T016 Gore Sign Sheeting Detail_1.PDF
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This is a technical design specification sheet for exit gore sign installations prepared by the County of [County Name] for traffic control and roadway safety applications. The document provides detailed engineering specifications for the fabrication and installation of exit gore signs, including standard configurations for 2-post and 3-post support systems with sign dimensions of 5' x 6', 5' x 7.5', and 5' x 9'. The specifications detail the materials required, including ASTM A572 grade 50 steel plates, ASTM A500 Grade B tubing, 6061-T6 aluminum alloy components, and stainless steel hardware, along with precise measurements for post lengths ranging from 10.5' to 14' maximum heights. Installation procedures are outlined with concrete footing requirements of Class "A" concrete with an 18-inch diameter by 42-inch deep foundation, minimum 6-foot elevation from roadway to sign bottom, and specific torque specifications for bolted connections using Grade 8 fasteners and Teflon-coated washers.
The specification sheet establishes critical installation parameters including maximum sign area of 16 square feet per junction, sign bracing diagrams with designated connection points, and requirements for Type D breakaway support systems approved by the Kentucky Department of Highways and FHWA. All materials and acceptable alternates must be selected from the Kentucky Department of Highways' approved list prior to installation. The document specifies that concrete must cure for a minimum of five days before sign erection and includes provisions for optional advisory speed plaques on fluorescent yellow Type IX backgrounds when required on exit ramps. The design document was plotted on September 7, 2018, and serves as the standard installation guide for exit gore signs across the specified jurisdiction.
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COUNTY OF ITEM NO. SHEET NO.
EXIT GORE DETAIL SHEET 1 of 2
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1…"
2ƒ"
1…"
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TORQUE FREE MATCH PLATE HARDWARE
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1 •"
1ƒ"
1ƒ"
1…"
•" - 13 THREADS
1/2"-13 GR. 8 TORQUE FREE BOLT
1/2"-13 USS FLAT WASHER5-8
SEE NOTES
3/8"
GRADE
FINISH
1/2"-13 GR. 8 SERRATED LARGE FLANGE NUT
1"
1/2"
1/2"
3/4"
1"
4"
1"
OMNI-DIRECTIONAL BREAK-A-WAY FOR TYPE 1 POSTS
TYPE "D" SUPPORT
3 1/2"
42"
HARDENED, TEFLON COATED WASHER SHIM
2•" x 12 GA. FOR ADDITIONAL WINDLOAD.
* 2‚" x 12 GA. MAY BE INSERTED INTO
Plate - ASTM A572 grade 50
Tube - 3" x 3" x 7 ga. ASTM A500 Grade B tube
MATERIALS:
3"
1‹"
2Š"
3…"
5•"
(TYP.)
Š" R
3”" 3”"
6Œ"
SEE NOTE 2
SQUARE POST CLAMP & BRACE
SQUARE TUBING SIGN SUPPORT
TYPE 1
2"
6"
7/8"
(SEE DETAIL THIS SHEET)
SHEETING SIGN BRACING SUBSTRATE USING RIVETS.
CENTERS FOR ATTACHMENT OF SIGN
3/16" DIAMETER HOLES ON 6"
6061-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOY, PUNCHED WITH
NOMINAL WALL THICKNESS.
2" MOUNTING SURFACE X 7/8" DEPTH X 1/8"
ALUMINUM SIGN BRACING
NOTE:
TO POST JUNCTION.
SPLICED WITHIN 6" OF A BRACE
2. BRACING SHOULD NOT BE
JUNCTION = 16 SQ. FT.
PER CONNECTING
1. MAXIMUN AREA
NOTE:
35% 15%
15% MAX
35% MAX
35% MAX
15% MAX
MAX.MAX.
35%
MAX.
15%
MAX.
1/5 MAX
3/5 MAX
1/5 MAX
3/5
MAX.
1/5
MAX.
1/5
MAX.
2 POST - BRACING DIAGRAM3 POST - BRACING DIAGRAM
JUNCTION
CONNECTING
JUNCTION
CONNECTING
SQUARE POST
TYPE I
THIS SHEET)
(SEE DETAIL
SIGN BRACING
THIS SHEET)
(SEE DETAIL
SIGN BRACING
6"
12"E
6"
7"
10"E
7"
STANDARD EXIT GORE SIGN INSTALLATION
S e p t e m b e r
D A
T E
P
L O
T T
E D
S t e v e S p r a d li n
U S
E R
NOTES FOR INSTALLATION PROCEDURESFOOTING
CONCRETE
CLASS "A"
MIN.
6'-0"
ROADWAY)
OF SIGN TO
(BOTTOM
7'-0" MIN.
ELEVATION
ROADWAY
EXIT RAMP
18"
SEE TABLE FOR SIZES
(THIS SHEET)
SEE CHART
PLAQUE
SPEED
ADVISORY
IF USING
8'-0" MIN
OM1-3
18"x18"
OM1-3
18"x18"
MIN.
4'-0"
SIGN BRACE
1/8" NOMINAL
WALL THICKNESS
7/8"
2"
END OF THE CHANNEL BRACE.
WITHOUT SLIDING THE CLAMPS FROM AN OPEN
CLAMPS CAN BE TWIST LOCKED INTO PLACE
WITH STAINLESS STEEL CARRIAGE BOLT.
