ASTM F1159-16e1

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation: F1159 − 16
Standard Practice for
Design of Amusement Rides and Devices that are Outside
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the Purview of Other F24 Design Standards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1159; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Editorial corrections incorporated throughout in June 2021.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This practice establishes information and procedures for
F1193 Practice for Quality, Manufacture, and Construction
the design of amusement rides and devices and major modifi-
of Amusement Rides and Devices
cations to amusement rides and devices which the designer/
F2291 Practice for Design ofAmusement Rides and Devices
engineer identifies as outside the purview of other ASTM F24
design standards.
3. Significance and Use
1.1.1 Prior to designating an amusement ride or device as
3.1 This practice provides designers/engineers of amuse-
outside the purview of other ASTM F24 standards and subject
ment rides and devices not addressed in the other ASTM
to Practice F1159-16, the designer/engineer shall perform a
Committee F24 standards with design references and criteria to
review of all standards under the jurisdiction of the ASTM
use in design development.
Committee F24 addressing amusement ride and device design
and determine that Practice F1159-16 is appropriate and more
4. General Design Requirements
applicable to the amusement ride or device than other ASTM
4.1 Design and Calculations—Basic documentation and
Committee F24 practices addressing amusement ride and
engineering analysis shall be in accordance with Practice
device design.
F2291-20.
1.1.2 In making such a determination, the designer/engineer
4.2 Drawings and Records—Records shall be kept in accor-
shall consider the following:
dance with Practice F2291-20.
1.1.2.1 The general nature of the amusement ride or device;
4.3 Testing—Document and record the testing performance
1.1.2.2 The absence of relevant specific requirements or
of amusement rides and devices in accordance with the tests
features addressed by other ASTM Committee F24 practices.
given in Practice F1193-18a.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
DESIGN PROCEDURES
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5. Patron Restraint, Clearance Envelope, and
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
Containment Design Criteria
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5.1 Patron restraint, clearance envelope, and containment
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
designcriteriashallbeinaccordancewithSection6ofPractice
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
F2291-20.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- 6. Amusement Ride and Device Structures Fastening,
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Mechanical Systems and Components, Fall Protection,
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. Adhesive Bonding, and Coatings
6.1 Structures shall be designed in accordance with the
provisions of Practice F2291-20, Section 8.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F24 on Amusement
Rides and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F24.24 on
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Design and Manufacture. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 2016. Published January 2017. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as F1159 – 15b. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/F1159-16E01. the ASTM website.
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6.2 Welding—Welding and welding procedures shall be in 10. Operator Controls
accordance with the provisions of Practice F2291-20, Section
10.1 Operator controls shall be designed in accordance with
15.
the provisions of Practice F2291-20, Section 17.
6.3 Fasteners—Fasteners shall de designed in accordance
11. Brakes
with the provisions of Practice F2291-20, Section 16.
11.1 When used, brakes shall be designed in ac
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