Chain Link Fence to Column Connection 1

[cgstrucg]

Hello,

I am supposed to design a connection which is connecting a chain link fence to the W12 soldier pile. But for that, I first need to figure out how the detail should look. Can someone please help me in pointing out what a common fence to steel column detail looks like. I have a very hastily drawn figure in case you want to see it. The fence is getting connecting to the center of column web.

Thanks

 

[RickyTickyTavi]

The tension bar is generally held in place by the vertical post and a carriage bolt. What I would do is weld two angles back to back with a single bolt hold in the middle. This would be done at 2-3 locations (depends on the height and specification of the fence). That way your contractor will place the tension bar in place, slip the bolts through, and be done with it. You'll still need connections for the top and bottom rails, which are typically just pipe sections.

 

[dhengr]

Sgstrucsg:
The fencing generally terminates with a vert. standing stl. bar through the links at its end. These bars are about .125 - .1875” thk. and .5” +/- wide, ask a fence supplier in your area. Then drill 2-3 holes in the col. web for some eye bolts. The eye bolts are speared onto the vert. standing stl. bar at equal spacing and they have nuts for both sides of the col. web so the fence can be tightened a bit and then the nuts locked to the web.

 

[dik]

I'd typically use a steel top and bottom rail end cup with a single hole secured to a clip angle secured to the column using welded or self tapping/drilled fasteners. The tension bar can be secured to the column with 3/8" or 1/2" eye bolts (open eye types) drilled through the column using the thread and nut to provide the tensioning... I have a detail of this somewhere; I'll see if I can dig it up.

Dik

 

[cgstrucg]

Thank You all. It would be great if I can get a detail of any kind. We can also attach the fence to flange. The only constraint is we don't want to pierce the column in any way. Weld is fine but no bolts to column.

 

[oldestguy]

Why not plaice a typical end of fence post next to the column? Suppose you have a building there, would you want to secure the fence to a building?

 

[cgstrucg]

I recently contacted a manufacturer and he told me that tack welding the tension bar to the column web at various places would work. But I am a bit skeptical with this solution. Any views on this would be really helpful. Thanks.

 

[oldestguy]

Tack welding the tension bar to the column, how? It is spaced off the column by the chain links around it. If you can stand a bunch of built up weld there to reach the bar, fine. Then some day you want to take down the fence to temporarily open the fence there. Good Luck. I'd look at dik's eye bolts, but instead of holes in the column, weld a nut there and screw on the eye-bolt. Open its eye and fit the chain link in. With any of these not-adjustable ideas you have to tension your fence at some other place, not at the column,. Again Good Luck.

 

[cgstrucg]

dik can you please provide me any detail or just a hand drawn section view related to it.

Thanks