METAL | nes NATIONAL STANDARD 1 > slisranbaro” = MBG 53132 + Maximum Bearing Bar Depth . . . 2'/:"" (63.5 mm) + Maximum Bearing Bar Thickness | Steel & Stainless Steel hs" (4.8 mm) Q “Aluminum. . . _ Vs" (6.4 mm) ja 2| + Maximum Depth of I-Bar + 2+ 2'h" (63.5 mm) E NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURAL METAL MANUFACTURERSApproval of an American National Standard requites verfication by ANS! that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other citera for approval have been met by the standards developer Consensus is established when, in the judgment of the ANSI Board of Standards Review, substantial agreement has been reached by drecty and mately affected interests. Substantial agreement means much more than a simple majo, but not Necessaniy unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, end that a concerted effort be made toward their resolution, ‘The use of American Natonal Standards is completey voluntary, thet existence does, notin any respect preclude anyone, whether he has approved the standards or not, from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, or using products, processes, of Procedures not conforming to the standards ‘The Amercan National Standards Insitute does not develop standards and wilin no ‘orcumstances give an interpretation of any American National Standard. Moreover, ‘no person shall have the right or authority to fesue an interpretation of an Amerie \Natonal Standerdin the name ofthe American Natonal Standards instute. Requests forinterpetaton should be adofessed tothe sponsor whose name appears onthe tle page ofthis standard CAUTION NOTICE: This Amoricen Netional Standard may be revised or withdrawn atany time, The procedures ofthe American National Standards Insttute require that facton be taken perocicaly to reatfim, revise, or withdraw this standard. Purchasers ‘of American National Standards may recewe current information on all standards by caling or witing the American National Standards Insite. This standard was developed by representative members of the Metal Ber Grating Division (MAG) of the Natonal Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM) to provide their opinion and guidance on the design and specification of ‘metal bar gratings. This standard contains advisory information only and is published 28 a public service by NAMM. NAMM end its Divisions declaim al Fabilty of any kind for the use, appicaton, or adaptation of material published inthis standard, Current information on all NAMM Standards Is avalable by caling or writing the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers or by going to wwwnaamm.org, National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers £800 Roosevelt Road Bidg.C, Suite 312 Glen Ellyn, linois 60137 Phone: (630) 942-6591 Fax: (630) 790-3095 wwwsnaamm.org Copyright © 1967, 1974, 1979, 1988, 1994 (Reprinted 1997), 2001, 2008 National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers All Rights ReservedMETAL BAR GRATING MANUAL For Steel, Stainless Steel, and Aluminum Gratings and Stair Treads Seventh Edition NAAMM MBG 531-09 Published and distributed by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURAL METAL MANUFACTURERS 800 Roosevelt Road Bldg. C, Suite 312 Glen Ellyn, llinois 60137 Phone: (630) 942-6591 www.naamm.org email: Info@naamm.org