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Welded Wiremesh: BRC West Indies Limited, Cane Garden, St. Thomas, Barbados

This document provides information on welded wire mesh (WWM) produced by BRC West Indies Limited. It includes specifications for different WWM products with varying wire sizes and spacing. The key benefits of WWM are also summarized, including its controlled manufacture using high strength steel wire, positive mechanical anchorage, ease of handling and placement, adaptability for forming, speed and cost-effectiveness of construction, and ability to control cracking in concrete.

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WELDED

WIREMESH

BRC West Indies Limited, Cane Garden, St. Thomas, Barbados.

Tel: (246) 425-0371 Fax: (246) 425-2941 Email: [email protected]

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Table 1 Standard Specifications - Sheets Sheet Size 4.8m x 2.0m

Main Wire Cross Wire Cross Sectional Area Weight Per

Ref. Size Spacing Size Spacing Main Cross Unit Area
No. mm mm mm mm mm2/m mm2/m kg/m2 lb/yd2

Square Meshes
A565 12 200 12 200 565 565 8.88 16.38
A393 10 200 10 200 393 393 6.16 11.35
A252 8 200 8 200 252 252 3.95 7.28
A193 7 200 7 200 193 193 3.02 5.57
A142 6 200 6 200 142 142 2.22 4.09
A98 5 200 5 200 98 98 1.54 2.84
A63 4 200 4 200 63 63 0.99 1.82

Structural Meshes
B785* 10 100 8 200 785 252 8.14 15.00
B503* 8 100 8 200 503 252 5.93 10.93
B385 7 100 7 200 385 193 4.53 8.35
B283* 6 100 7 200 283 193 3.73 6.88
B196* 5 100 7 200 196 193 3.05 5.62

Long Meshes
C785* 10 100 6 400 785 70.8 6.72 12.39
C636* 9 100 6 400 636 70.8 5.55 10.23
C503* 8 100 5 400 503 49.0 4.34 7.96
C385* 7 100 5 400 385 49.0 3.41 6.29
C283* 6 100 5 400 283 49.0 2.61 4.81

Wrapping Fabric
D98 5 200 5 200 98 98 1.54 2.84

* Non Stock Items

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Table 2 Wire Sections

Metric Dia mm 13.0 12.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 4.0
Mass kg/m 1.043 0.889 0.616 0.499 0.395 0.302 0.260 0.222 0.154 0.099

Imperial Dia mm 10.16 9.45 8.84 8.23 7.62 7.01 6.40 5.89 5.38 4.88 4.06 3.25
Ins 0.400 0.372 0.348 0.324 0.300 0.276 0.252 0.232 0.212 0.192 0.160 0.128
SWG 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10
Mass kg/m 0.636 0.550 0.481 0.417 0.358 0.303 0.252 0.214 0.179 0.146 0.102 0.065

Table 3 Wire Cross-sectional Areas

Metric Wire (mm2/m)
Dia Wire Area Area in mm2 /m width if wire spaced at centres (mm) shown
mm mm2 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
13 132.7 2655 1327 885 664 531 443 379 332
12 113.1 2262 1131 754 566 452 377 323 283
10 78.5 1571 785 524 393 314 262 224 196
9 63.6 1272 636 424 318 254 212 182 159
8 50.3 1005 503 335 251 201 167 144 126
7 38.5 770 385 257 192 154 128 110 96
6.5* 33.2 664 332 221 166 133 111 95 83
6 28.3 565 283 188 141 113 94 81 71
5 19.6 393 196 131 98 79 65 56 49
4 12.6 251 126 84 63 50 42 36 31

Table 4 Wire Cross-sectional Areas

Metric Wire (in2 /ft)
Dia Wire Area Area in in2 /ft width if wire spaced at centres (mm) shown
mm in2 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
13 0.2057 1.225 0.627 0.525 0.314 0.251 0.209 0.179 0.157
12 0.1753 1.069 0.534 0.356 0.267 0.214 0.178 0.153 0.134
10 0.1217 0.742 0.371 0.248 0.186 0.148 0.124 0.106 0.093
9 0.0986 0.601 0.300 0.200 0.150 0.120 0.100 0.086 0.075
8 0.0780 0.475 0.238 0.158 0.119 0.095 0.079 0.068 0.060
7 0.0597 0.364 0.182 0.121 0.091 0.073 0.060 0.052 0.045
6.5 0.0514 0.314 0.157 0.105 0.078 0.063 0.052 0.045 0.039
6 0.0439 0.267 0.134 0.089 0.067 0.053 0.044 0.038 0.034
5 0.0304 0.186 0.093 0.062 0.046 0.037 0.031 0.026 0.023
4 0.0195 0.119 0.060 0.040 0.030 0.024 0.020 0.017 0.015

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Controlled Manufacture
BRC Fabric is manufactured from hard drawn steel wire which has a breaking strength
of not less than 510 N/mm2 and a minimum of 0.2% proof stress of 485 N/mm2,
whereas the yield point of structural grade mild steel may be as low as 250 N/mm2.
Unlike hot-rolled bars, cold reduced wire has no definite yield point at or near its elastic
limit.

