United Steel Deck, Inc.

reinforcement properties
Welded Wire Fabric used in this manual

Conventional Metric** Wire Area Wire Diameter

(USA) (INTERNA
(INTERN ATION AL)
TIONAL) i n 2/ f t m m 2/ m inches mm
6x 6 W 1.4 x 1.4 152 x 152 MW 9.1 x 9.1 0.028 59.3 0.135 3.43
6x 6 W 2.0 x 2.0 152 x 152 MW 12.9 x 12.9 0.040 84.6 0.162 4.11
6x 6 W 2.9 x 2.9 152 x 152 MW 18.7 x 18.7 0.058 122.7 0.192 4.88
6x 6 W 4.0 x 4.0 152 x 152 MW 25.8 x 25.8 0.080 169.2 0.225 5.72
4x 4 W 1.4 x 1.4 102 x 102 MW 9.1 x 9.1 0.042 88.9 0.135 3.43
4x 4 W 2.0 x 2.0 102 x 102 MW 12.9 x 12.9 0.060 126.9 0.162 4.11
4x 4 W 2.9 x 2.9 102 x 102 MW 18.7 x 18.7 0.087 184.1 0.192 4.88
4x 4 W 4.0 x 4.0 102 x 102 MW 25.8 x 25.8 0.120 253.8 0.225 5.72
**This table is a soft metric conversion of wire sizes normally used. As of this printing the Wire Reinforcement Institute has not formalized the metric designations.

DRAPED MESH
REBARS - Area of Steel per foot of width

Wt. Spacing, Inches

welded wire fabric Bar No. Dia.
draped over beam bolster plf 4 6 8 10 12
3
4 " cover
3 3/8" 0.38 .33 .22 .17 .13 .11
4 1/2" 0.67 .60 .40 .30 .24 .20
slab 5 5/8" 1.04 .93 .62 .47 .37 .31
depth 6 3/4" 1.50 1.32 .88 .66 .53 .44
7 7/8" 2.04 1.80 1.20 .90 .72 .60
uniform deck 8 1" 2.67 2.37 1.58 1.19 .95 .79
9 1 1/8 " 3.40 3.00 2.00 1.50 1.20 1.00
slabs over 3" deep

ACI coefficients
NOTES:
1. These coefficients should not be THREE OR MORE SPANS TWO SPANS ONE SPAN
used where (a) the larger of two
adjacent spans exceed the shorter by ACI
I I I I I I I I I
more than 20 percent; (b) slabs are not Coefficients
uniformly loaded; (c) the unit live load
exceeds three times the unit dead load. +M 0.091 0.063 0.063 0.091 0.091 0.125
moment wl 2

2. The values to be used for clear -M 0.10 0.091 0.091 0.111

span length (l) in determining negative
moments should be the average of the
two adjacent clear spans.
- M: SPANS 10' OR LESS
3. For positive moments and for
-M 0.083 0.083 0.083 0.083
shears, the clear span of the particular
span should be used.
shear wl

V 0.5 0.58 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.58 0.58 0.5 0.5 0.5
4. Most codes permit different
coefficients for the negative moment for
spans equal to or less than 10 feet.

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