Section_10_22_13_WIRE_MESH_PARTITIONS.PDF

WHOLE CENTER REPAIR 1139779

NOSC PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

SECTION 10 22 13

WIRE MESH PARTITIONS

08/10

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.

AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE (AISI)

AISI SG03-3 (2002; Suppl 2001-2004; R 2008) Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual Set

ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)

ASTM A36/A36M (2012) Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel

1.2 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for Contractor Quality Control approval. The following shall be submitted in accordance with Section

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-02 Shop Drawings

Wire mesh partitions

Show layout, details, materials, dimensions, finishes, and all information necessary for fabrication and installation.

SD-03 Product Data

Wire mesh partitions

Submit for each type of partition, door, and window.

Certification

1.3 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

Deliver materials in manufacturer's original, unopened containers or packaging with labels intact and legible. Deliver, store, and handle materials so as to prevent damage. Replace damaged or defective materials with new.

1.4 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Wire mesh partitions shall be all wire type, normal duty for normal industrial use, and shall be provided complete with fasteners, capping bars, adjustable floor sockets, bracing, doors, hardware, and other items necessary for a complete, useable, and rigid installation.

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PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 MATERIALS

2.1.1 Steel Shapes, Plates, and Bars

ASTM A36/A36M.

2.1.2 Cold-Formed Steel

AISI SG03-3.

2.1.3 Wire Mesh

Carbon steel wire, woven diamond mesh, intermediate crimped.

2.1.4 Floor Sockets

Cast or forged steel or ductile iron, adjustable, approximately 2-1/2 inches high.

2.2 NORMAL DUTY PARTITIONS

2.2.1 Wire Mesh

10 gage wire, 1-1/2 inch mesh.

2.2.2 Vertical Frames

1-1/4 by 5/8 inch cold-rolled C section channels or 1-1/4 by 5/8 by 1/8 inch channels. Provide only C channels where frames are installed toe to toe without posts.

2.2.3 Horizontal Frames

1 by 5/8 inch channels.

2.2.4 Center Reinforcing Bar

One 1 by 1/2 by 1/8 inch channel with all wires woven through, or two 1 by 3/8 by 1/8 inch channels bolted together with mesh in between.

2.2.5 Capping Bar

2-1/4 by one by 1/8 inch channel or 2 by 1/4 inch flat bar.

2.2.6 Corner Posts

Structural steel angles, 1-1/4 by 1-1/4 by 1/8 inch.

2.2.7 Line Posts

Unless otherwise indicated, provide partitions more than 12 feet high with flat bar line posts bolted between vertical frame channels. Sizes of posts shall be as follows:

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Partition Height Size of Posts

12 feet to 14 feet 8 inches 1-3/4 by 5/16 inch or 2 by 1/4 inch

14 feet 8 inches to 19 feet 8 inches 2-1/2 by 5/16 inch

19 feet 8 inches to 23 feet 8 inches 3 by 5/16 inch

2.2.8 Hinged Doors

Frames shall be 1-1/4 by 1/2 by 1/8 inch channels with 1-1/4 by 1/8 inch flat bar cover on top and bottom rails and on hinge stile and a 1-3/8 by 3/4 by 1/8 inch angle riveted to the lock stile. Provide 1 1/2 pairs of regular weight, wrought steel, non-removable pin, butt hinges riveted or welded to the door and the door opening frame for each door.

2.2.9 Sheet Metal Base

Hot- or cold-rolled sheet steel, not lighter than 16 gage.

2.3 DOOR OPENING FRAMES

Provide frames the same size and shape as the vertical frames for the mesh panels.

2.4 LOCKS

Provide each door with a mortise type lock with a six-pin tumbler lock cylinder on the outside and a recessed knob on the inside.

2.5 FABRICATION

2.5.1 Standard Panels

Wire shall be woven into diamond mesh, intermediate crimped, and securely clinched to frames. Joints shall be mortised and tenoned. Wire shall be continuous at center reinforcing bars, either woven through a single channel or bolted between two channels. Panel vertical frames shall have 1/4 inch bolt holes 12 inches o.c. for normal duty partitions.

2.5.2 Doors

Construction shall be similar to that specified for panels. Wire mesh shall be the same as that used in the adjacent partition panels.

2.5.3 Finish

Thoroughly clean ferrous metal, treat with phosphate, and paint with gray enamel in the shop.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

3.1.1 Wire Mesh Partitions

Install plumb, level, and true to line, within a tolerance of 1/8 inch in 10 feet or the height or run of the partition, if less than 10 feet.

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Anchor floor sockets to the floor with expansion bolts. Vertical frames and posts shall be bolted together with 1/4 inch bolts 12 inches o.c. for normal duty partitions. Secure top frames to a continuous capping bar with 1/4 inch diameter U bolts not more than 28 inches o.c.

3.1.2 Doors

Install in accordance with the manufacturers' recommendations. Adjust as required so that doors and hardware operate freely and properly.

3.1.3 Bracing

Brace free standing partitions more than 20 feet in length, at intervals not greater than 20 feet with a steel channel brace connected to the capping bar and anchored to the building wall or framing member or with a structural steel I section or tube post welded to a 9 by 9 inch steel base plate anchored to the floor with 4 expansion bolts.

3.1.4 Touch-Up

Clean and paint scratches, abrasions, and other damage to shop painted surfaces to match the shop-applied finish.

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