Guidance Sign Sizes And Installation Criteria; Concrete Pad Reference Information - Eaton Crouse-Hinds Series Instruction Manual

NOTICE Sign foundations/pad and their design are the responsibility of the
installer and/or airport and recommendations/suggestions herein are
for guidance only. Transformer housing, baseplates and/or covers,
series isolation transformers, primary connector kits, series isolation
transformer secondary cable extender, series isolation consolidating
harness (if required), heat shrink kits, grounding rods, and
connectors, floor flange anchor studs and hardware are not included
as part of the sign.
9.2.

Guidance Sign Sizes and Installation Criteria

a. Refer to TP312 5
maximum installed height above grade to top of sign, perpendicular distance from
defined taxiway edge to near side of sign, and perpendicular distance from defined
runway edge to near side of sign.
9.3.

Concrete Pad Reference Information

Concrete foundations/pads should be of adequate mass, reinforcement, and kpa strength
a.
rating for the maximum sustained force on the sign body and floor flange anchors must
endure at its maximum plus a safety margin. The concrete foundation/pad should be
installed in soil conditions that will help facilitate drainage and foundation/pad support.
The floor flange anchor stud material should be ½ inch diameter 18-8 or 316 stainless
b.
steel, for use with the floor flange.
Concrete foundations/pads should extend at least 304mm [12"] below the local frost line.
c.
Contact your local or regional building inspector if the depth is unknown for your area.
The foundation/pad should extend at least 304mm [12"] beyond the sign body to
minimize damage from mowers, see Figure 11, pg. 36.
The height of the concrete foundation/pad should be set such that it does not violate the
d.
5cm [2"] maximum height above grade to the point of frangibility per TP312 5
Section 5.4.1.4. The foundation/pad must be level.
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