ASTM_F_537_-_01_2014.pdf

Designation:F53701(Reapproved 2014)Standard Specification forDesign,Fabrication,and Installation of Fences Constructedof Wood and Related Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F537;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers all wood fences,includingfences combined with wood and other materials.1.2 This specification covers three classifications of woodfences.This specification is based on fundamental constructionprinciples combined with long-standing traditional fence build-ing skills,and covers the design,fabrication,and installationpractices of wood fences.1.3 This specification also provides a systematic method ofpurchase,inspection with basis for rejection,and certificationof manufactured wood fences by the fence industry.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.Acceptable industry-wide SI equivalents arebeing developed.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A641/A641M Specification for ZincCoated(Galvanized)Carbon Steel WireA809 Specification for Aluminum-Coated(Aluminized)Carbon Steel WireB221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Ex-truded Bars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,and TubesD2605 Specification for Volatile Petroleum Solvent(LPG)for Preparing Pentachlorophenol Solutions(Withdrawn1992)3D3225 Specification for Low-Boiling Hydrocarbon Solventfor Oil-Borne Preservatives(Withdrawn 2006)3D3506 Specification for Inhibited Grade Methylene Chlo-ride for Preparing Pentachlorophenol Solutions(With-drawn 1992)3F1043 Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings onSteel Industrial Fence FrameworkF1667 Specification for Driven Fasteners:Nails,Spikes,andStaples2.2 Federal Standards:TT-W-572B Fungicide:Pentachlorophenol42.3 Canadian Standards Association Document:B111-74 Specification for Wire Nails,Spikes,and Staples52.4 National Forest Products Association Standard:National Design Specification for Stress Grade Lumber andIts Fastenings62.5 Voluntary Product Standards:PS 20-70 Softwood Lumber7PS 1-74 Softwood Plywood72.6 American Plywood Association Standard:Specification for Plywood Design82.7 American Wood Preservers Association Standards:C1 All Timber Products,Preservative Treatment by PressureProcess9C2 Lumber,Timbers,Bridge Ties,Mine Ties,PreservativeTreatment by Pressure Process9C5 Fence Post,Preservative Treatment by Pressure Process9C9 Plywood,Preservative Treatment by Pressure Process9C16 Wood Used on Farms,Preservative Treatment by Pres-sure Process9C23 Round Poles and Posts Used For Building Construction,Preservative Treatment by Pressure Process91This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F14 on Fencesand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.15 on Other Fence Systems andComponents.Current edition approved Oct.1,2014.Published November 2014.Originallyapproved in 1978.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F537-01(2007).DOI:10.1520/F0537-01R14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.5Available from Canadian Standards Association,178 Rexdale Blvd.,Rexdale,Ontario,Canada M9W 1R3.6Available from National Forest ProductsAssociation,1619 MassachusettsAve.,N.W.,Washington,DC 20036.7Available from U.S.Department of Commerce,National Bureau of Standards,Washington,DC 20234.8Available from American Plywood Association,1119 A St.,Tacoma,WA98401.9Available from American Wood Preservers Association,P.O.Box 849,Stevensville,MD 21666.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 M 4 Care of Pressure Treated Wood Products93.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 back railsrails on which cover material is directlyattached.3.1.2 boardslumber that is up to 1 in.in nominal thicknessand 2 in.or wider in nominal width.3.1.3 cover materialthe face or fill material attached to afence structural frame.3.1.4 custom fence designany fence design that is signifi-cantly different from those described in this specification.Custom fence designs are also required to meet all require-mentsregardingmaterials,fabrication,installation,workmanship,and structural equivalency as set forth withinthis specification.3.1.5 panel productsall modular products available instandardized rectangular panels,many of which are suited toe