Welded Bar Mats – Not Your Grandmother’s WWF
October 6, 2020 from 9:30am to 10:30am Central Standard Time
Courtois Auditorium
Welded wire or bar reinforcing has been around for a long time, but in many design professionals’ minds, it has limited roles in construction. This course will provide a short synopsis of the history of the product, and then educate on the ways and locations where it can be used effectively in modern construction. The significant labor and cost savings that are available will be outlined, along with strategies to capture them on projects. Example projects with utilization in tilt-up, foundations, slab on grade, and slab on deck will be shown. Parameters will be provided outlining what manufacturing limitations exist, and how to work around them. The program will also address how WWR fits into modern construction, particularly as it relates to BIM and virtual construction. Through this discussion, benefits to quality control, placement accuracy, and inspection will be covered, outlining why use of WWR makes it easier and more consistent to get what the designer and owner expect in their project.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify what situations are or are not appropriate or cost effective for welded mats to be used in lieu of loose bar reinforcing.
- Summarize how welded mar mats can benefit the overall virtual construction effort and how they fit into the BIM.
- Contrast the approach to site logistics and labor utilization between welded mats and loose rebar.
- Explain the correct way to specify the use of welded bar mats in contract documents.
TRACK SPONSOR - Insteel Engineered Products
Insteel is the nation's leading welded wire reinforcement provider. IEP specializes in rebar conversion for slab on grade, slab on metal deck, paving, and tilt panel applications. IEP has a national presence with plants in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. With offices in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Booth number: B42 | Learn more about Insteel Engineered Products >
TRACK SPONSOR - Seretta Construction, Inc.
Seretta was founded in 1987 in Orlando, FL and now has offices in Orlando, Charlotte and Austin. We perform complete foundation, slab, tiltwall and paving packages. We also perform high tolerance and specialty slabs. We work throughout the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southwestern United States.
TRACK SPONSOR - Dayton Superior Corporation
At Dayton Superior, we are serious about providing the best concrete construction product solutions in the industry. To us, they are not just what we sell, they’re a reflection of who we are. Our vast product portfolio is comprised of tough, tested and high performing solutions, trusted by contractors. Today, we are among the world’s leading suppliers to the non-residential concrete construction industry. With accessories, chemicals and forming products, we are your single source solution for Tilt-Up projects.
Booth number: B32 | Learn more about Dayton Superior Corporation >
TRACK SPONSOR - Needham DBS
Needham DBS is a structural engineering firm providing services for all types of building construction. Clients include Architects, Contractors, Developers, Building Owners and Manufacturing Companies. With such a wide range of clients, Needham DBS has designed many types of projects all over North America and the Caribbean. Needham DBS is a leader in the design-build delivery of building structural products through Needham's DBS division. Needham DBS uses BIM technology, combined with twenty-five years of steel fabrication experience, to provide a single source proposal for division five products. This approach is now being expanded into division three concrete products.
Booth number: A31 | Learn more about Needham DBS >
TRACK SPONSOR - White Cap
Booth number: C20 | Learn more about White Cap >
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