<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><table-reference xmlns:xt="urn:xpressauthor:trackchanges" graph="None" id="_467b5cf6-2db6-4fd9-9627-8c5a99f46728"><num>11.3.6b</num><title id="_c30ad642-3bf9-47ff-a553-de08870b18fe">Continuous wire barrier construction – Maximum permissible deflection of each wire in mm when a 2 kg mass is suspended at mid-span for stainless steel wires</title><table id="_087d84e0-2856-4951-af72-1331919103cb" keycol="1"><tgroup cols="8"><colspec colname="001" colnum="1" colwidth="53.85*"/><colspec colname="002" colnum="2" colwidth="54.20*"/><colspec colname="003" colnum="3" colwidth="54.05*"/><colspec colname="004" colnum="4" colwidth="54.05*"/><colspec colname="005" colnum="5" colwidth="53.95*"/><colspec colname="006" colnum="6" colwidth="53.95*"/><colspec colname="007" colnum="7" colwidth="53.95*"/><colspec colname="008" colnum="8" colwidth="53.95*"/><thead><row><entry morerows="1">Wire dia. (mm)</entry><entry morerows="1">Wire spacing (mm)</entry><entry nameend="008" namest="003">Clear distance between posts (mm)</entry></row><row><entry>600</entry><entry>900</entry><entry>1200</entry><entry>1500</entry><entry>1800</entry><entry>2000</entry></row></thead><tbody><row><entry morerows="1">2.5</entry><entry>60</entry><entry>17</entry><entry>11</entry><entry>9</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>8</entry></row><row><entry>80</entry><entry>7</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>x</entry><entry>x</entry></row><row><entry morerows="1">3.0</entry><entry>60</entry><entry>19</entry><entry>13</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>7</entry><entry>7</entry><entry>7</entry></row><row><entry>80</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>6</entry><entry>6</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>5</entry></row><row><entry morerows="1">4.0</entry><entry>60</entry><entry>18</entry><entry>12</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>7</entry><entry>7</entry></row><row><entry>80</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>6</entry><entry>4</entry><entry>4</entry><entry>4</entry><entry>4</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table><desc-note id="_75149f83-7e2d-4bd7-9e2a-83e72968e2e4"><ol outputclass="numbered"><li id="_d3f7e303-7ab7-4cb4-aa87-d4deaccd4b41">Where a change of direction is made in a run of wire, the 2 kg mass must be placed at the middle of the longest span.</li><li id="_acda9e67-ff77-4e08-a196-5ec159413889">If a 3.2 mm diameter wire is used, the deflection figures for a 3.0 mm wire are applied.</li><li id="_02238f4e-fe7e-428c-bf72-a5b3233541df">This table may also be used for a set of non-continuous (single) vertical wires forming a barrier using the appropriate clear distance between posts as the vertical clear distance between the rails.</li><li id="_7a61a584-02f2-4db6-b3b6-3c75869fe21f">The deflection (offset) is measured by hooking a standard spring scale to the mid span of each wire and pulling it horizontally until a force of 19.6 N is applied.</li><li id="_3c5a7420-0977-4330-bb8c-6b5ab4a50ebb">X = not allowed because the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_d3bcf73d-f59a-4ea5-b3b6-335a845c4ebc" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> tension would exceed the safe load of the wire.</li><li id="_154511d9-0b46-4067-8ee3-465c3bb91000">This table has been limited to 60 mm and 80 mm spaces for 2.5 mm, 3 mm and 4 mm diameter wires because the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_53e7cd05-e962-4778-85bc-d9fb19375e12" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> wire tensions at greater spacings would require the tension to be beyond the wire safe load limit, or the allowed deflection would be impractical to measure.</li></ol></desc-note></table-reference>