The Benefits of Using BRC Fabric

BRC Wire Fabric provides designers, engineers and contractors with an established
convenient and economical reinforcement for modem concrete structures.

Properties
The Barbados National Standards Institute (BNSI), in their standard BNS 150 : 1990,
requires wire used in the manufacture of Fabric to have a characteristic yield strength
of 460 N/mm2 (approx. 66,700 p.s.i.). The hard-drawn steel wire used in the
manufacture of BRC Fabric meets this requirement.
BRC Fabric bears the BNSI and Buy Caribbean certification marks.
To ensure that high standards are maintained, the wire is regularly tested at our factory
and copies of test certificates are available for inspection.

Designed Reinforcement
Welded Wire Fabric provides proper distribution of steel reinforcement throughout the
concrete slab. The great number of small diameter wires, which are closely and more
uniformly spaced, distribute load stress widely and equally throughout the concrete
slab.
From the standpoint of efficiency, Welded Wire Fabric is preferred reinforcement for
concrete.
Whereas steel bars must rely entirely on adhesion of the concrete to the bar surface to
provide bond for anchorage, BRC Fabric provides positive mechanical anchorage by
utilizing the rigidly connected cross-wires welded at each intersection.
By specifying BRC Fabric, the designer is assured of obtaining the required areas of
steel at the correct spacing so that on-site supervision is reduced.

Easily Handled & Placed

BRC Fabric is simple to fix and, when properly supported, will remain in position during
concreting.

Adaptable For Forming & Shaping

Welded Wire Fabric possesses the right degree of ductility to allow it to be bent,
shaped, or fashioned readily on the job yet is sufficiently rigid to maintain its shape
after bending.
Speed & Economy 5
BRC Fabric permits maximum construction speed and economy while retaining full
design strength in the concrete structure.
The higher tensile working stresses permitted for Fabric in building codes reduces the
mass of steel required, and costs associated with transportation, handling and placing
costs.
BRC Fabric is a reinforcing material pre-fabricated to suit individual job requirements.
The cost of laying the flat sheets is much less than the cost of placing, spacing and
wiring together the equivalent number of loose rods at the site.
The direct saving in time is becoming increasingly important under modern
construction methods and the use of 'Critical Path' planning. In many cases, the time
and labour required to place reinforcement can be considerably reduced.
Weighing some 65 per cent less, BRC Fabric as a reinforcement is equivalent in
strength to mild steel bars and the total cost of the fabric in place is generally much
less than the in-situ cost of loose rods.
As well as providing these economies, BRC Fabric does not have the scrap and waste
during processing compared with mild steel bars. The actual quantity of steel bar
purchased is usually at least 5 per cent more than that used and this factor should be
taken into account in any cost comparison.
A conversion chart appears on Page 15 to compare the difference in quantities of BRC
Fabric used at an allowable stress of 230 N/mm2 against quantities of mild steel bar
designed at 140 N/mm2.

Controls Cracking
BRC Fabric controls cracking in concrete slabs. The small closely spaced wires are
highly efficient at distributing and equalizing the stresses that occur at or near any
cracks that may form.
Research into crack widths and the width prediction formulae being adopted by
building codes show that maximum crack widths are proportional to the distance from
the surface to the closest reinforcement, that is, to bar spacing and concrete cover.

Principal Applications
BRC Fabric is especially suitable for the reinforcement of concrete floors (including flat
plates), roofs, walls, footings, retaining walls, swimming pools, tanks, roads,
pavements, pre-cast concrete components and for the encasing and fireproofing of
structural steel-work.

Slabs on Ground
Various BRC Fabrics are made for use in slabs laid directly on the ground, either
excavated or filled. Examples of such slabs are the extensive floors of houses of the
modern type, and floors for factories, office buildings, garages, warehouses, etc.

