ASTM_A_750_-_77_1994e1.pdf

Designation:A 750 77(Reapproved 1994)e1Standard Specification forSteel Air Ventilating Grille Units for Detention Areas1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 750;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.e1NOTESection 8 was added editorially in June 1994.1.Scope1.1 This specification applies to air ventilating grille unitsfor detention areas,assembled in part from materials conform-ing to Specifications A 627,A 628,and A 629.1.2 The assemblies described herein are intended to providetwo types of security,designated Type A and Type B.1.2.1 Type AAventilation unit,utilizing homogeneous TRsteel bars for the principal security component.1.2.2 Type BA ventilation unit utilizing perforated tool-resisting steel plate for the principal security component.1.3 It is presumed that equipment manufacturers will fabri-cate and assemble the materials so as not to impair theperformance characteristics specified in the applicable materialspecifications.1.4 The descriptions herein of certain assemblies are notintended to infer that other assemblies cannot be used to obtainsimilar results.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:A 6/A 6M Specification for General Requirements forRolled Structural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and SheetPiling2A 29/A 29M Specification for Steel Bars,Carbon andAlloy,Hot-Wrought and Cold-Finished,General Requirementsfor3A 627 Specification for Homogeneous Tool-Resisting SteelBars for Security Applications4A 628 Specification for Tool-Resisting Composite SteelPlates for Security Applications5A 629 Specification for Tool-Resisting Steel Flat Bars andShapes for Security Applications43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 grille unitassembly of steel plate,round bars,flatbars,wire mesh,and other steel shapes,suitably fastened bywelds,rivets,bolts,or other means in walls and ceilings for thepurpose of permitting air to flow in or out of detention areaswhile preventing ingress or egress of persons confined therein.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 Equipment ManufacturerA manufacturer who fab-ricates and assembles security products,including tool-resisting steel enclosures,for installation in areas requiringsecurity against ingress and egress.This manufacturer pro-cesses the semifinished bar to produce a finished bar suitablefor fabrication into components and is responsible for all heattreating and other fabricating processes to obtain the perfor-mance characteristics specified.The manufacturer is alsoresponsible for fabricating and assembling all ancillary itemsso as not to impair the performance characteristics of thematerials.3.2.2 Performance CharacteristicsThe response to testsof specific materials as required in SpecificationsA 627,A 628,and A 629.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall includethe following information:4.1.1 Description of Bars:4.1.1.1 Name of material(homogeneous steel,mild steel,orother name),4.1.1.2 Cross section(double ribbed round,hexagon,orother shape),4.1.1.3 Dimensions(nominal diameter),and4.1.1.4 ASTM designation A 627 and date of issue.4.1.2 Description of Flat Bars and Shapes:4.1.2.1 Dimensions(thickness,width,web thickness,otherdescriptions of special shapes),and4.1.2.2 ASTM designation A 629 and date of issue.4.1.3 Description of Tool-Resisting Composite Plate:4.1.3.1 Dimensions(width,length,and thickness),4.1.3.2 Size and spacing of holes in plate,and4.1.3.3 ASTM designation A 628 and date of issue.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-33 onDetention and Correctional Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommit-tee F33.02 on Physical Barriers.Current edition approved Aug.26,1977.Published October 1977.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.04.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.05.4Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol.04.07.5Discontinued;see 1982 Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.03.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.4.1.4 Description of Wire Mesh:4.1.4.1 Material description(welded wire mesh,woven wiremesh),and4.1.4.2 Free air requirements.4.1.5 Description of Framing Members:4.1.5.1 Material description(thickness,width,length).4.1.6 Description of Fastening:4.1.6.1 Welding where required,4.1.6.2 Bolting(methods of preventing removal of nuts),4.1.6.3 Riveting(methods of securing against attack),and4.1.6.4 Embedding in concrete or masonry construction.4.1.7 Drawings to describe assembly of components intocomplete grille unit.4.1.8 ASTM designation A 750 and date of issue.4.1.9 Designation of security typeA or B.4.1.10 Exterior dimensions of each grille unit in a series orschedule.4.1.11 Free air requirements of each grille unit in a series