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F.8 Bar reinforrement (cont'd)

3. Cutting to lengths, bends, hooks, tying wire, distance blocks, ordinary spacens and chairs
shall be deemed to be included. No allowance in calculating the weight of reinforcement
shall be made for tying wire, ordinary spacers or rolling margin.

4. Classification of bar reinforcement shall be as follows:

a. In foundations, which shall be deemed to include column and pier bases, ground
beams, pile caps and the like.
b. In ground slabs, which shall be deemed to include beds, roads, footpaths and
pavings.
c. In suspended slabs which shall be deemed to include attached beams, upstand,
kerbs and lintels.
d. In walls, which shall be deemed to include columns.
e. In casings to steel columns and beams (grouped together).
f. In steps, staircases and strings and associated landings (grouped together).
9 In tops and cheeks of dormens.
h. In machine bases.
j. In isolated columns, beams and lintels (grouped together).

5. Within each of the above categories the following shall be shown separately:

a. Straight and bend bars, which shall be deemed to include hooked bars (grouped
together).
b. Curved bars irrespective of radius.
c. Links, stirrups, binders and the like (grouped together).
d. Spacers and chairs not at the Contractor's choice (grouped together).

6. Horizontal bars and bars sloping not more than 30° from the horizontal (grouped together)
over 12.00m long shall be so described stating the length in further stages of 3.00m.

7. Vertical bars and bars sloping more than 30° from the horizontal (grouped together) over
6.00m long shall be so described stating the length in further stages of 3.00m.

F.9 Fabric reinforcement

1. Particulars of the following shall be given:

a. Kind and quality of steel.
b. Section of bars making up the fabric if other than plain circular.
c. Tests of fabric.
d. Restrictions on bending.

2 Fabric reinforcement shall be measured as the area covered. No allowance shall be made
for laps and no deductions shall be made for voids not exceeding 1.00m2. Tying wire and
distance blocks shall be deemed to be included.

3. Fabric reinforcement shall be given in square metres stating the mesh, the weight per
square metres and the minimum extent of sides and end laps. Classification shall be in
accordance with clause F.8.4.

4. Strips required to be in one width (including those in foundations to walls, tension strips to
floors and roofs, etc.) shall be given in metres stating the width, the mesh, the weight per
square metre, the direction of main bars and the minimum extent of end laps.

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