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The ability of a floor slab cast on the ground to carry load and resist flexural stresses
depends upon its overall tensile strength. BRC Fabric will assist in limiting random
cracking to a series of much finer cracks and will permit greater lengths of concrete to
be laid in one operation.
The reinforcement can be expected to help control tensile forces developed in the
concrete as a result of natural shrinkage, contraction of the slab being restricted by
frictional contact with the ground.
Basements, ground floors, utility rooms, porches, driveways, garage floors and
sidewalks require Welded Wire Fabric for concrete construction in and around the
home to control unsightly cracking, leakage and slab deterioration as the building ages.

Suspended Slabs
The greatest benefits of BRC Fabric are enjoyed when it is used as a structural
material in suspended slabs spanning up to 5 metres.
In many cases the most difficult work in connection with erection of reinforced concrete
structures, is the accurate spacing of the reinforcement. In order that a slab of
concrete may safely sustain its super-imposed load, it is not merely essential that it be
provided with a certain amount of steel, but the greatest care must be taken to ensure
that the reinforcement is correctly placed in the concrete.
Where single rods are used, a considerable amount of time and money is involved in
separately laying the bars, carefully spacing them and then individually tying them into
position. The correctness or otherwise of such positioning is completely dependent on
the steel fixer, whereas the spacing of the wire in BRC Fabric is machine controlled
and it is impossible for their relative positions to become changed either before or after
laying, or during concreting. The speed of fixing and time saved in supervision and
inspection allow concrete to be poured sooner thereby reducing overall construction
time. Both Fabric series 'B' and 'C' are commonly used in suspended slabs.

Spread Footings & Strip Footings

BRC Fabric is a convenient reinforcement for use in footings because of the ease of
placing this reinforcement in the ground. BRC B503 Fabric may be suitable in strip
footings.

Girder Wrapping
In steel framed structures the structural steel members may be concrete encased to
achieve the required fire resistance. Most building regulations require that the steel
members be wrapped with steel wire to reinforce the concrete encasement. Welded
Wire Fabric (D98), is ideal for this purpose as it can be pre-fabricated to shape and
quickly installed on the site.
Pre-cast Concrete Units
Welded Wire Fabric is finding increasing application in the reinforcement of pre-cast
concrete units because of its high strength, crack control properties and the
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fact that it is a pre-fabricated reinforcement and consequently is very easy to fix in
position.

Pre-cast Concrete Components

BRC Fabric is ideally suited to reinforce pre-cast concrete products such as concrete
planks, roof slabs, floor slabs and wall panels.

Concrete Pipe
BRC Fabric is a standard reinforcing material used in the manufacture of concrete pipes.
Concrete pipe, reinforced with BRC Fabric, is used because of its high strength and
ability to withstand heavy concentrated loads, its long life, and its low coefficient of
roughness, which permit the use of the minimum size of conduit laid on flat gradient
without loss of velocity.

Gunite/Shotcrete
The sand-cement product known as Gunite/Shotcrete is used extensively in the
construction field. Applied by means of compressed air the dry materials are mixed and
blown from a cement gun where water is added at the nozzle. Welded Wire Fabric
provides an excellent key during application and reinforces the Gunite/Shotcrete
concrete. Reinforced Gunite/ Shotcrete concrete is used for the construction of ditch
linings, swimming pools, coal bunkers, pits and other similar facilities, also, for the
protection of steel girders and beams, and the repair of damaged structures.

Concrete Walls
Welded Wire Fabric is a very convenient reinforcement for concrete walls because of the
ease of placing Fabric sheets when compared to placing and tying individual bars in a
vertical position. Again special lengths can be an attractive proposition if there is
sufficient repetition, particularly if long overhangs can be provided for splicing at floor
level to avoid interference with slab reinforcement. Usually the BRC 'A' series Fabrics
are suitable.

