SECTION 32 17 00
DETECTABLE WARNING PLATES
GENERAL
- SUMMARY
- Section Includes:
- Detectable warning plates for paving applications.
- Related Requirements:
- Section 32 13 13.17 – Roller-Compacted Concrete Paving.
- Section 32 14 23 – Asphalt Unit Paving.
- REFERENCE STANDARDS
- ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
- ADAAG 4.29.2 - Detectable Warnings on Walking Surfaces.
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- ADA 705.1.1 - Detectable Warnings; Dome Size.
- ADA 705.1.2 - Detectable Warnings; Dome Spacing.
- ADA 705.1.3 - Detectable Warnings; Contrast.
- ADA 705.2 - Detectable Warnings; Platform Edges.
- ASTM International (ASTM)
- ASTM A48 - Standard Specification for Gray Iron Castings.
- International Code Council (ICC)
- ICC A117.1 - Accessible and usable Buildings and Facilities.
- American Concrete Institute (ACC)
- 1.2.E.1. ACI 530.1 - Specification for Masonry Structures.
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- ASCE 6 - Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures and Related Commentaries.
- The Masonry Society (TMS)
- TMS 402/602 - Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures.
- SUBMITTALS
- Comply with Section [01 33 00 – Submittal Procedures.] [_________.]
- Product Data: Provide for each type of product used, including:
- Preparation instructions and recommendations
- Storage and handling requirements and recommendations
- Installation methods
- Color Samples: [Submit manufacturer’s standard colors for selection.] [Submit sample of color specified.]
- Manufacturer’s Maintenance Instructions for cleaning and maintenance.
- Warranty Documentation: Submit sample of manufacturer’s warranty.
- QUALITY ASSURANCE
- Manufacturer Qualifications: Minimum 5-year experience manufacturing similar products
- Installer Qualifications: Minimum 2-year experience installing similar products.
- Mockups: Verify selections made under sample submittals, demonstrate aesthetic effects, and set quality standards for materials and execution.
- Subject to compliance with requirements, approved mockups may become part of the completed Work if undisturbed at time of Substantial Completion.
- Source Limitations: Single source detectable warning plates and integrated anchoring materials.
- DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
- Deliver and store products in manufacturer’s unopened packaging bearing the brand name and manufacturer’s identification until ready for installation.
- Handle materials to avoid damage.
- SEQUENCING
- Ensure that products of this section are supplied to affected trades in time to prevent interruption of construction progress.
- WARRANTY
- Manufacturer’s Warranty: Five-year warranty from date of Substantial Completion.
PRODUCTS
- MANUFACTURERS
- Manufacturer: Reliance Foundry Co. Ltd.
- Phone: 604-547-0460 or 1-877-789-3245
- Fax: 604-590-8875
- Website: https://www.reliance-foundry.com/
- Email: [email protected]
- Substitutions: [Comply with provisions of [Section 01 25 00 "Substitution Procedures"] [_________] for substitution procedures.] [Not allowed.]
- Requests for substitutions will be considered in accordance with provisions of Section 01 60 00 – Product Requirements.
- DETECTABLE WARNING PLATES
- Material:
- Cast iron conforming to ASTM A48, Class 30B, minimum.
- 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.
- Visual warning surface to remain unpainted.
- Paint Color: Federal yellow.
- Detectable Warning Plate [Designer’s Designation]:
- Model: Reliance Foundry; r-4985-30.
- Height: 1.47 in (3.73 cm)
- Length: 24 in (60.7 cm)
- Width: 30.31 in (76.99 cm)
- Weight: 73 lbs (33.11 kg)
- Design: Rectangular
- Material: Gray cast iron
- Country of Origin: India
- Installation: Set in place
- STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
- 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.
END OF SECTION
Copyright 2020 by Reliance Foundry Co. Ltd.; qualified design and construction professionals may copy for preparation of construction specifications and purchase orders for Reliance Foundry products. Issued March 2019. Subject to change.