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title: Site Furnishings and Bollards
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# Quality Assurance {toc}
−## Rated bollards shall be substantiated by full-scale crash testing, not by analysis alone. {note}
+## Rated bollards shall be substantiated by full-scale crash testing, not by analysis alone.
## A crash rating is a tested outcome. ASTM F2656 and ASTM F3016 ratings are earned by destructive full-scale tests of a specific product configuration; an engineering opinion that a bollard "should" resist a vehicle is not equivalent to a tested rating and shall not be accepted in its place. {note}
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### The installer shall have completed at least one comparable site furnishing and bollard package within the preceding five years.
−## Vehicle-barrier bollards must satisfy the building official as engineered barriers, not as decorative elements. {note}
+## Vehicle-barrier bollards must satisfy the building official as engineered barriers, not as decorative elements.
## IBC Section 1607.7.3 treats a vehicle barrier as a structural element with a defined impact load and requires that the barrier engage the vehicle with at least two bollards. A decorative bollard placed where a code-required barrier is needed will not satisfy the building official without load calculations, and substituting one for the other is a common and costly review failure. {note}
### Bollards serving a code-required vehicle-barrier function shall be supported by structural calculations demonstrating compliance with IBC Section 1607.7.3.
−# Materials {toc}
+# Material selection trades impact resistance, corrosion performance, and appearance. {note}
−## Material selection trades impact resistance, corrosion performance, and appearance. {note}
+# No single material is correct for every furnishing or bollard. Steel offers the highest impact resistance and is the basis for all crash-rated products; cast iron and concrete give mass and a traditional profile; aluminum and recycled plastic resist corrosion and reduce maintenance; wood adds warmth but demands species and treatment discipline. The selection should weigh the service environment, the required function, and the maintenance commitment together. {note}
−## No single material is correct for every furnishing or bollard. Steel offers the highest impact resistance and is the basis for all crash-rated products; cast iron and concrete give mass and a traditional profile; aluminum and recycled plastic resist corrosion and reduce maintenance; wood adds warmth but demands species and treatment discipline. The selection should weigh the service environment, the required function, and the maintenance commitment together. {note}
+# Steel {toc}
−## Steel {toc}
+## Steel pipe for bollard shafts shall conform to ASTM A53/A53M, Schedule 40 or Schedule 80 as scheduled for the impact requirement.
−### Steel pipe for bollard shafts shall conform to ASTM A53/A53M, Schedule 40 or Schedule 80 as scheduled for the impact requirement.
+## Structural steel plate and shapes shall conform to ASTM A36/A36M.
−### Structural steel plate and shapes shall conform to ASTM A36/A36M.
+## Cold-formed tubular steel for decorative bollards and furnishing frames shall conform to ASTM A500/A500M.
−### Cold-formed tubular steel for decorative bollards and furnishing frames shall conform to ASTM A500/A500M.
+## Concrete-filled steel bollards shall be filled with concrete having a minimum 28-day compressive strength of 3,000 psi and crowned at the top to shed water.
−### Concrete-filled steel bollards shall be filled with concrete having a minimum 28-day compressive strength of 3,000 psi and crowned at the top to shed water.
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```datasheet
label: Steel bollard pipe schedule
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−## Cast Iron {toc}
+# Cast Iron {toc}
−### Ornamental cast iron bollards shall be of uniform section, free of blowholes, cold shuts, and shrinkage defects on exposed faces.
+## Ornamental cast iron bollards shall be of uniform section, free of blowholes, cold shuts, and shrinkage defects on exposed faces.
−### Cast iron bollards shall be primed and finish-coated, or hot-dip galvanized prior to finish, to prevent corrosion staining of adjacent paving.
+## Cast iron bollards shall be primed and finish-coated, or hot-dip galvanized prior to finish, to prevent corrosion staining of adjacent paving.
−## Aluminum {toc}
+# Aluminum {toc}
−### Cast aluminum site furnishings and decorative bollard castings shall conform to ASTM B26/B26M.
+## Cast aluminum site furnishings and decorative bollard castings shall conform to ASTM B26/B26M.
−### Aluminum sheet and plate for benches, receptacles, and planter bodies shall conform to ASTM B209.
+## Aluminum sheet and plate for benches, receptacles, and planter bodies shall conform to ASTM B209.