Continuously Reinforced Pavements

This type of construction has rapidly gained popularity, because these pavements can be
constructed in greater lengths reducing the number of troublesome transverse joints.
Indications are that continuously reinforced concrete roadways can be constructed at
little greater capital cost than equivalent flexible and conventional pavements, and with
far less maintenance cost. A greater amount of reinforcement of high bond value and of
high yield strength is necessary. In general, a 170mm - 200mm slab with 0.5% - 0.7% of
longitudinal reinforcement is used for present commercial traffic.
A recent development has been to use a comparatively thin (100mm), continuously
reinforced concrete overlay to reinstate a badly worn bitumen or concrete surface,
provided the sub-grade has retained its load-carrying capacity.
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Standard Series
BRC-manufactured metric Fabrics comply with BNS 150 : 1990 which is identical to British
Standards BS 4483 : 1985. The Fabrics come in three series.
"A" series - Square meshes with wires at 200mm spacing; these are ideal for short two
way suspended slabs and pavements or canal linings.
"B" series - Rectangular 'Short Mesh" Fabrics with main wire spacing of 100mm and
cross wire spacing of 200mm. This series is normally used for suspended slabs and
similar applications.
"C" series - Rectangular "Long Mesh" Fabrics with main wire spacing of 100mm and a
very light cross wire at -400mm centres. These Fabrics are useful in long span two-
way suspended slabs and road pavements.
The reference number used in the BNSI standard gives the type as above, A, B or C
followed by the cross-sectional area of the main wire (in mm2/m width of Fabric).
BRC also manufactures Fabrics additional to the range listed in the National Standard.
Metric Fabrics are the preferred range.

Standard Sizes
The standard sheet size is 4.8m long and 2.0m wide.

How to order BRC Fabric

The style of BRC Fabrics should be specified by the Reference Number given on Page 2.
For Special (non standard) Fabrics specify the style by the combination of wire size in both
directions, wire spacing in both directions and by sheet size.

Length
Length of a BRC Fabric sheet is defined as the dimension in the direction of manufacture.
Hence the length is the length of the main wire, which is usually the heavier wire. The
specification of the main wire (length, spacing, diameter), is always given before the
specification of the cross wire.
Length of a sheet measured tip to tip of main wires may be any length that can be handled
and transported, but the length must be a multiple of cross wire spacing.

Width
The width of any Fabric sheet is measured in the direction of the cross wire. The width of a
sheet measured tip to tip of cross wires may be any width that can be handled and
transported up to a maximum of 2.5m, but the width must be a multiple of main wire
spacings.
Designation - Special Fabrics
The designation of Special Fabrics is indicated in the following example.
Fabric sheet 3.6m x 2.00m.
wires 200 x 300 - 8/6mm
(Note - wire spacings and diameters are always shown in mm)
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C1

C3 DL C4

Where:
L is the length of the longitudinal wires (which are C3 and C4 are the side overhangs of the cross wires.
not necessarily the longer wires in the sheet). DL is the pitch of the longitudinal wires.
A is the length of the cross wires. Dc is the pitch of the cross wires.
C1 and C2 are the overhangs of the longitudinal wires.

Figure 2. Fabric Notation

Details of BRC Fabric adjacent to Reinforced Concrete Beams

Some care is needed when detailing Fabric in the bottom of slabs which are adjacent to
reinforced concrete beams. Fabric in the top of slabs passes over the beam
reinforcement and does not usually cause difficulties providing reasonable care is taken
with lap locations.
When locating bottom Fabric on site, the sheet will normally have overhangs at each end
which can penetrate the beam. The designer should show the penetration required to
meet Design Code requirements.
BRC Fabric is an excellent material for providing torsion steel in slabs as required by BS
8110 Part 1 : 1985 clauses 3.5.3.5.
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Figure 3. Simplified detailing rules for slabs

Reinforcement for max.

hogging moment

100%

50% Reinforcement for max.

sagging moment
0.3 /

0.2 /
(a) Continuous member
(approximately equal spans
40% using simplified load
arrangement)

Mid Span
100%
Face of Support
Effective Span /

Mid Span
12 or equivalent anchorage
(b) Simply supported end
0.1

40%

100%
Reinforcement for
Face of Support max. moment

100%

L/2 50%
45 (c) Cantilever

Note: d is the effective depth

is the effective span
is the bar size

Face of Support

Placing Fabric
The following points will be of assistance when placing BRC Fabric.
1. For rectangular meshes, make sure that the Fabric is placed with the main wires in the
correct direction, normally in the direction of the shorter span.
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On some occasions, they are placed in the direction of the longer span, therefore
the drawings should be followed exactly.
2. It is important that the Fabric be given the correct cover as shown on the plan. Any
increase in the cover decreases the effective depth of the slab and reduces its
strength. Insufficient cover will not protect the reinforcement from rusting.
3. As the final strength of a slab is determined to a major degree by the correct location
of the reinforcement, it is advisable to support the Fabric. This can be achieved by
the use of Spacers not subject to corrosion should be used under the bottom layer
in suspended slabs or in ground slabs where only one layer of Fabric is used.
Where Fabric is to be placed in the top of the slab for cantilever reinforcement, or to
provide against negative moments, bar chairs of wire or plastic, or short lengths of
bar or Fabric bent into a hurdle shape should be used to support the top layer.
4. Cutting is easily done by using bolt cutters.

