Metal scaffolding — Part 1: Tubes — Section 1.2 Specification for aluminium tube Licensed Reproduction from Standards Australia NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW CLA ESE aE BS 1139-1.2: =| 1990BS 1139-1.2:1990 ‘This British Standard, having ‘been prepared under the Ainsetion of the Civ Engineering and Building Serictures Standards Policy Committeo. wae published tander the authority of the Board of BS] and comes ino etfeet on BE October 1090 ORST 02-1999 First published as BS 1159 November 1943 SSocond edition November 1951 Third edition June 1964 Fourth edition as BS 1189-1 April 1982 Fifth edition as BS 1189:1.2 etober 1990) ‘The following BSI references ralate tothe work on this standard: Committee reference CSBIS7 Draft for comment 8715200 DC ISBN 0580 186714 Committees responsible for this British Standard ‘The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Civil Engineering and Building Structures Standards Policy Committee (CSBV-) to ‘Technical Committee CSH/57, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Consulting Engineers Association of Consulting Scientists British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd, British Steol Industry Building Employers’ Confederation Concrete Society Construction Health and Safety Group Construction Industry Training Board Department of the Environment (Property Services Agency) Electricity Supply Industry in England and Wales Engineering Equipment and Materials Users’ Association English Net Manufacturers’ Association Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors Health and Safety Executive Institute of Building Control Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Structural Engineers National Association of Formwork Contractors, National Association of Scaffolding Contractors National Federation of Master Steeplejacks and Lightning Conductor Engineers Prefabricated Aluminium Scaffolding Manufacturers’ Association Suspended Access Equipment Manufacturers’ Association Amendments issued since publication Amd, No, | Date of issue | CommentsBS 1189-1.2:1990 Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii T “Scope 1 Method of manufacture 1 Materials 1 Dimensions and tolerances 1 Workmanship 1 Finish 1 Identification 1 ‘Appendix A Drift expanding test for extruded aluminium scaffold tubes 2 Figure 1 — Arrangement of drift expanding test 2 Table T 1 Bublicatio Taide back cover © BSI 02-1999BS 1189-1.2:1990 ii Foreword This Section of BS 1189 has been prepared under the direction of the Civil Engineering and Building Structures Standards Policy Committee. Together with Section 1.1, it supersedes BS 1139-1:1982, which is withdrawn, This Section of BS 1139 is one of a series specifying requirements for the design, construction and testing of equipment for use in scaffolding and other temporary structures. It specifies requirements for aluminium tubing of the type traditionally used in tube and fitting scaffolding, ‘The need for this new edition arose because of the advent of European proposals covering steel scaffold tube, whereas any such action for aluminium tubes is further away. Steel tubing is now covered in BS 1139-1.1. This Section retains the style and technical content of the 1982 edition, and is substantially the same as the 1964 version. The separate Parts and Sections are as follows, — Part 1: Tubes; — Section 1.1: Specification for steel tubes; Section 1.2: Specification for aluminium tube: — Part 2: Couplers; — Section 2.1: Specification for steel couplers, toose spigots and base plates for use in working scaffolds and falsework made of steel tubes (Identical with EN 74); Section 2.2" Specification for aluminium couplers, fittings and accessories for use in tubular seaffolding: — Part 3: Specification for prefabricated access and working towers: Part 4: Specification for prefabricated steel splitheads and trestles; — Part 5"): Specification for materials, dimensions, design loads and safety requirements for service and working scaffolds made of prefabricated elements, (ldentical with HD 1000) A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages ‘This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages 1 and 2, an inside back cover and a back cover. ‘This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover. in preparation: it will covor fittings not included in Section 2.1, Additional couplers have not yet been harmonized, 2)In preparation. © BST 02-1999BS 1139-1.2:1990 1 Scope This Section of BS 1139 specifies requirements for the material, dimensions and method of manufacture of extruded aluminium tubes for use in scaffolding. It specifies one grade of material and one range of dimensions. Appendix A describes a drift expanding test for éxtruded aluminium scaffold tubes. NOTE ‘Thetitlesof the publications referred toin this standard ‘are listed on the inside buck cover. 