3376Fence Wire

3376.1SCOPE

Provide barbed, woven, and chain link fencing wire, wire fasteners, tie wires, hardware, and tension wire.

3376.2REQUIREMENTS

A Barbed Wire Provide 4 point, full round barbs at least 0.375 inches long. The Contractor may provide one of the following types of barbed wire, meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 280 Standard Specification for Metallic-Coated (Carbon) Steel Barbed Wire, unless the Contract requires otherwise:

B Woven Wire Provide metallic-coated, Type A or Type Z Class 3 steel woven wire fence fabric meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 279 Standard Specification for Metallic-Coated, Steel Woven Wire Fence Fabric, for the size and construction required by the Contract. Provide No. 9 Grade 60 design woven wire fabric meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 279 if the contract does not specify the size and construction. Use the hinge joint method with at least 1 1/2 tightly wrapped twists to join the vertical stay wires to each horizontal line wire. C Chain Link Provide chain link fabric meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 181 Standard Specification for Chain-Link Fence, for the type required by the Contract. Use chain link fence with the finished wire size, mesh size, selvage type, and fabric height as shown on the Plans. Use Class A extruded and bonded or Class B bonded Type IV fabric, PVC coated steel. D Miscellaneous Items Provide hardware items meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 181 unless otherwise specified in this section or required by the Contract.

Use L-shaped staples with barbed, serrated, or ring shanks or U-shaped staples made of 9 gauge diameter wire galvanized after fabrication meeting the requirements of ASTM A153, Standard Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware, to attach wire to wood posts with shank length as specified in 2557.3C.2, “Barbed Wire and Woven Wire.” Use flat metal bands instead of wire fasteners if approved by the Engineer. Provide hog rings meeting the requirements of ASTM F626, Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin Plate, Double Reduced. When polymer coating is required, provide hog rings with a Class 2A or Class 2B polymer coating thickness meeting the requirements of ASTM F668, Standard Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polyolefin and Other Polymer -Coated Steel Chain Link Fence Fabric. Provide wire ties meeting one of the following requirements:

Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rolled or Cold Finished Bar, Rod, and Wire, Alloy 1100 H18 Provide polymer-coated wire ties meeting the same coating thickness requirements as polymer-coated fabric. Provide tension wire meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 181. Provide tension bars, truss rods, truss rod tighteners, barbed wire arms, tension bands, brace bands, rail and brace ends, rail sleeves, post and line caps, and cups meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 181. Provide polymer-coated tension bars, truss rods, truss rod tighteners, tension bands, brace bands, post and line caps, and cups with a bonded polymer coating thickness of at least 0.010 inch. Provide zinc coated nuts and bolts meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 232 Standard Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot -Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware. Shop-paint or field-paint nuts and bolts when polymer-coated fence is required.

3376.3SAMPLING AND TESTING

Submit to the Engineer a manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance for each fence component in this section including BABA compliance, if required. Sample and test in accordance with the Schedule of Materials Control .