Welded Wire Reinforcement Designation

Welded wire reinforcement plain 520 75 000 450 65 000 241 35 000 welded wire reinforcement deformed 550 80 000 485 70 000 241 35 000 tf 209 r 08 design aids for structural welded wire reinforcement includes wwr rebar comparison tables introduction this tech fact provides basic information on cold.

Welded wire reinforcement designation.

Smooth wire develops anchorage of the steel at the welded intersections. 4 x 4 w2 9 x w2 9. In other words the 1 4 equals 0 014 square inch. 2 ft in x y.

Rolls 6x6 w1 4x 1 4 6x6 10x10. Commom stock welded wire reinforcement wire size number is 100. The wire reinforcement industry prefers the term welded wire reinforcement wwr as being more representative of the range of products being manufactured. Exact w number size for 2 gauge is w5 4.

Concrete reinforcement style designation steel area weight new designation old designation sq. Welded reinforcement concrete mesh is one heavy type welded wire mesh products widely used in concrete construction and buildings. Wwr cage reinforcement is also used for concrete encased columns. Sm o o t h welded wire fabric has a yield s t r ength of 65 000 psi and deform e d f a b r ic has a yield of 70 000 psi.

Welded reinforcement concrete mesh. The story of welded wire reinforcement and the wire reinforcement institute in honor of the 50th anniversary. Cracks in concrete reinforcing products or soft ground is used for the purpose of reinforcing the foundation. Common stock styles of welded wire fabric exact w number size for 8 gauge is w2 1.

Therefore the term welded wire fabric has been replaced with the term welded wire reinforcement in this specification and in related specifications. Save time and money using welded wire reinforcement over standard rebar methods. 6 x 6 w5 5 x w5 5. The w1 4xw1 4 means the same thing as 10 gage by 10 gage but the number 1 4 designates the cross sectional area of the wire in hundredths of a square inch.

Welded wire fabric is ava i l a b l e with either deformed or smooth w i re s as indicated earlier. Bending welded wire reinforcement 1999 12 pages a pictorial and descriptive publication on the fabrication of either in plant or on site bending of welded wire for column cages beam baskets and shear reinforcement for. 4 x 4 w4 x w4. Welded wire reinforcement can be used as ties and stirrups for column beam and joist cage confine ment reinforcement.

Weight lb 100 ft 2 6 x 6 w2 9 x w2 9. 4 x 4 w2 1 x w2 1. In the smooth fabric the smaller. The new designation of wire mesh does seem more complicated than the old.

6 x 6 w4 x w4. Wire reinforcement or wire fabric is an efficient economical and viable option for concrete reinforcement. The wwr supplier uses a welded wire bending machine to shape the materials into required configurations the placing drawings will identify the location and details.