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Vehicle Barrier System

Building Code 2009 of Alabama > 16 Structural Design > 1602 Definitions and Notations > 1602.1 Definitions
  • A system of building components near open sides of a garage floor or ramp or building walls that act as restraints for vehicles.
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    1607.7.3 Structural Design, Vehicle Barrier Systems
    Vehicle barrier systems for passenger vehicles shall be designed to resist a single load of 6,000 pounds (26.70 kN) applied horizontally in any ...
    Building Code 2009 of Alabama > 16 Structural Design > 1607 Live Loads > 1607.7 Loads on Handrails, Guards, Grab Bars, Seats and Vehicle Barrier Systems > 1607.7.3 Vehicle Barrier Systems
    406.2.4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Vehicle Barrier Systems
    Vehicle barrier systems not less than 2 feet 9 inches (835 mm) high shall be placed at the end of drive lanes, and at the end of parking spaces where ...
    Building Code 2009 of Alabama > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 406 Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies > 406.2 Parking Garages > 406.2.4 Vehicle Barrier Systems
    406.2.3 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Guards
    Guards shall be provided in accordance with Section 1013. Guards serving as vehicle barrier systems shall comply with Sections 406.2.4 and 1013 ...
    Building Code 2009 of Alabama > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 406 Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies > 406.2 Parking Garages > 406.2.3 Guards
    406.2 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Parking Garages
    Vehicle barrier systems not less than 2 feet 9 inches (835 mm) high shall be placed at the end of drive lanes, and at the end of parking spaces where ...
    Building Code 2009 of Alabama > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 406 Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies > 406.2 Parking Garages
    406.3.3 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Construction
    barrier systems, see Section 406.2.4. For natural ...
    Building Code 2009 of Alabama > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 406 Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies > 406.3 Open Parking Garages > 406.3.3 Construction