资源描述:
《A156.16-1997 Auxiliary Hdwe》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、ANSI/BHMAA156.16-1997RevisionofANSIAl56.164989AMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDFORAUXlLIARYHARDWARESPONSORBUILDERSHARDWAREMANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION,INC.APPROVEDJULY29,1997AMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDSINSTITUTE,INC.FOREWORD(ThisForewordisnotapartofANSIA156.16)Thegeneralclassificationofbuildershardwareinc
2、ludesawidevarietyofitemswhicharedividedintoseveralcategories.Torecognizethisdiversity,asectionalclassificationsystemhasbeenestablished.AuxiliaryHardwareisonesuchsectionandthisStandardistheresultofthecollectiveeffortsofmembersoftheBuildersHardwareManufacturersAssociationwhomanufacturethispr
3、oduct.ThetotalProductStandardseffortis,therefore,acollectionofsections,eachcoveringaspecificcategoryofitems.Performancetestsand,whereithasbeennecessary,materialanddimensionalrequirementshavebeenestablishedtoinsuresafety,securityandstabilitytowhichthepublicisentitled.Therearenorestrictionso
4、ndesignexceptforthosedimensionalrequirementsimposedforthereasonsgivenabove.Itisalsorequiredthatsomehardwareitemsfitcertainspecifiedcutoutdimensions.TheBHMArecognizesthaterrorswillbefound,itemswillbecomeobsolete,andnewproducts,methodsandmaterialswillbedeveloped.Withthisinmind,theAssociation
5、willupdate,correctandrevisetheseStandardsonaregularbasis.Inmostcases,productshavebeendescribedingradelevelsrelatedtoperformance.Gradeclassificationsindicatelevelsonlywithintheirownproductcategory.Choiceofgradeandspecificproductaremadeonthebasisofutility,aesthetics,securityobjectivesandendu
6、sedesired.TheBHMAnumberswhichindicatetypesofhardwaredonotnecessarilyidentifysizeorfinishandarenotintendedtobeusedwithoutnecessarysupplementaryinformation.Individualmanufacturerscatalogsareconsulted.UseofsomeproductsdescribedinthisStandardondoorswithinameansofegressorfiredoorassembliesarere
7、gulatedbyauthoritieshavingjurisdiction.Applicablecodes,ordinancesandstandardsaretobeconsulted.2CONTENTSSectionPage1.Scope.................................................................................42.Definitions............................................