K-rated Bollards
For sites that are protecting against concerted criminal attack, a planner might include crash- or k-rated bollards, which are also commonly known as anti-ram bollards.
For sites that are protecting against concerted criminal attack, a planner might include crash- or k-rated bollards, which are also commonly known as anti-ram bollards.
If you’ve ever driven through a city, you have likely noticed that bollards are an essential part of the urban landscape. But how can we be assured of their protective capabilities? The key lies in the rigorous process of crash testing and ASTM certification that these bollards undergo.
Judging by the name, you might assume that stainless steel never stains—but you’d be wrong. Stainless steel stains less easily than other iron-based metals, but it’s not literally “stainless”. Just like standard steel, stainless can get marked up by fingerprints and grease, develop discoloration, and
Steel pipe bollards provide an efficient way to define pedestrian areas or protect assets from vehicular intrusion but suffer from high susceptibility to corrosion and often do not compliment the surrounding landscape.
Before you order wheels, take time to consider the specific needs of your application.
As architectural preferences and city streets have evolved; bollards also had to evolve to stay useful. New materials, aesthetics, and functional engineering create a much wider range of bollards useful in contemporary urban spaces.
Our suite of intelligent Citysage solutions watch, analyze, and report from remote locations so that organizations can manage sites effectively. Some of these reports, like those on tide water levels, can be combined and validated against external data sources to create forecast models. When alert conditions are reached, our smart systems can give organizations a timely heads up by sending email and/or phone alerts.
Picking the right grade of aluminum means balancing cost, ease of manufacturing, and the alloy’s material properties.
Aluminum is the metal of the Space Age, as silicon is the metalloid of the Information Age
Stainless steel is the common name for a large group of ferrous alloys that are resistant to rust.
Machinists make precision parts by shaping metal and other materials with lathes, milling machines, grinders and drills to create a final, smooth, polished product. Machining is an important part of the metal manufacturing process, usually the last step in producing a forged or cast metal product.
The difficulty and cost of having to excavate several feet beneath the surface brought up the need for shallow mount bollards.
Municipalities often are where big ideas translate into practical action—the city street is where the rubber hits the road.
From surface defects to cooling defects, how do casting defects occur and what causes them?
How do foundries perform castings inspections without causing any damage to the castings?
Cast iron and cast steel look very similar, so what’s the difference?
Near net shape manufacturing is a planned production process that aims to make an object as close to its final shape as possible. Near net shape manufacturing minimizes waste, lowers costs, and reduces the time needed to produce a finished item. A near net shape manufacturing process is cost efficient and better for the environment, demanding less energy and resources.
Remember the last time your pant cuffs were soaked from the rain due to improper drainage? This can be avoided when you install trench drainage or French drainage on your property.
Bollards help protect against unwanted vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Learn where to find them and how to choose the right one for your property.
Rust is a result of oxidation. Aluminum oxides exist. This leads to the question: does aluminum rust?
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