Can you bend Welded Wire Reinforcement into a column cage?
Yes, Bending Welded Wire Reinforcement into column cages as confinement
steel is one of the great advantages of Welded Wire Reinforcement.
Welded Wire Reinforcement column cages can save on installation time
and labor by as much as 75%.
What are the production limitations of Welded Wire Reinforcement
sheets (length, width, area of steel)?
Welded Wire Reinforcement sheets can be produced in a variety of lengths,
widths and wire sizes. Each Welded Wire Reinforcement facility has their
own limitations based on their manufacturing equipment. The following is
a list of general parameters used in producing Welded Wire Reinforcement
sheets.
Maximum Length: 45'-0"
Maximum Width: 11'-6"
Wire Size: 0.014 in2 to 0.45in2
Wire Spacing: 2" to 48"
Are there standard sheets of Welded Wire Reinforcement or is everything custom made?
Some manufacturing facilities have standard sheets but most projects are designed with custom sheets. The technology used in producing Welded Wire Reinforcement lends itself to custom sheets. Therefore, designers are not limited to a stand sheet size or wire size and can allow the design of the project determine the design of the Welded Wire Reinforcement sheet, not the other way around.
I have a project that bids in three weeks. I would like an alternate price using grade 80 Welded Wire Reinforcement. Do I need to redesign my project?
No. Place a statement in the bidding documents and on the contract drawings indicating an alternate for Welded Wire Reinforcement. Many manufacturing facilities have engineering staff that can convert the conventional reinforcing steel into grade 80 Welded Wire Reinforcement.
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