AASHTO M 279-09

1. SCOPE

1.1. This specification covers metallic-coated steel fence fabric having a series of horizontal (line)wires, with vertical (stay) wires either wrapped around the line wire (hinge joint) or fixed withanother separate wire to the line wire (continuous stay fixed knot joint), forming rectangularopenings. The fence fabric is suitable for use in fences for farm field enclosures (to keep domesticanimals in or out), for wildlife and exotic animal control, for highway or railroad right-of-wayfencing (to control access) and other similar uses.

1.2. This specification covers fence fabric in various designs, tensile strength grades, and metalliccoating types and grades.

.3. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parenthesesare for information only.

This product replaces:AASHTO M 279-03 - Standard Specification for Metallic-Coated, Steel Woven Wire Fence Fabric