Concrete Floor Slabs and Pavements on the Ground

BRC Fabric is ideal for use as reinforcement in concrete slabs on the ground. Care is
needed in the design of these slabs. The following factors must be considered.
1. Loading and frequency
2. Soil type under the slabs, both as regards bearing capacity and stability.
3. The presence of any ground water.
4. Provision for drainage of surface water.
5. Concrete strength and provision for concrete curing.
6. Joint layout.
The following guidelines will be useful in the design of slabs provided they are followed
carefully. If any of the guidelines cannot be met, the assistance of an experienced
structural engineer should be obtained.

1. All topsoil containing any plant matter, roots or similar material must be moved.
2. The base should be firm and dry. Slabs on soft soil need special attention.
3. Provide under the slab a layer of hard granular material equal in thickness to the slab
thickness. This material should be sand, crushed rock or similar material. Compact
this layer well by rolling.
4. Grade the surrounding area away from the slab so the surface water will not penetrate
the base below the slab.
5. Concrete should reach a minimum compressive strength of 30 MPa (N/mm2) (approx.
4350 p.s.i.) after 28 days. This strength can usually be obtained with a minimum
cement content of 275 kg/m3 for lightest loading condition and slab fully protected.

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6. The concrete should be cured by keeping it wet for 7 days after pouring. The slab
should not be fully loaded until the concrete is 21 days old.
7. Where in Table 5 it is shown that BRC Fabric is required in the top of the slab, this
means that the BRC Fabric should be placed 50mm below the top surface of the
concrete. Bottom means place BRC Fabric 35mm up from the bottom of the slab.
8. For highway pavements required to carry heavily loaded trucks, structural engineers
should design a suitable slab. Similarly, for warehouses where loads are not
uniform or loads are unusually heavy, specialist advice is needed.

Table 5. BRC Fabric in typical slabs on the ground

Application Soil Slab Thickness Location and
mm BRC Fabric
Domestic cars and foot traffic dry and stable 100 (4") top BRC A 142
needs compaction of base 100 (4½”) top BRC A 193
Light industrial and commercial dry and stable 125 (5”) top BRC A 193
- small trucks needs compaction of base 150 (5”) top BRC A 252
Warehouses and pavements dry and stable 160 (6”) top BRC A 393
for trucks needs compaction of base 200 (8”) top BRC A 393

Crack Control
BRC Fabric will control the spacing and size of cracks that develop in the concrete due to
initial shrinkage, temperature changes and minor soil movement. The high quality of the
wire used and the positive anchorage provided at each welded joint combine to keep any
concrete cracks small and closely spaced.
To perform this task, it is essential that the Fabric is kept in its correct position near the
top of the slab. The use of Fabric does not replace the need for good compaction of the
base soil. To get a good result it is essential that the layers below the concrete be well
compacted.
At joints in the slabs, dowel bars should be placed in the centre of the slab so that the
two adjacent slabs do not move vertically out of position.
A typical dowel arrangement for slabs up to 125mm thick, would be 13mm diameter
dowel bars 400mm long spaced at 300mm centres.
For slabs 150mm to 200mm thick, 16mm diameter dowel bars 500mm long spaced at
300mm centres would be appropriate.
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Table 6 Substitution of BRC Fabric for Metric Mild Steel Bars

MILD STEEL BARS EQUIVALENT METRIC FABRICS

Square Mesh Rectangular Mesh

Dia. Spacing Area
Mm mm mm2/m Ref. No. mm2/m Ref. No. mm2/m

50 566 A 393 393 B 385 385

75 377 A 252 252 B 283 283
100 283 A 193 193 B 196 196
6 125 226 A 142 142 B 196 196
150 189 A 142 142 B 196 196
200 142 A 98 98 - -
250 113 A 98 98 - -

50 1570 - - - -
75 1047 - - - -
100 785 2xA 252 504 B 503 503
125 628 A 393 393 B 385 385
10 150 523 A 393 393 B 385 385
175 448 A 252 252 B 283 283
200 393 A 252 252 B 283 283
250 314 A 193 193 B 196 196
300 262 A 142 142 B 196 196

