Reliance Foundry’s R-4984-24Q detectable warning plates make city streets more accessible for the visually impaired and are ADA compliant. This model is a 24-inch square and made from high-quality cast iron with a natural finish. Tactile paving with truncated domes warns pedestrians of the approaching street and changing levels. The boltless locking design makes it easy to connect multiple plates before installing into concrete. This model is provided in unfinished cast iron.
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DETECTABLE WARNING PLATES
Material:
Cast iron conforming to ASTM A48, Class 30B, minimum.
Country of Origin: USA
Installation: Direct Embed.
Quick Connect Plates [Designer’s Designation]
Model: Reliance Foundry
Finish: Manufactured true to pattern; component parts fit together in satisfactory manner. Uniform quality free of blowholes, porosity, hard spots, shrinkage distortion or other defects. Cleaned by blasting.
U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.
ICC A117.1 - Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
VISUAL CONTRAST
Standards Compliance: ADAAG 2.29.2 and ADA 705.1.3.
Visual surfaces to contrast visually with adjacent walking surfaces; either light-on-dark or dark-on-light.
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
Comply with all ADA and ABA guidelines. The measured coefficient of friction is 0.9.
DOME SIZE
Standards Compliance: ADAAG 2.29.2 and ADA 705.1.1.
Base diameter: From 0.9 to 1.4 inch (2.3 to 3.6 cm).
Top Diameter: From 0.45 to 0.91 inch (1.1 to 2.3 cm).
Height: 0.2 inch (0.5 cm).
DOME SPACING
Standards Compliance: ADAAG 2.29.2 and ADA 705.1.2.
Center-to-center spacing: From 1.6 to 2.4 inches (4.1 to 6.1 cm).
Base-to-base spacing: 0.65 in (1.7cm) minimum. Measured between the most adjacent domes on a square grid.
VENT HOLES
Release gasses and air for maximum concrete contact.
PLATFORM EDGES
Standards Compliance: ADAAG 2.29.2 and ADA 705.2.
Detectable warning surfaces at platform boarding edges to have a depth of 24 in (60.7 cm) and extend full length of the public use areas of the platform.
Lifting Brackets: Included for simplifying installation.
EXECUTION
EXAMINATION
Examine paving or other substrates for compliance with manufacturer’s requirements for placement and location of embedded items, condition of substrate, and other conditions affecting installation of detectable warning plates.
Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
INSTALLATION
General: Comply with manufacturer’s installation instructions and setting drawings.
Do not install damaged, cracked, chipped, deformed, or marred detectable warning plates.
CLEANING & PROTECTION
Protect installed products until completion of project.
Touch-up, repair, or replace damaged products before Substantial Completion.
CLOSEOUT ACTIVITIES
Provide executed warranty.
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