Wire Mesh Load Calculation - Eng-Tips
Jul 14, 2013 · Welded Wire Mesh (BRC A10)to be used as safety net for sump tank to prevent fall. How can i evaluate the total load the platform (wire mesh) can resist assuming 1000 N acting vertically downward. Attached the sketch of the wire mesh. Can i use smaller dia. wire (A5, A6).
Concrete Slab-On-Grade Control Joint Reinforcement - Eng-Tips
Nov 29, 2004 · I detail saw joints to have 1/3 of the reinforcing (rebar not wire mesh) continuous thru the joint. The other bars stop 3" each side of the joint. The purpose of the joint is to create a weakened vertical plane in the slab to cause the slab to crack at that location.
Repairing COncrete Cracks - Concrete Engineering general ... - Eng …
Jun 26, 2002 · The wire mesh is continuous through the cracks. It is a slab on grage (SOG). No corrosion is involved. The slab was poured in Mid-July (ambient temperature approximately 90 deg F.) The cracks were not noticed until mid-October (ambient temperature at mid-60's). There has been some forklift traffic on the slab, but nothing heavy. 5,000 capacity ...
Strip footing / thickened edge slab - Foundation engineering
Nov 9, 2006 · Typically there's a dowel at the construction joint for transfer. Also typical seems to be to specify wire mesh in the slab and extend it towards the outside edge. Not so typical is the additional transverse reinforcing previously mentioned and …
Bird Screen on PSV outlet Required? - Eng-Tips
Dec 22, 2006 · The basket is a conical shape, topped by a "chinaman's hat" so that water doesn't pool. A metal ring at the base connects to the discharger pipe. A wider diameter ring connects to the "hat". 5 plate metal strips connect the two rings. Wire mesh is strung around the lot.
Control Joints in Structural Slab on grade - Eng-Tips
Oct 11, 2002 · 7. For 6 inch slab and residential loading, rebar in both directions is a bit too much. I would use 6x6 w2.9xw2.9 WWF and place it in the middle of the slab. Use good joint detail and cut half the wire mesh across the saw joint. You can obtain a copy of PCA's Slabs on grade booklet which contains very useful charts and examples. I hope this helps.
Design of Slabs on Ground (ACI 360R, Army TM 5-809-12, etc.)
Jul 9, 2001 · This is welded wire fabric territory and seems far more reasonable to me. [3] I haven't found anything in the PCA manual regarding reinforcement for crack control. Since the design method in ACI 360R is for unreinforced slabs and any added rebar is for crack control and not flexure or shear, I wonder if ACI 360R meant to say 0.05% instead of 0.5%.
Existing Gypsum Deck - Structural engineering general discussion
Oct 23, 2006 · I evaluated some of these in the past. Water is a big enemy of theirs. They are also placed on top of drywall type board. They also use chicken wire type steel mesh. SlideRule, let me know how I can get you the scans so you can add them to your web site. Regards, Lutfi
12 wire generator wired for single phase operation 1 - Eng-Tips
Aug 8, 2011 · The performance of the Zig-Zag connection is equal. The advantage of the Zig-Zag connection is ease of converting from three phase to single phase. Even if all the wire markers are missing or unreadable, a correctly connected generator may be converted from three phase to single phase with only a couple of simple continuity checks. Bill
Rocket Wire - ASTM (testing materials) Code Issues - Eng-Tips
Mar 15, 2004 · I would use ASTM A 228 and DIN 10270-1 as a starting point, and then discuss additional requirements with the supplier. The following is the contact information for Mount Joy Wire in the U.S. (I'll have to look at my records for the German supplier): Mount Joy Wire Corp. 1000 East Main Street Mount Joy Pennsylvania 17552-0505 USA