75 1508 - - - -
100 1131 2xA 393 786 B 785 785
125 905 2xA 252 504 B 503 503
150 754 2xA 252 504 B 503 503
12 175 646 A 393 393 B 385 385
200 566 A 393 393 8 385 385
250 453 A 252 252 B 283 283
300 377 A 252 252 8 283 283
400 283 A 193 193 B 196 196

125 1609 - - - -
150 1340 - - - -
175 1149 2xA 393 786 B 785 785
16 200 1005 2xA 393 786 B 785 785
250 804 2xA 252 504 B 503 503
300 670 A 393 393 B 385 385
400 503 A 393 393 B 385 385

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FLOOR SLAB TABLES
The tables of the main bending reinforcement required in suspended floors are based on
the imposed loading given in C P 3 Chapter V of the Code of Basic Data for the Design of
Buildings and also the Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Reinforced Concrete in
Building: C.P. 114 Tables A give the thickness of concrete and the BRC Fabric required in
solid floors to carry the imposed These tables are for continuous spans when adjacent
spans do not vary from one another by more than 15 per cent of the longer span.

The concrete should be 1:2:4 by volume gauged in the proportions of 50kg Portland
Cement, 0.07m3 clean well graded sand, 0.14m3 clean gravel or crushed stone graded
uniformly from 5mm to 19mm with the minimum quantity of water to give a workable
mixture.

We recommend that the cement content for this mix should be not less than 300 kg per
cubic metre.

USE OF TABLES
Tables A are for continuous spans. The figures in each table give the Ref. No. of BRC
Fabric to be used. For instance - to carry a safe imposed load of 1.5 kN/m2 over a span
of 3.0m using concrete 150mm thick with a maximum concrete stress of 7 N/mm2, Ref.
B196 Fabric may be used. If the thickness of concrete is not determined by other
considerations it is usually most economical to select the thinnest slab.

End spans should, if possible, be made equal to, or less than nine-tenths of the
continuous spans, for the same size of reinforcement. If the end spans are the same as
the others, an extra strip of reinforcement, of length equal to two-thirds of the span,
should be placed in the bottom of the slab, and another strip of length equal to one-
quarter of the span, should be placed near the top surface symmetrically over the support
next to the free end support. This extra reinforcement need be only about one-quarter
the strength of the main reinforcement, though it is often more convenient to make it the
same size. A freely supported span may be designed from the tables, by assuming it to
be equivalent to a continuous span 25% greater.
The tables allow in every case for the weight of the floor and finish, and also cover the
requirements of C P 3 Chapter V. It is sometimes necessary to make allowance for
partitions and whilst lightweight partitions will be covered by using a table for a loading
1.0 kN/m2 more than the class being considered, heavier partitions, e.g. brick, will call for
special design.

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Tables B give the resistance moments of slabs in accordance with the load-factor method
of calculation given in C.P. 114.
The tables are calculated using the permissible working tensile stress in BRC Fabric of 230
N/mm2 and two qualities of concrete for which the permissible working compressive
stresses are 7 N/mm2 and 8.5 N/mm2 respectively.
These tables are intended for the use of qualified structural engineers who have made their
calculations and only require to choose suitable combinations of slab thickness and BRC
Fabric.

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BRC FABRIC
FLOOR SLAB TABLES
Working stresses taken in the preparation of floor slab tables type 'A' are 230N per sq. mm for fabric and 7N per sq. mm for concrete
(for simply supported spans use a continuous span 25 per cent greater) T = 230 N per sq. mm P = 7N per sq. mm Cover = 15 mm
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, BEDROOMS IN CLUBS AND HOSTELS
Safe imposed load 15kN per sq. m + 1.0kN per sq. m finishes

SPAN IN METRES

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SLAB 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0
THICKNESS (6.56) (8.20) (9.84) (11.48) (13.12) (14.76) (16.40) (18.04) (19.69) (21.33) (22.97)
mm in.
100 3.94 B196 B196 B283
125 4.92 B196 B196 B196 B283
150 5.90 B196 B196 B196 B283 B385 B503
175 6.89 B283 B283 B283 B283 B283 B385 B503 B785
200 7.87 B283 B283 B283 B283 B283 B385 B503 B503 B785
225 8.86 B283 B283 B283 B283 B283 B385 B385 B503 B785 B785
250 9.84 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B503 B785 B785 B785
275 10.83 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B503 B785 B785 B785
300 11.81 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B385 B503 B503 B785 B785
Figures in parentheses give equivalent span in feet
(for simply supported spans use a continuous span 25 per cent greater) T = 230 N per sq. mm P = 7N per sq. mm Cover = 15 mm