Designation:F962−04(Reapproved2010)StandardSpecificationforOilSpillResponseBoomConnection:Z-Connector1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF962;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversdesigncriteriarequirements,designgeometry,materialcharacteristics,anddesirablefea-turesforoilspillresponseboomconnections.Thesecriteriaareintendedtodefineminimummatingcharacteristicsandarenotintendedtoberestrictivetoaspecificconfiguration.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F818TerminologyRelatingtoSpillResponseBarriersF1523GuideforSelectionofBoomsinAccordanceWithWaterBodyClassifications3.MaterialCharacteristics3.1Endconnectorandcrosspinmaterialsshallbecorrosionresistantinseawaterandsuchotherenvironmentsastheintendedservicemayrequire.Ifdissimilarmetalsareused,careshallbeusedindesigntoavoidgalvaniccorrosion.3.2Anymaterialisacceptableforconstructionoftheboomconnectorprovidedconsiderationisgiventosuchfactorsasweight,mechanicalstrength,chemicalresistance,flexibility,andconditionsoftheenvironmentinwhichitistobeused.4.DesignRequirements4.1Theminimumtensilestrengthofaboom-to-boomconnectionshallequalorexceedtheminimumfabrictensilestrengthspecifiedinTable1ofGuideF1523.4.2Whentheconnectorisdesignedasanintegralpartoftheboom,itshallensuredistributionortransferofthetensionmemberloadsfromoneboomsectiontothenextthroughoraroundtheendconnectorinsuchamannerthattheintegrityofthejointisnotbroken.4.3Theconnectororadaptershallnottakemorethan0.04in.permanentsetwhena250-lbload,distributedover3in.,isapplied.Theloadshallbeappliedatthelocationthatresultsinmaximumdeflection...
