AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

                                                          25                              AS 1428.1—2009



      (i)    Ramps and intermediate landings shall have kerbs or kerb rails on both sides
             that comply with the following:
             (i)       The minimum height above the finished floor shall be 65 mm.
             (ii)      The height of the top of the kerb or kerb rail shall not be within the range
                       75 mm to 150 mm above the finished floor, as shown in Figure 18.
             (iii)     There shall be no longitudinal gap or slot greater than 20 mm in the kerb
                       or kerb rail within the range 75 mm to 150 mm above the finished floor.
             NOTES:
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             1       For details on kerbs and kerb rails, see Figure 18.
             2       For location of kerb or kerb rail, see Figure 19.
             3       Examples of kerb rail configuration are shown in Appendix A.
      (j)    Kerbs or kerb rails shall—
             (i)       be located so that the ramp-side face is either flush with the ramp-side
                       face of the handrail or no greater than 100 mm away from the ramp-side
                       face of the handrail, as shown in Figure 19;
             (ii)      where the handrail is supported on a vertical post, the height of the top
                       of the kerb or kerb rail shall be not less than 150 mm above the finished
                       floor, as shown in Figures 19(a), 19(b) or 19(c); and
             (iii)     where the kerb is at a height of 65 mm to 75 mm, the support posts shall
                       be set back a minimum of 200 mm from the face of the kerb or kerb rail,
                       as shown in Figure 19(d).




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