---
title: Concrete Reinforcement
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- "Grade 80, weldable (ASTM A706)"
- "Grade 100 (ASTM A1035 or ASTM A615)"
− - "As indicated on Contract Drawings"
default: "Grade 60 (ASTM A615)"
```
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- "No. 9 through No. 11"
- "No. 14 or No. 18 (requires mechanical splices — no lap splices)"
− - "As indicated on Contract Drawings"
−default: "As indicated on Contract Drawings"
+default: deferred
```
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label: Welded Wire Reinforcement Form
type: radio
+drawing_ref: "structural drawings"
options:
- "Flat sheets"
- "Rolls"
− - "Flat sheets and rolls — per Contract Drawings"
- "Not used on this project"
default: "Flat sheets"
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label: Welded Wire Reinforcement Wire Type
type: radio
+drawing_ref: true
options:
- "Plain wire (W-series designation)"
- "Deformed wire (D-series designation)"
− - "Per Contract Drawings"
default: "Deformed wire (D-series designation)"
```
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label: Stirrup and Tie Minimum Bend Diameter Compliance
type: radio
+drawing_ref: "structural drawings"
options:
- "Per ACI 318-19 Table 25.3.2 — confirmed by fabricator"
− - "Per Contract Drawing details — fabricator to verify compliance with ACI 318-19"
default: "Per ACI 318-19 Table 25.3.2 — confirmed by fabricator"
```
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label: Bar Support Type — Slab-on-Grade
type: select
+drawing_ref: true
options:
- "Precast concrete block supports"
- "Plastic-tipped wire chairs"
- "All-plastic chairs"
− - "Per Contract Drawings"
default: "Precast concrete block supports"
```
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label: Bar Support Type — Elevated Slabs and Beams
type: select
+drawing_ref: true
options:
- "Plastic-tipped wire chairs (standard exposed faces)"
- "All-plastic chairs (aggressive exposure or architecturally exposed)"
- "Stainless steel wire supports (immersion or marine exposure)"
− - "Per Contract Drawings"
default: "Plastic-tipped wire chairs (standard exposed faces)"
```
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label: Fire-Resistance Cover Controls for This Element
type: radio
+drawing_ref: "structural drawings"
options:
- "No — structural and durability cover govern"
- "Yes — fire-resistance cover per IBC Chapter 7 or ACI 216.1 governs"
− - "Per Contract Drawings — Engineer has reconciled structural, durability, and fire cover"
−default: "Per Contract Drawings — Engineer has reconciled structural, durability, and fire cover"
+default: deferred
```
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- "Class B (1.3 × ld) — conservative default, all conditions"
- "Class A (1.0 × ld) where permitted by ACI 318-19 — per Contract Drawings"
− - "Per Contract Drawings — Class designated element by element"
default: "Class B (1.3 × ld) — conservative default, all conditions"
```
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type: select
unit: in
−drawing_ref: true
+drawing_ref: "lap splice schedule"
options:
− - "As indicated on Contract Drawings"
- "Calculated per ACI 318-19 — shown in lap splice schedule on drawings"
−default: "As indicated on Contract Drawings"
+default: deferred
```
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label: Field Welding of Reinforcement
type: radio
+drawing_ref: true
options:
- "Not permitted — mechanical couplers or lap splices shall be used for all connections"
- "Permitted — ASTM A706 bars only, per Contract Drawings"
- "Permitted — ASTM A615 and A706, with chemical analysis and preheat per AWS D1.4"
− - "Per Contract Drawings — Engineer designates weldable bar grades"
default: "Not permitted — mechanical couplers or lap splices shall be used for all connections"
```
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label: Cover Reduction Tolerance — Maximum Allowable
type: radio
+drawing_ref: true
options:
- "Per ACI 117: not to exceed 1/3 specified cover, and no more than 1/4 in. for formed soffits"
− - "More restrictive — per Engineer of Record's notation on Contract Drawings"
default: "Per ACI 117: not to exceed 1/3 specified cover, and no more than 1/4 in. for formed soffits"
```
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- "24 hours"
- "48 hours"
− - "Per project schedule — Contractor to coordinate with Engineer"
default: "24 hours"
```
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### Material warranties provided by the bar manufacturer or the coating applicator shall be passed through to the Owner.
### For epoxy-coated bars, the coater's warranty against coating delamination (where provided) shall be documented and included in the closeout submittals.