Standard Specification for Welded Steel Plain Bar or Rod Mats for Concrete Reinforcement

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1.1 This specification covers material in mat (or sheet) form fabricated from hot rolled, plain steel bars or rods to be used for the reinforcement of concrete. The mats shall consist of two layers of bars or rods which are assembled by welding at right angles to each other.
1.2 This specification is applicable for orders in either inch-pound units (as A 704) or in SI units [as A 704M].
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with this specification.

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Designation: A 704/A 704M – 96
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Welded Steel Plain Bar or Rod Mats for Concrete
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Reinforcement
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 704/A 704M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Materials
1.1 This specification covers material in mat (or sheet) form 4.1 Plain bars or rods of Grades 40 and 60 [300 and 420]
fabricated from hot rolled, plain steel bars or rods to be used used in the manufacture of mats shall conform to Specification
for the reinforcement of concrete. The mats shall consist of two A 615 [A 615M].
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layers of bars or rods which are assembled by welding at right 4.2 Maximum size of bar and rod material shall be ⁄8 in. [16
angles to each other. mm] nominal diameter. Minimum size of rod material shall be
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1.2 This specification is applicable for orders in either ⁄32in. [6 mm] nominal diameter.
inch-pound units (as A 704) or in SI units [as A 704M].
5. Fabrication
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the SI units are 5.1 Fabricated mats shall be composed of two layers of
plain bars or rods substantially parallel and perpendicular to
shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not
exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used inde- each other.
5.2 Assembly—Mats shall be assembled by means of weld-
pendently of the other. Combining values from the two systems
may result in nonconformance with this specification. ing to provide attachment at all intersections.
5.2.1 Welded joints shall withstand normal shipping and
2. Referenced Documents
handling without becoming broken, but the presence of broken
2.1 ASTM Standards: welds, regardless of cause, shall not constitute cause for
A 185 Specification for Steel Welded Wire, Fabric, Plain, rejection unless the number of broken welds per sheet exceed
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for Concrete Reinforcement 1 % of the total, provided that not more than one half of the
A 615/A 615M Specification for Deformed and Plain Billet- permissible maximum number of broken welds are located on
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Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement any one bar or rod.
5.2.2 Welding shall be done in such a manner that the
3. Ordering Information
minimum tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation re-
3.1 The purchaser should specify: quirements for material as described in Section 4 shall be met
3.1.1 Quantity,
when a specimen is tested across a point of weld. Weld shear
3.1.2 Size and spacing of members in each direction, strength requirements shall be in compliance with Section 6.
3.1.3 Plain bar or rod,
6. Mechanical Requirements
3.1.4 Grade required (Grade 40 or 60 [300 or 420] as
appropriate), 6.1 Strength of Connections in Welded Plain Bar or Rod
3.1.5 Type of steel, as appropriate (see Section 4), and Mats—In order to assure adequate weld shear strength between
3.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue. longitudinal and transverse member, weld shear strength tests,
as described in 6.3.2, shall be made. The minimum average
NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 1000 welded bar
shear value in pounds-force [Newtons] shall be not less than
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mats; Grade 40; to ASTM A 704 – ______. 6 by 12 in.; ⁄2in. diameter by
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25 000 [172] multiplied by the nominal area of the larger
120 in. longitudinal tip to tip, outer bars spaced 54 in.; ⁄2 in. diameter by
60 in. transverse, outer bars spaced 108 in. [1000 welded bar mats; Grade member in square inches [square millimetres].
300; to ASTM A 704M – ______. 150 by 300 mm; 12 mm diameter by
6.2 Number of Tests:
3000 mm longitudinal tip-to-tip, outer bars spaced 1350 mm; 12 mm
6.2.1 One bar or rod of each size or grade to be used in the
diameter by 1500 mm transverse, outer bars spaced 2750 mm].
fabrication of the mat shall be tested for conformance with the
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provisions of 4.1 or 4.2 2 for each 75 000 ft [7000 m ] of mats
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1 on Steel, or fraction thereof.
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
6.2.2 One sample consisting of longitudinal members with
A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement.
not less than two connections on the same transverse member
Current edition approved May 10, 1996. Published July 1996. Originally
shall be taken and tested for conformance with the provisions
published as A 704 – 74. Last previous edition A 704/A 704M –
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