AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

AS 1428.1—2009                                                                                  28



                             Handrail                             Handrail                            Handrail                         Handrail                             Handrail
                             ex te n s i o n                      ex te n s i o n                     ex te n s i o n                  ex te n s i o n                      ex te nsion



                             Ke r b                               Ke r b                              Ke r b                           Ke r b                               Ke r b



       Landing              Ramp          Landing                 Ramp       Landing                 Ramp        Landing              Ramp        Landing                  Ramp

            S i d e e l eva ti o n




         (a) H a n d r a i l tu r n e d        ( b) H a n d r a i l                 (c) H a n d r a i l                 (d ) H a n d r a i l          (e) H a n d r a i l tu r n e d
         t h r o u g h 18 0 ˚                  tu r n e d th r o u g h              tu r n e d d ow n a n d             tu r n e d d ow n             h o r izo n t a l l y t h r o u g h
                                               18 0 ˚ a n d r e tu r n e d          b a c k to t h e f l o o r          t h r o u g h 9 0 ˚ to        9 0 ˚ to t h e wa l l
                                               to e n d p o s t                     at the end post                     the floor

           Fr o n t e l eva ti o n s



             FIGURE 15(A) RAMP HANDRAILS—EXAMPLES OF HANDRAIL TERMINATIONS



                                     Handrail
                                     te r m i n a ti o n                                        Handrail                               Handrail
                                                Handrail                                        te r m i n a ti o n                    te r m i n a ti o n
                                                ex te n s i o n                                            Handrail
                                                      3 0 0 m i n.                                         ex te n s i o n
                                                                                                                 3 0 0 m i n.




       10 0 0 m i n.
                                                                                     865
                                                                                    -10 0 0                       Ke r b




                            Landing                  Ramp                                Landing                 Ramp



                                       (a) Pl a n v i ew                                      ( b) S i d e e l eva ti o n                         (c) Fr o n t e l eva ti o n


                                                                       DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES


             FIGURE 15(B) RAMP HANDRAILS—DETAIL FOR HANDRAILS TERMINATED BY
                      TURNING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH 90° TO THE WALL




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