Regardless of whether you’ve had a fence constructed or are researching your options in terms of adding a new fence, you may have heard of terms like spires, pickets, posts and rails. But what about finials, cover flanges and escutcheons? Let us enlighten you! Here is a rundown of some of the main components of a wrought iron fence.
One of the main structural components of a fence are what are called members or rails. These horizontal elements essentially help hold a fence together, and they are an important part of a fence’s overall structure. They are located at the top of a wrought iron fence, they run parallel to the ground and they are where fence panels connect to the posts. Additional horizontal members are often added to create ‘housings’ for decorative elements like internal scrolling.
In many cases, when the aluminium profile of doors and windows is deformed and repeatedly pressed, it is found that the maximum wind pressure is seriously inconsistent with the design requirements. The reason is that the wall thickness is not fully considered when selecting the aluminium profiles for door and window. In general, the determination of the wall thickness is combined with the characteristics of the section of the profile, and there is no uniform standard. In general, thin-walled aluminium profiles are not accepted in window and door fabrication. The force-receiving members of the aluminum doors and windows include the frame, the upper glide path, the window fan material, etc. The actual measured dimensions of the minimum wall thickness of these stressed members shall be not less than 1.4 mm for the outer window and not less than 2.0 mm for the outer door. The detection method uses a vernier caliper to perform on-site random sampling inspection of the aluminium profile.