ABU DHABI SEWERAGE SERVICES COMPANY

(ADSSC)

GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR CIVIL WORKS

DIVISION 2 SITEWORK

SECTION 02510 FENCING

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 GENERAL ..........................................................................................................4
1.1 SCOPE ...................................................................................................4
1.2 RELATED DOCUMENTS .......................................................................4
1.3 STANDARDS ..........................................................................................4
1.4 SUBMITTALS .........................................................................................4
1.4.1 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS APPROVAL. ........................................4
1.4.2 METHOD STATEMENTS .......................................................................5
1.4.3 DRAWINGS ............................................................................................5
1.4.4 SAMPLES ...............................................................................................5
1.5 QUALITY CONTROL ..............................................................................5
1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING .............................................5
2 PRODUCTS ........................................................................................................6
2.1 GENERAL ...............................................................................................6
2.2 WIRES ....................................................................................................6
2.3 FENCE POSTS, STRUTS AND COMPONENTS ...................................7
2.3.1 INTERMEDIATE POSTS ........................................................................7
2.3.2 STRAINING POSTS ...............................................................................7
2.3.3 GATE POSTS .........................................................................................7
2.3.4 BASE PLATES AND DOWELS ..............................................................8
2.4 GATES ....................................................................................................8
2.4.1 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................8
2.4.2 FABRICATION ........................................................................................8
2.4.3 INFILLING ...............................................................................................9
2.5 FITTINGS ...............................................................................................9
2.6 GENERAL CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS. ...........................................9
2.7 CONCRETE FOR FOUNDATIONS ........................................................9
3 EXECUTION .......................................................................................................9
3.1 CONSTRUCTION OF CHAIN LINK FENCES ........................................9
3.2 POSTS AND STRUTS ............................................................................9
3.2.1 GENERAL. ..............................................................................................9
3.2.2 STRAINING POSTS .............................................................................10
3.2.3 STRUTS ...............................................................................................10
3.2.4 INTERMEDIATE POSTS ......................................................................10
3.2.5 GATE POSTS .......................................................................................10
3.3 INFILL ...................................................................................................10
3.3.1 LINE WIRES .........................................................................................10

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1 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

This section of the specification gives the requirements for chain link fencing
and gates.

1.2 RELATED DOCUMENTS

The following sections of the specification shall be read in conjunction with

this section.

Section 01000-07 Submittals

Section 01000-08 Quality control
Section 01000-09 Materials and equipment
Section 03300 Cast in place concrete.

1.3 STANDARDS

All activities relating to this section of the specification shall comply with the
following or approved equal standards.

BS 1722-10 Fences. Specification for anti-intruder fences in chain

link and welded mesh.
BS 4102 Specification for steel wire for general fencing purposes.
BS EN 10210-2 Hot finished structural hollow sections of non-alloy and
fine grain structural steels. Tolerances, dimensions
and sectional properties.
BS EN 10244-2 Steel wire and wire products. Non-ferrous metallic
coatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings.
ISO 1461 Hot dipped galvanised coatings on fabricated iron and
steel particles. Specifications and test methods.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

1.4.1 PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS APPROVAL.

a) In order to verify compliance with the specification the Contractor shall

submit information for all products and materials used in the Works to
the Engineer for approval sufficiently in advance of their use in
accordance with the Contract programme allowing for ordering and
approval times. Reference shall also be made to Section 01000-09 of
the specification on products and materials approval. Information to be
submitted shall comprise but not necessarily be limited to:

i. Manufacturer’s/suppliers name.
ii. Product name/description.
iii. Manufacturer’s technical data.
iv. Storage instructions.
v. Installation instructions.

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1.4.2 METHOD STATEMENTS

a) The Contractor shall submit method statements to the Engineer for

approval 4 weeks in advance of commencing the site activity in
accordance with Section 01000-07 of the specification. These shall
comprise but not necessarily be limited to:

i. Fence installation.

1.4.3 DRAWINGS

a) The Contractor shall submit drawings to the Engineer for approval in

advance of commencing the site activity in accordance with Section
01000-07 of the specification. These shall comprise but not necessarily
be limited to:

i. Layout plan of fence showing spacing of components, post

foundation dimensions, connections, gates, details and schedule of
components.

1.4.4 SAMPLES

a) Representative samples as agreed with the Engineer must be submitted

for at least the following items at the same time as the particulars are
submitted.

i. Samples of fence chain link mesh, illustrating construction and

coloured finish.

1.5 QUALITY CONTROL

a) Prior to dispatch of any product and/or material from source the

Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing in sufficient time to allow
the Engineer the opportunity to inspect and test the product and/or
material prior to delivery in accordance with Section 01000-08 of the
specification.

b) Products and materials shall be from a manufacturer/supplier who

operates a quality system which is registered to ISO 9000 series or
approved equal.

c) To allow the Engineer to inspect the Works the Contractor shall give the
Engineer a minimum of 24 hours notice of carrying out the following
activities on site.

i. Commencement of fence installation.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

a) Delivery, storage and handling of products and materials shall be in

accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, Section 01000-
09 of the specification and the following provisions.

