanized steel used in combination with barbed wire armbase to hold three strands of barbed wire either vertically orangled in or out from the fence line. Also used in pairs in a“V” configuration to hold 6 strands of barbed w
7、ire.bottom protective platea safety device installed on a TypeII, Class 1, cantilever slide gate with external rollers toisolate the lower roller mechanism to reduce the possibilityof contact with the roller mechanism by a person. SeeSpecification F 11842.bottom railhorizontal member of the framewor
8、k runningcontinuously along the bottom edge of the fence.boulevard clampa two piece clamp with carriage bolts andnuts designed for 180 horizontal rail connections to a linepost (also called line rail clamp).brace banda symmetrically formed strip of metal shaped tofit around a post and used with a ca
9、rriage bolt and nut toattach the rail end or brace rail end truss rod tightener to thepost (see Fig. 1). Also used for attaching barbed wire,tension wire, and other items to a terminal post.brace raila compression member at terminal posts or cornerposts.brace rail enda cup-shaped fitting similar to
10、a rail end withprovision for attaching a truss rod.cantilever slide gateany horizontal slide gate spanning anopening lacking a top or bottom support within that opening(see Specification F 11842).center stopa device to receive and hold the drop bar on adouble gate.corner barbed wire arma combination
11、 post cap and fittingused to hold barbed wire in place on a corner post. May beangled in or out from the fence line to hold three or morestrands of barbed wire, or “V” shaped to hold six or morestrands of barbed wire.corner posta terminal post, at which the direction of the lineof fence changes in t
12、wo or more directions (see Fig. 2).corner rail clampa two-piece clamp with carriage bolts andnuts designed for horizontal rail connections to a 90 cornerpost.diamondthe opening formed by the woven wires in chainlink fence fabric.diamond countthe number of diamond openings from oneedge of fabric to t
13、he other. The count of a given fabric shallbegin at the first completed diamond at one edge andcontinue to the unfinished (half) or full opening at the otheredge (see Fig. 3).double drive gatea gate comprised of two gate leaves whichis used to close a gate opening through which vehicles areintended
14、to pass. While often referring to a swing gate (thatis, double swing gate), the gate may be any double leaf gateintended for vehicular (that is, slide gate or others). Seespecifications F 654, F 900, and F 11842.drop barcomponent of a double gate latch assembly (some-times called drop rod) (see Spec
15、ification F 9002).end postthe terminal post at the end of a line of fence (seeFig. 4).end rail clampa two-piece clamp with carriage bolt and nutdesigned for horizontal rail connections to an end post.fabric (chain link fence)a fencing material made from wire1This terminology is under the jurisdictio
16、n of ASTM Committee F14 on Fencesand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence andWire Accessories.Current edition approved July 10, 2002. Published September 2002. Originallypublished as F 552 78. Last previous edition F 552 01.2See Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 0
17、1.06 for full title.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as toprovide a continuous mesh without knots or ties except in theform of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wi
18、res toform the selvages of the fabric (see Fig. 5).flangein chain link fencing, a plate or casting for securing apost to a floor or a horizontal rail to a wall.frame hingea fitting that attaches to the gate frame andfunctions with the post hinge.frameworkthe basic structure supporting installed fabr
19、ic,namely the posts, rails, and tension wire.galvanizedpertaining to zinc-coated articles.galvanized after weaving in chain link fabric, describessteel fabric that is hot-dip coated with zinc after weaving(see Specification A 3922).galvanized before weaving in chain link fabric, describesfabric that
20、 is woven from steel wire galvanized beforeweaving.gatea moveable barrier placed in a fence opening (gateopening) which allows the opening to be closed. SeeSpecifications F 654, F 900, and F 1184.gate clipa galvanized pressed steel or pressed aluminumfitting designed to secure chain link fabric to t
21、he verticalsides of a gate frame.gate framethe structural member(s) of the gate.gate holdback or keepera device to receive and hold thegate leaf in an open position.gate latcha fitting to hold the gate in place when closed.gate leafa component of a swing gate which consists of agate frame covered wi
22、th chain link fabric and/or othermaterial. See Specifications F 654 and F 900.gate openingthe clear distance between the gate posts.gate postthe post to which a gate is attached via hinges. Itmay also be used as a terminal post.gate transoma panel of chain link fabric over the top of agate opening,
23、framed with top and bottom rail. Typicallyused in tennis court fence (see Practice F 9692).heightthe distance before stretching from one outer edge ofa knuckle or twist to the outer edge of the knuckle or twiston the opposite edge of fabric.hinge pinan upright pivot used to connect the gate framehin
24、ge to the post hinge, allowing a swing gate to open orclose. See frame hinge and post hinge.hog ringa preformed open wire clip designed to close upinto a ring to secure chain link fabric to horizontal tensionwire (see Specification F 6262).intermediate railhorizontal member of the framework run-ning
25、 continuously at any point between the top and bottomof the fence (sometimes called middle rail).knucklethe selvage obtained by interlocking adjacent pairsFIG. 1 Brace BandFIG. 2 Corner PostFIG. 3 Diamond CountFIG. 4 End PostFIG. 5 Chain Link Fence FabricF 5522of wire ends and bending the wire back
26、into a loop (see Fig.6).line postthe intermediate post in a fence line supporting thetop rail or tension wire and barb arm where applicable (seeFig. 7).line post capa cap or top with a loop used to position the toprail or tension wire on top of the line posts (see Fig. 8).line rail clampSee boulevar
