Welded Wire Fabric Designation Help
Welded Wire Fabric Designation Help
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I'm working on a bridge rehabilitation and have the existing rehabilitation plans dated 1973. In the parapet, the original designer used "33-55 Welded Wire Fabric". We are only replacing a small chunk of the parapet and the DOT has requested we use the same W.W.F. as originally specified. I cannot seem to locate this designation (33-55) in any documentation I can dig up. Might someone have some guidance on this WWF and the equivalent in today's designation?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!






RE: Welded Wire Fabric Designation Help
It's one thing to specify it, another to actually get it. Unless you have a whole lot of WWF, it's hard to get the suppliers interested in an odd size (and they're all odd sizes), so get ready to be imaginative.
RE: Welded Wire Fabric Designation Help
RE: Welded Wire Fabric Designation Help
It's 10 gauge wire in a 6" x 6" grid. Written out in modern WWR designations it would be 6"x6" W1.4/W1.4.
As Jed said it's likely going to be costly to get a small order of a specific wire. I'd ask the welded wire supplier for any scraps of equivalent WWR and see if the DOT is okay with some extra reinforcement. Alternatively making a cage out of #3 grade 60 rebar will likely be more than equivalent.
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RE: Welded Wire Fabric Designation Help
Thanks for the help and the great links. You guys helped a bunch.