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b) Delivery, storage and handling shall at all times be performed in a

manner to avoid product damage.

c) Only nylon slings shall be allowed for lifting products.

d) Products shall be stored off the ground on timber blocks of sufficient size
and spacing to provide adequate support.

e) Products shall be stored at site in an environment as recommended by

the manufacturer.

f) Products that are stored outside at site shall be stored under cover to
prevent ultra violet deterioration and as recommended by the
manufacturer.

g) The Contractor shall visually inspect all products upon delivery to site
and report any damage to the Engineer.

i. Any products damaged during delivery, storage and handling shall

be marked by the Contractor and set aside.
ii. Proposals for repair of any damaged products shall be submitted in
writing to the Engineer for approval.
iii. Any damaged products deemed unsuitable for repair by the
Engineer shall be removed from site and replaced.

2 PRODUCTS

2.1 GENERAL

a) Fence height shall be 2.4m to the top of the chain link mesh and 2.8m in
vertical height to the top line of the barbed wire.

b) Fence shall be designed to withstand a 160km/hr wind speed with a 25%

factor of safety.

c) The strength of line posts, straining posts, corner posts, gate/end posts
and struts shall conform to BS 1722-10.

2.2 WIRES

a) Chain link mesh shall be woven from plastic coated galvanised mild steel
wire Grade A to BS 4102 with 3.55mm nominal core diameter and
4.75mm overall diameter. The mesh opening size shall be 50mm.

b) Line wire shall be plastic coated galvanised mild steel wire Grade A to
BS 4102, with 4.7mm nominal core diameter and 6.4mm overall
2
diameter, having a minimum tensile strength of 1050N/mm .

c) Stirrup wire shall be plastic coated galvanised mild steel wire Grade A to
BS 4102 with 4.7mm nominal core diameter and 6.4mm overall diameter.

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d) Tying wire shall be plastic coated galvanised mild steel wire Grade A to
BS 4102 with 1.6mm nominal core diameter and 2.2mm overall diameter.

e) Barbed wire shall be plastic coated galvanised mild steel wire to BS

4102 with 1.8mm nominal core diameter and 2.6mm overall diameter.
Barbed wire shall be 2 ply wire with 4 point barbs at 100mm centre to
centre.

2.3 FENCE POSTS, STRUTS AND COMPONENTS

a) Line posts, straining posts, corner posts, gate/end posts and struts shall
be manufactured from rolled sections complying with BS EN10210-2, hot
dip galvanised after fabrication in accordance with ISO 1461 to a
minimum thickness of 100 microns and then PVC coated to a minimum
thickness of 300 microns. Post and strut sizes shall be as specified or
as detailed by the manufacturer to the requirements of Clause 2.01
above.

2.3.1 INTERMEDIATE POSTS

a) Do not taper the vertical portion of intermediate posts and hole them for
the attachment of line wires.

b) Taper the heads of intermediate posts with an integral cranked extension

arm and hole them for the attachment of barbed wires.

c) When separate extension arms are to be fitted make holes in

intermediate posts for the attachment of arms.

2.3.2 STRAINING POSTS

a) Do not taper the vertical portion of straining posts and hole them for the
attachment of straining fittings for line wires.

b) Taper the heads of straining posts with an integral cranked extension

arm and hole them for the attachment of barbed wires.

c) Where separate extension arms are to be fitted, make holes in the

straining posts for the attachment of arms.

d) Ensure that the straining posts provide a firm bearing for the struts.

e) Ensure that the struts meets the straining posts at a point within the top
one-third of the length of the vertical portion of the straining post which is
above the ground.

2.3.3 GATE POSTS

a) Gate posts may act as gate/end posts and shall be freestanding.

b) Gate posts shall be holed for the attachment of gate fittings.

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c) Gate posts shall be extended vertically to accommodate 3 rows of

barbed wire.

2.3.4 BASE PLATES AND DOWELS

a) Fabricate steel base plates from a minimum 3mm thick galvanised rolled
steel plate.

b) Base plates for straining posts, gate/end posts and struts shall project
not less than 50mm from all external faces of a post.

c) Base plates for intermediate posts shall project not less than 40mm from
at least one external face of a post.

d) Ensure that the base plates are so positioned that they do not interfere
with any adjacent straining post.

e) Provide steel dowels at least 10mm in diameter. Drive the dowels

through the post within 250mm of the base of the post. Project the
dowels not less than 50mm from either side of the post.

2.4 GATES

2.4.1 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

a) Gates shall match the height of the fence. And be fabricated from rolled
sections complying with BS EN ISO 10210-2, hot dip galvanised after
fabrication in accordance with ISO 1461 to a minimum thickness of 100
microns and then PVC coated to a minimum thickness of 300 microns.
Gate member sizes shall be as specified or as detailed by the
manufacturer to the requirements of Clause 2.01 above.

b) Use single gates to fill openings up to 2m in width and double leaves of

equal width to fill openings up to 10m in width.

c) Ensure that the top of the gates is approximately level with the top of the
wire mesh fencing and the barbed wire respectively in the fence, and the
bottom of the gates have a ground clearance of not more than 100mm.

d) When the gate is closed, ensure that the space between the meeting
stiles is not more than 25mm.