27、d clamp.loop capSee line post cap.marcellinga process whereby either a uniform helix or aseries of waves put in a wire to facilitate tensioning the wirewhen installed to support the top or bottom or both, of thechain link fence fabric (that is, marcelled tension wire). Seetension wire and Specificat
28、ion A 824.meshin chain link fabric, the clear distance between parallelwires forming a diamond.middle railSee intermediate rail.offset hingea swing gate hinge that permits the gate to swing180 from the closed to the open position (see SpecificationF 9002).overhead slide gateany horizontal slide gate
29、 supported onlyfrom above (see Specification F 11842).pedestrian gatea gate, usually comprised of a single leaf,which is used to close a gate opening through whichpedestrians are intended to pass. While often referring to aswing gate, the gate may be of any single leaf gate intendedfor pedestrian us
30、e (that is, slide gate or others). See Speci-fications F 654, F 900, and F 11842.panel clampa two-piece clamp with carriage bolt and nut,designed to secure prefabricated panels on free standingenclosures.picketa helically formed steel wire interwoven in the manu-facture of chain link fabric or used
31、for field splicing rolls offabric into continuous chain link mesh from terminal post toterminal post.polymer coatinga term used to describe color coatings suchas PVC (poly(vinyl chloride), polyester, and clear coatingssuch as polyurethane and acrylic urethane (see Specifica-tions F 668, F 934, and F
32、 12342).post capa fitting atop a post usually to exclude water fromtubular posts.post hingea fitting that attaches to the gate post, the pintle ofwhich fits the frame hinge permitting the gate to swing (seeFig. 9).pull posta terminal post used in a line of fence to brace along stretch or to effect a
33、 change in elevation along the fenceline.PVCpoly(vinyl chloride) coating on fence materials.rail enda cup-shaped fitting used with a brace band toconnect the top rail or brace to a post (see Fig. 10).raid end bandSee brace band.scrolla decorative ornament on top of a gate.selvagethe edge finish on w
34、oven chain link fabric joiningpairs of pickets. The selvage may be knuckled or twisted(see Fig. 6 and Fig. 11).sleeve, posta specified length of tube or pipe set into aconcrete wall, grade beam, or slab, into which fence postsare later placed.sleeve, topraila fitting used to join two pieces of topra
35、ilwhen a swedged toprail is not used (see Fig. 12).stretchingthe process of putting tension on the fabric tomake it hang uniformly along the line of fence betweenterminal posts.FIG. 6 KnuckleFIG. 7 Line Post and Top RailFIG. 8 Line Post CapFIG. 9 Post HingeFIG. 10 Rail EndFIG. 11 TwistF 5523swedgeth
36、e formed end of a piece of toprail so that it will fitinto and join another piece of toprail (see Fig. 13).swing gatea gate leaf attached to one gate post using hinges(frame and post hinges) which allow the gate leaf to open orclose by pivoting on the hinges and to the opposite gate postor another g
37、ate leaf with a latch or other device. Swing gatesmay be single swing (one leaf) or double swing (two leaves).See Specifications F 654 and F 900.tension bandan offset strip of metal shaped to fit around theterminal post and used with a carriage bolt and nut to attachthe tension bar to the post (see
38、Fig. 14).tension barthe bar used with tension bands or other postconnectors to secure the fabric to a terminal post (see Fig.15).tension wirea wire, with or without a marcelled pattern (seemarcelling), typically used along the top of a chain linkfence in place of a top rail and along the bottom of a
39、 chainlink fence for additional security. See Specification A 8242for marcelled tension wire.(Syn. coil spring wire.)terminal postthe basic load-bearing component for a line offence, to or from which the fabric is stretched; it may be anend, gate, corner or pull post.tiewire, clip, or band used to a
40、ttach the fabric to the top railand line posts (see Fig. 16 and Specification F 6262).top railhorizontal member of the framework running fromterminal post to terminal post on top of the line posts (seeFig. 7).top roller guarda safety device installed on a Type II, Class1, cantilever slide gate with
41、external rollers to isolate theupper roller mechanism to reduce the possibility of contactwith the roller mechanism by a person. See SpecificationF 11842.truss roda tensioning rod, used for bracing in gates and atterminal posts. May be threaded at one or both ends orcontain a tightener or turnbuckle
42、 for adjusting tension.truss rod tightenera tightening device used with an adjust-ing nut and a truss rod (sometimes incorrectly calledturnbuckle).turnbucklea tightening device with left hand and right handthreads at opposite ends, used with a truss rod.twistthe type of selvage obtained by twisting
43、adjacent pairsof wire ends together in a close helix of 112 machine turns,which is equivalent to three full twists (see Fig. 11).vehicular gatea structure used to close a gate openingthrough which vehicles are intended to pass. See Specifica-tions F 654, F 900, and F 1184.Zn-5Al-MMan abbreviation de
44、scribing an alloy of zinc, 5 %aluminum, and mischmetal, employed as a metallic coatingover steel wire or steel sheet used in the manufacture ofchain link fabric, fence framework materials, and otherproducts (see Specifications F 1234 and F 13452).This standard is subject to revision at any time by t
45、he responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised, either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters. Your comments will receive
46、 careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee, which you may attend. If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM Interna
47、tional, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).FIG. 12 Toprail SleeveFIG. 13 SwedgeFIG. 14 Tension BandFIG. 15 Tension BarFIG. 16 Tie WireF 5524