−## Concrete {toc}
+# Concrete {toc}
−### Precast concrete bollards shall be cast in steel forms with a minimum 28-day compressive strength of 4,000 psi.
+## Precast concrete bollards shall be cast in steel forms with a minimum 28-day compressive strength of 4,000 psi.
−### Precast concrete bollards shall be supplied with cast-in lifting anchors and a smooth-form or exposed-aggregate finish as scheduled.
+## Precast concrete bollards shall be supplied with cast-in lifting anchors and a smooth-form or exposed-aggregate finish as scheduled.
−## Recycled Plastic and Wood {toc}
+# Recycled Plastic and Wood {toc}
−### Recycled plastic lumber shall be high-density polyethylene or commingled plastic lumber, color-fast and ultraviolet-stabilized for exterior service.
+## Recycled plastic lumber shall be high-density polyethylene or commingled plastic lumber, color-fast and ultraviolet-stabilized for exterior service.
−### Wood slat and accent components shall be a durable, rot-resistant species, and tropical hardwoods shall carry FSC chain-of-custody certification.
+## Wood slat and accent components shall be a durable, rot-resistant species, and tropical hardwoods shall carry FSC chain-of-custody certification.
−## Untreated or unspecified wood fails rapidly outdoors and creates procurement risk. {note}
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−## Outdoor wood that is not selected for durability checks, splits, and rots within a few seasons, and tropical hardwoods without chain-of-custody documentation create sustainability and procurement conflicts that surface late in construction. Specifying species, treatment, and certification up front avoids both failures. {note}
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```datasheet
label: Wood component species class
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+# Untreated or unspecified wood fails rapidly outdoors and creates procurement risk. {note}
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+# Outdoor wood that is not selected for durability checks, splits, and rots within a few seasons, and tropical hardwoods without chain-of-custody documentation create sustainability and procurement conflicts that surface late in construction. Specifying species, treatment, and certification up front avoids both failures. {note}
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# Finishes and Coatings {toc}
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### Waste and recycling receptacles shall be supplied with a removable rigid liner sized to the receptacle capacity.
−### Receptacles shall be installed with a base detail that drains, so that standing water does not collect beneath an open-bottom unit on paving.
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−### Recycling receptacles shall be configured for the scheduled number of separated streams and labeled accordingly.
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−## Receptacle liner and base details prevent standing water and service problems. {note}
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−## A receptacle without a specified liner type and a draining base detail collects rainwater in its base and becomes a standing-water and odor problem; the open-bottom unit set directly on paving is the classic failure. Calling out the liner and a surface-mount or recessed base with drainage keeps the receptacle serviceable. {note}
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```datasheet
label: Receptacle capacity
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+### Receptacles shall be installed with a base detail that drains, so that standing water does not collect beneath an open-bottom unit on paving.
+
+### Recycling receptacles shall be configured for the scheduled number of separated streams and labeled accordingly.
+
+## Receptacle liner and base details prevent standing water and service problems. {note}
+
+## A receptacle without a specified liner type and a draining base detail collects rainwater in its base and becomes a standing-water and odor problem; the open-bottom unit set directly on paving is the classic failure. Calling out the liner and a surface-mount or recessed base with drainage keeps the receptacle serviceable. {note}
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+## The receptacle lid type shall be specified for each location based on the need to control rainwater intrusion, odor, and pest access.
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```datasheet
label: Receptacle lid type
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### Bike rack quantity and rack type shall conform to the applicable zoning or local bicycle-plan ordinance where one governs.
−## Bike rack type and quantity may be governed outside the spec. {note}
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−## The number of bike parking spaces and sometimes the rack type are frequently set by zoning or a local green-building or bicycle-plan ordinance, not by the specification alone. The APBP Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2nd edition, is the widely used reference for selecting and locating rack types; it is a guideline document, not an ASTM or ANSI standard, and the governing ordinance controls where the two differ. {note}
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```datasheet
label: Bike rack type
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+## Bike rack type and quantity may be governed outside the spec. {note}
+
+## The number of bike parking spaces and sometimes the rack type are frequently set by zoning or a local green-building or bicycle-plan ordinance, not by the specification alone. The APBP Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2nd edition, is the widely used reference for selecting and locating rack types; it is a guideline document, not an ASTM or ANSI standard, and the governing ordinance controls where the two differ. {note}
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## Planters {toc}
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