2.4.2 FABRICATION

a) Ensure that the frame is square with all the corners mitred or saddled.
Do not use bent tubes or radiused corners.

b) Fix vertical braces at not more than 1.2m centres. Provide one central
horizontal brace on the inside.

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2.4.3 INFILLING

a) Infilling of the gate shall be with chain link mesh to the same
specification as the fence.

b) Gates shall be fitted with hinges, drop bolts and slam plates, and a
locking device to the approval of the Engineer.

2.5 FITTINGS

Fittings such as eye bolt strainers, cleats, winding brackets, stretcher bars,
staples, long and short droppers for barbed wire shall be hot dip galvanised
after fabrication to ISO 1461 and then PVC coated where applicable to a
minimum thickness of 300 microns all to the approval of the Engineer.

2.6 GENERAL CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS.

a) Use steel components free from sharp edges and burrs.

b) Cap or seal he tops of all hollow steel posts.

c) Hole or otherwise fabricate posts for the attachment or threading of line

wires etc. Free all holes from obstructions and position them accurately.

2.7 CONCRETE FOR FOUNDATIONS

Concrete for post and strut foundations and ground beam shall be Grade
C20 to the requirements of Section 03300 of the specification.

3 EXECUTION

3.1 CONSTRUCTION OF CHAIN LINK FENCES

a) Ensure that the top of the fence follows approximately the level of the
ground along the line of the fence.

b) Where possible, set out the line of fence in such a manner that changes
of direction are formed as obtuse angles, no angle being less than 130°.

3.2 POSTS AND STRUTS

3.2.1 GENERAL.

a) Ensure that foundation holes for posts and struts have vertical sides,
except that the side of a strut hole adjacent to the post may be sloped.

b) When erecting posts and struts, after insertion of the post or strut,
backfill the hole with concrete adequately compacted around the post
and strut.

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3.2.2 STRAINING POSTS

a) Except where the fence is intended to follow a curve, provide straining

posts at all ends and corners, at changes in direction or acute variations
in level, and at intervals of not more than 69m in straight lengths of fence.

b) Set straining posts in the ground to a depth of 0.70m.

c) Ensure that the foundation holes for straining posts are not less than
0.45m x 0.45m in plan, or if round, as may be produced by an auger, but
not less than 0.45m in diameter.

3.2.3 STRUTS

a) Struts must be fitted to all straining posts and gate posts acting as
straining posts in the direction of each line of fencing.

b) Ensure that the foundation holes for struts are not less than 0.30m wide
x 0.45m long in plan.

3.2.4 INTERMEDIATE POSTS

a) Provide intermediate posts at intervals, measured centre to centre, of not

more than 3m.

b) Set intermediate posts into the ground to a depth of 0.70m.

c) Ensure that foundation holes for intermediate posts allow a minimum

width of 75mm of concrete on each side of the post. Ensure that round
holes have a minimum diameter of 0.3m.

3.2.5 GATE POSTS

a) Set the gate posts in the ground to a depth of 0.70m. Ensure that the
foundation holes for gate posts are not less than 0.45m x 0.45m in plan.

b) After insertion of the gate posts, fill the hole completely with concrete.
Ensure that the concrete is well compacted as the filling proceeds.
Ensure that the concrete around posts is brought up to a height of
approximately 50mm above the adjacent ground level and finished with
a weathered top to prevent accumulation of water.

3.3 INFILL

3.3.1 LINE WIRES

a) Ensure that the top row of wires is secured no more than 50mm below
the top of the chain link mesh. The top row of wires must be double.

b) Ensure that the bottom row of wires is close to the ground.

c) There shall be four rows of line wire evenly spaced.

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3.3.2 CHAIN LINK MESH

a) Ensure that the mesh is strained between each pair of straining posts
and secured thereto.

b) Ensure that the mesh is attached to the line wires either by wire ties,
spaced approximately 150mm apart on the bottom and top line wire, and
450mm apart on the intermediate line wires, or the line wire is threaded
through the appropriate adjacent row of meshes. Provide proper care to
ensure that no meshes are by-passed by the line wire except where
deviation is necessary at the straining posts. Ensure that at least one top
line wire is threaded through.

c) Join chain link mesh by interweaving a spiral and restoring the knuckle
or barb.

d) Fix the bottom of the chin link mesh in one of the following ways as
approved by the Engineer.

i. Ensure that the bottom 0.3m of the fencing is buried vertically, and
the ground surface reinstated.
ii. Cast a continuous concrete ground beam 125mm wide x 225mm
deep in the ground the full length between posts with the top
approximately 25mm below the bottom of the chain link mesh.
Thread hairpin staples through the bottom row of mesh or line wire
at.750mm centres and set in the beam to a depth of 150 mm.
iii. Thread hairpin staples through the bottom row of mesh or line wire
at 750mm centres and grouted into rock or other hard formation to
a depth of 150mm.

END OF SECTION

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