Specifications - State of Delaware

SECTION 233113 - METAL DUCTS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 SUMMARY:
A. This Section includes metal ducts for supply, return, outside, and exhaust air-distribution
systems in pressure classes from -2- to +10-inch wg. Metal ducts include the following:
1. Rectangular ducts and fittings.
2. Single-wall, round spiral-seam ducts and formed fittings.
B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere:
1. Dampers, sound-control devices, duct-mounting access doors and panels, turning vanes,
and flexible ducts: SECTION 233300 - DUCT ACCESSORIES.
2. For mastics, joint and seam sealant: SECTION 018113 - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS.
1.02 REFERENCES:
A. Applicable Standards.
1. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
a. A36A - Carbon Structural Steel.
b. A653 - Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated
(Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process.
c. C920 - Elastomeric Joint Sealants.
2. National Air Duct Cleaners Association (1518 K St., NW, Suite 503, Washington, DC
20005; 202-737-2926; www.nadca.com) (NADLA):
a. 1992-01 - Mechanical Cleaning of Nonporous Air Conveyance System
Components.
3. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):
a. 90A - Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems (ANSI).
b. 90B - Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Systems (ANSI).
4. Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA):
a. Duct Cleanliness for New Construction.
b. HVAC Air Duct Leakage Test Manual.
c. HVAC Duct Construction Standards - Metal and Flexible.
d. Seismic Restraint Manual: Guidelines for Mechanical Systems.
5. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL):
a. 723 - Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials.
1.03 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:
A. Duct system design, as indicated, has been used to select size and type of air-moving and
-distribution equipment and other air system components. Changes to layout or configuration
of duct system must be specifically approved in writing by Contracting Officer. Accompany
requests for layout modifications with calculations showing that proposed layout will provide
original design results without increasing system total pressure.
1.04 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Delegated Duct Design: Duct construction, including sheet metal thicknesses, seam and joint
construction, reinforcements, and hangers and supports, shall comply with SMACNA's
"HVAC Duct Construction Standards - Metal and Flexible" and performance requirements and
design criteria indicated in "Duct Schedule" Article.
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