BS 4482:1985:2001 Edition
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Specification for cold reduced steel wire for the reinforcement of concrete
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2001 | 16 |
Plain and deformed steel wire used for the reinforcement of concrete and for the manufacture of steel fabric in accordance with BS 4483.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British�Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 5 | 1 Scope 2 Definitions batch bundle coil deformed wire length nominal size nominal density rib size wire yield stress |
| 6 | 3 Information to be supplied by the purchaser 4 Sizes 5 Cross-sectional area and mass 5.1 The cross-sectional area and mass of individual wires shall be derived from their nominal size. 5.2 The cross-sectional area and mass of the preferred millimetre nominal sizes shall be as given in Cross-sectional area and mass 5.3 The effective cross-sectional area and mass shall be determined in accordance with 6 Process of steel manufacture 7 Chemical composition 7.1 The chemical composition of the steel based on cast analysis shall be in accordance with Chemical composition of steel |
| 7 | 7.2 The carbon equivalent value of the steel derived from the following formula shall be not grea… 8 Quality 8.1 The wire shall be free from any defect that can be shown to affect adversely the mechanical p… 8.2 Wire including butt welds shall be permitted. 9 Tolerances on cut length, mass and cross-sectional dimensions 9.1 Nominal density 9.2 Specified lengths 9.3 Mass Tolerance on mass 9.4 Cross section 10 Bond classification of deformed wires 10.1 General |
| 8 | 10.2 Performance test classification 10.3 Classification according to the geometry of the wire Depth of indentations 11 Testing and manufacturer’s certificate 11.1 The manufacturer shall carry out tests to ensure that the material complies with the relevan… 11.2 When a test certificate is requested it shall state: 11.3 In the case of material delivered to a supplier, the manufacturer shall issue a certificate … |
| 9 | 12 Mechanical tests 12.1 Tensile properties 12.2 Rebend test 13 Retests 14 Product Identification: Type 2 ribbed steel |
| 10 | Determination of the effective cross-sectional area of wires Determination of the effective cross-sectional area of wires For a wire where the configuration is such that, by visual inspection, the cross-sectional area i… For a wire where the cross-sectional area varies along its length, weigh and measure to an accura… Performance test for bond classification of deformed wires Performance test for bond classification of deformed wires Principle Selection of test samples |
| 11 | Test prisms Apparatus |
| 13 | Procedure Free end slip Test report Mechanical tests Mechanical tests Selection of test samples Frequency of tensile and rebend testing Conditioning of test pieces Tensile test Determine the tensile strength, yield stress and elongation of the steel by the methods described… |
| 14 | Calculate the stresses using the effective cross-sectional area of the wire determined by weighin… Specified characteristic strength The specified characteristic strength of wires complying with this standard is based on not more … The steel shall be considered to comply with the specified characteristic strength provided that,… Rebend test The test shall be carried out on test pieces having a temperature between�5�°C and�20�°C and in s… Subject the test pieces to the following sequence of operations. In the event of failure, if there is any damage to the ribs |