2 Method of manufacture Aluminium seaffold tubes shall be produced by extrusion, e.g. by means of a process using & mandrel, a bridge die or a porthole. When tested in accordance with Appendix A, a tube in its finished state shall show no sign of an unsound weld NOTE Atubewith faulty welding wll vend to exhibica straight Tine, sather than jagged, fracture atthe position of the weld ‘This test procedure should be considered as being a part of quality conteol progeamme and the frequeney'of testing should bo such as to ensure adequate quality contra 3 Materials 3.1 General ‘The tube shall be manufactured from aluminium, complying with the requirements of 8.2 and 3.5. 3.2 Chemical composition ‘Pubes shall be extruded aluminium tubes complying with the requirements for alloy 6082-TF (formerly HE3O-TF) as specified in BS 1474, NOTE. As chess tubes an heat-treated, heat should not be applied to ther by welding, flame cutting. ete, unless this is tanvied out under the controlled conditions recommended in| cris, 3.3 Mechanical properties ‘The mechanical properties of the tubes shall be as follows: tensile strength (Ry) 295 Nimm® min yield strength (R.) (0.2.% proof stress) 256 Nimm? min elongation (A) on a gauge length, Ly, of 50 mm 7% min 4 Dimensions and tolerances ‘The dimensions and tolerances for aluminium tubes shall be as given in Table | ‘Table 1 — Dimensions and tolerances for aluminium tubes Dimensions and mase Tolerance Outside diameter 48.30 mm |=0.5 mm Thickness 447 mm £056 mm Nominal mass per unit length 1.667 kg/m (48.30 mm x 4.47 mm) Single tube max. reduction 7.5% Quantities of 150 m and over £5% Length if specified exact |= 6.0 mm NOTE. The following nominal values forthe properties of sluminium scaffolding tubes ofthe dimensions in Table 1 are given for information purposes only. Desails of maximum permissible stresses are given in BS 5973, Symbol Value Cross-sectional area a 650m? Second moment of area 1 14904 Blastie modulus zZ asem* Radius of gyration , 158m 5 Workmanship A tube shall not deviate from a straight line by more than 1/600 of its length, measured at the centre of the length, ‘Tubes shall be clean and free from detrimental defects. The ends shalll be cut cleanly and square with the axis of the tube, 6 Finish ‘Pubes shalll be mill finished, ic. without any surface treatment. NOTE For all normal purposes no painting or other surface treatments required. Tubes likely to remain in contact with wet acid br alkabne materials, e damp cement or lime enderings reed protection. Advice on suitable coatings can be obtained from the Aluminium Federation”, 7 Identification ‘The method of identification used shall not impair the performance of the tube. ® Alaminiam Federation Lad, Broadway House, Calthorpe Road, Five Way, Birmingham, B1S YIN. © BSI 02-1999BS 1139-1,2:1990 Appendix A Drift expanding test for extruded aluminium scaffold tubes Ad Principle ‘The end of a tube or test piece is expanded using a conical mandrel until it tears or splits ‘The test is carried out at ambient témperature unless otherwise specified A.2 Apparatus A.2.1 Polished steel conical mandrel, of adequate hardness and having a conical inchuded angle of 80°, 45° or 60° oo @ key 1 Outside diameter of tube or tat piece 2 Thickness af wal of tuber txt piece 13 Loneth of tet piece 4 Conical angia of mandrel '5 Maximum external diameter of end of expanded tube Figure 1— Arrangement of drift expanding test A. Test piece ‘The test piece shall consist of piece of tube having a length equal to at least twice the external diameter of the tube. Both ends of the test piece shall be plane and porpondicular to the axis of the tube. The test piece shall be cleaned to remove any loose chips or dirt from the inside surface, NOTE The end to he tested ie normally rounded by filing Howover, a test piece with edgos that have nat been rounded ie acceptable provided that the test result is satisfactory. AA Procedure Lubricate the mandrel o that it does not rotate in relation to the tube during the test. Force the conical mandrel under pressure into the open end of the test piece, so that the axis of the cone coincides with the axis of the test piece. Continue applying pressure until the tube tears or splits. © BST 02.1909BS 1139-1.2:1990 Publications referred to BS 1474, Specification for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general engineoring purposes: bars, extruded round tubes and sections. 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