Stainless Steel Cable Railing Design 2

[STrctPono]

Does anybody have experience with designing a stainless steel cable railing? I'm working on some for a golf course and everything that I come across seems to be really geared toward the residential DIY'er and supplied in kit form. I think that I'm getting bogged down with all these online suppliers and what I really need is a custom built system. I was out the other day and took these photos of a cable railing system. Not a kit, looks custom built, more durable, seamlessly welded and ground down flush, and more geared to what I think should be specified for a commercial application. However, I believe that that corner detail does not satisfy the 4" sphere requirement. So many of these kits seem to have these cheap top rails that just snap into place.

I understand the geometric constraints, want to use 3/16" dia. cable, 2"x2" post and top rail, and will have a custom mounted rub rail at the base to act as a golf cart bumper. I can handle the design of the terminal posts and base plate connection to the deck. I need to familiarize myself a little more with how to specify the hardware and tensioning at the terminal post connection.

Any experience from other Engineers with designing these for commercial applications? I could use some help steering me in the right direction.

 

[STrctPono]

dik, No architect involved with this project.

 

[dik]

Let the supplier provide the sealed drawings... and walk away from the railing; it's what the client wants and bought.

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[Lutfi]

I worked in the past with Feeney. Here is a link to their web site:

https://www.feeneyinc.com/CableRail#

Regards,
Lutfi

 

[racookpe1978]

On the other hand.

If a child's head is able to push through a pair of tight cables 3-1/2 inch apart, then the two cables can be pulled back open just as easily and the child's head removed from the no-longer-a-pinch point pair of cables.

The climbing attraction remains.

 

[IRstuff]

True, but that's a possible time to death question; if the adult is not immediately responsive, the child could choke to death. The design constraint is to prevent the incident from happening at all.

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