11 GA. TYPE 304, #2B FINISHED STAINLESS STEEL
SQUARE POST CLAMP:
SQUARE POST CLAMP
SEE NOTES 1-4
18" DIA.
2 DIGITS
3 DIGITS
4 DIGITS
2 POSTS
2 POSTS
3 POSTS
5' x 6'
5' x 7.5'
5' x 9'
EXIT GORE SIGNS
SUPPORTS
NUMBER OF
SIZE
SIGN
GAUGE
POST
12'
TO BOTTOM OF SIGN
POST LENGTH FROM GROUND
10 1/2 ' MAX
3 POSTS
8' MAX
14' MAX12
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND FHWA
APPROVED MATERIALS, OR AN APPROVED EQUAL. ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATES
SELECTED FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS' LIST OF
TYPE D BREAKAWAY SIGN SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR TYPE I POSTS SHALL BE10.
SQUARED AND LINED UP WITH EACH OTHER.
*NOTE:ON MULTI-LEG INSTALLATIONS, BE SURE THAT ALL ANCHORS ARE
SMALLER SQUARE POST INSIDE BOTTOM OF MAIN UPRIGHT POST.
*NOTE:WHERE HIGHER WINDLOAD IS DESIRED, INSERT THE NEXT SIZE
SHOULDER BOLTS AND FLANGED NUTS.
RECEIVER AND SECURE WITH 3 EACH 3/8"-16 x 3-1/2" GRADE 8 FLANGED
INSERT SIGN SUPPORT INTO THE TUBULAR PORTION OF TOP POST9.
*NOTE:SECONDARY HEAD WILL TWIST OFF AT DESIRED TORQUE LEVEL.
THE SMALLER 9/16" HEX HEAD UNTIL IT TWISTS OFF.
THE LARGER 3/4" HEX HEAD. COMPLETE BY TIGHTENING EACH BOLT USING
FULLY TIGHTEN, THEN LOOSEN, ALL THREE TORQUE FREE BOLTS USING8.
•" FLANGED LOCK NUT.
WASHER SHIM AGAINST THE SHANK OF EACH BOLT AND FINGER TIGHTEN
EACH NOTCHED POINT OF THE TRIANGLE. PUSH EACH TEFLON COATED
PLACE 1 EACH •" WASHER ONTO TORQUE FREE BOLT AND PLACE IN7.
THAT THE SIGN POST IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION FOR SIGN VISIBILITY.
PLACE TOP POST RECEIVER ON TO THE BASE AND WASHER SHIMS SO6.
OF THE TRIANGLE.
NOTCHED POINTS, WITH THE OPEN SIDE FACING TOWARDS THE CENTER
PLACE 1 EACH TEFLON COATED WASHER SHIM ON EACH OF THE 3 5.
ALLOW CONCRETE TO CURE AT LEAST 5 DAYS BEFORE ERECTING SIGN.4.
TOP OF THE BASE.
DEPTH OF INBEDMENT TO LEAVE 2-1/2" FROM THE GRADE TO THE3.
DRAINAGE BELOW THE CONCRETE FOOTING.)
POURING THE CONCRETE AS WELL AS TO ALLOW FOR WATER
ONCOMING TRAFFIC. (THIS SERVES TO STABILIZE THE BASE WHILE
ROADWAY, MAKING SURE THAT THE POINT OF THE PLATE IS FACING
OF THE HOLE WITH THE BASE PLUMB AND SQUARED UP WITH THE
TAP THE BOTTOM OF THE 48" BASE STUB INTO THE SOIL IN THE BOTTOM2.
LOCATION.
AUGER HOLE (18" DIAMETER x 42" DEEP) AT THE PRE-DETERMINED1.
DIMENSIONS & DETAILS
SEE SHEET 2 FOR
SPEED PLAQUE
MARKERS IF USING THE ADVISORY
NOTE: DO NOT USE THE OM1-3
FLOURESCENT YELLOW.
BACKGROUND SHALL BE TYPE IX
ON AN EXIT RAMP.
SHALL BE USED WHEN REQUIRED
E13-1P ADVISORY SPEED PLAQUEFLOURESCENT YELLOW (EACH POST)
BACKGROUND SHALL BE TYPE IX
NOT REQUIRE AN ADVISORY SPEED.
BE USED WHEN EXIT RAMP DOES
18"x18" OM1-3 MARKERS SHALL
72"
Varies
Plate - ASTM A572 grade 50
Tube receiver - 3" x 3" x 7 ga. ASTM A500 Grade B tube
MATERIALS:
3"
3"
1‹"
1•"
Ž"
2Š"
3…"
5•"
SEE NOTE 6
(TYP.)
Š" R
3”" 3”"
6Œ"
SEE NOTE #9.
SER. FLANGE NUT
BOLT WITH 3/8"-16 GR. 8
FLANGED SHOULDER
3/8" - 16 x 3 1/2" GR. 8
BOTTOM BASE CONCRETE STUB
2 - 1/2 " SQUARE POST
TOP POST RECEIVER / FOR
42"
3 1/2"
(SEE NOTE 3)
HEIGHTSTUB
RECOMMENDED
2 1/2"
3/8"
NOT TO SCALE
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