ASTM A185/A185M-05

Standard Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers welded wire reinforcement to be used for the reinforcement of concrete.
Note 1—Welded wire for concrete reinforcement has been described by various terms: welded wire fabric, WWF, fabric, and mesh. The wire reinforcement industry prefers the term "welded wire reinforcement" (WWR) as being more representative of the range of products being manufactured. Therefore, the term "welded wire fabric" has been replaced with the term "welded wire reinforcement" in this specification and in related specifications.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded as standard. Within the text the inch-pound units are shown in parenthesis. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values may result in nonconformance with the specification.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2005
• ICS: 77.140.15 - Steels for reinforcement of concrete
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.05 - Steel Reinforcement

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A185-02 - Standard Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM A185/A185M-05a - Standard Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2005
• Referred By: ASTM C361M-22 - Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Low-Head Pressure Pipe (Metric)
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2919/F2919M-12(2018) - Standard Specification for Welded Wire Mesh Fence Fabric (Metallic-Coated or Polymer Coated) with Variable Mesh Patterns or Meshes Greater than 6 in.<sup>2</sup > [3871 mm²] in Panels
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2480-18 - Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM C956-04(2019) - Standard Specification for Installation of Cast-In-Place Reinforced Gypsum Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2453/F2453M-14(2019) - Standard Specification for Welded Wire Mesh Fence Fabric (Metallic-Coated or Polymer Coated) for Meshes of 6 in.²&#x2009; [3871 mm²] or Less, in Panels or Rolls, with Uniform Meshes
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 185/A 185M – 05
Standard Specification for
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Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA185/A 185M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 3. Terminology
1.1 This specification covers welded wire reinforcement to 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
be used for the reinforcement of concrete. 3.1.1 convoluted wire—when wire for welded wire rein-
forcement is formed into a sinusoidal wave shape, it is
NOTE 1—Welded wire for concrete reinforcement has been described
commonly referred to as convoluted wire. The wire is used in
by various terms: welded wire fabric, WWF, fabric, and mesh. The wire
the manufacture of cages for certain applications of concrete
reinforcement industry prefers the term “welded wire reinforcement”
(WWR) as being more representative of the range of products being pipe reinforcing.
manufactured.Therefore, the term “welded wire fabric” has been replaced
3.1.2 welded wire reinforcement—as used within the scope
with the term “welded wire reinforcement” in this specification and in
and intent of this specification, designates a material composed
related specifications.
of cold-drawn steel wire, as-drawn or galvanized, fabricated
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound or SI units are to be
into sheets or rolls by the process of electric resistance
regarded as standard. Within the text the inch-pound units are welding. The finished material shall consist essentially of a
shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not
series of longitudinal and transverse wires arranged substan-
exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used inde- tially at right angles to each other, and welded together at
pendently of the other. Combining values may result in
points of intersection.
nonconformance with the specification.
4. Ordering Information
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify
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2.1 ASTM Standards: all requirements that are necessary for the manufacture and
A 82/A 82M Specification for Steel Wire, Plain, for Con- delivery of the welded wire reinforcement under this specifi-
crete Reinforcement
cation. Such requirements to be considered include, but are not
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading limited to, the following:
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
4.1.1 Quantity (mass [weight] or square area),
2.2 Military Standards: 4.1.2 Name of material (welded wire reinforcement for
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
concrete),
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products Preparation for Ship- 4.1.3 Wire spacings and sizes,
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ment and Storage
4.1.4 Minimum yield strength if Supplement S 1 of Speci-
2.3 Federal Standard: fication A 82/A 82M applies.
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies)
4.1.5 Yield strength measurement. The purchaser shall have
theoptionsdescribedinSpecificationA82/A82MSection11.3
4.1.6 Exclusion of oversteeling, if required (see 8.4.2),
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
4.1.7 Length and width of sheets or rolls,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.1.8 Packaging (see Section 15),
A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement.
Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally 4.1.9 Request for outside inspection (if not requested, 15.1
approved in 1936. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as A 185 – 02.
applies), and
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4.1.10 ASTM designation and year of issue.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
NOTE 2—A typical ordering description is as follows: 100 3 300 –
the ASTM website.
MW100 3 MW40 2450 mm 36m[4 3 12 – W15 3 W6 96 in. 3 20
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Available from Standardization Documents, Order Desk, Bldg. 4, Section D,
ft.] in secured bundles of flat sheets, to ASTM A 185– _______ .
700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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