TranSystems Corporation - LGM Construction

501070099 Federal Express Oakland Sort Expansion Issued for Bid 10/11
SECTION 08390 – WATERTIGHT DOORS AND BARRIERS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and
Division 1 Sections of these specifications, apply to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Pedestrian Flood Door with frame and hardware.
a. Exterior Pedestrian Doors at the Substation Room.
2. Removable Plank Flood Barrier System
a. Locations as indicated for Overhead Coiling Doors at the Substation Room.
1.3 DESIGN / PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
A. Design watertight doors and planks to perform under hydrostatic loads (and hydrodynamic or other loads
as specified) to control short-term load pressures indicated. All water pressure loads and operating loads
are transferred to the building structure.
B. Standard loading: Standard Flood Doors and Planks are designed for hydrostatic loading, and have no
additional allowances included for hydrodynamic loads, wave loads or debris impact loads.
C. Special loading: Design Flood Doors for hydrodynamic loads, wave loads, debris impact loads, or other
uniform loads as indicated.
D. Design Safety Factor for all watertight door Flood Door and Flood Plank Models of a minimum 2:1. Based
on material ultimate yield strengths.
E. Design Safety Factor for Anchors, minimum of 4:1 for cast-in-place concrete, or minimum of 6:1 for
concrete masonry unit construction.
F. FM Global Approval: Watertight Doors, Plank Systems and assemblies must be pre-approved by FM
Global, designed and installed per FM Approval Class Number 2510 for Flood Abatement Equipment.
1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: Manufacturer's data sheets for each type of product indicated including:
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