Table 4 - Standard fabric types and stock sheet size
Fabric reference
Longitudinal bars
Cross bars
Mass
Nominal bar size
Pitch
Area
Nominal bar size
Pitch
Area
mm
mm
mm²/m
mm
mm
mm²/m
kg/m²
Square fabric
A393
10
200
393
10
200
393
6.16
A252
8
200
252
8
200
252
3.95
A193
6
200
142
6
200
142
2.22
A142
6
200
142
6
200
142
2.22
Structural fabric
B1131
12
100
1131
8
200
252
10.90
B785
10
100
785
8
200
252
8.14
B503
8
100
503
8
200
252
5.93
B385
7
100
385
7
200
193
4.53
B283
6
100
283
7
200
193
3.73
Long fabric
C785
10
100
785
6
400
70.8
6.72
C636
9
100
636
6
400
70.8
5.55
C503
8
100
503
6
400
49
4.51
C385
7
100
385
6
400
49
3.58
C283
6
100
283
6
400
49
2.78
Wrapping fabric
D98
5
200
98
5
200
98
1.54
D49
2.5
100
49
2.5
100
49
0.77
Tolerances shall be in accordance with Table 5.
For standard fabric the type of bar shall be designated as a suffix to the fabric reference as illustrated in the example in Figure 2.
Standard lengths and widths shall be 4.8m and 2.4m respectively, giving a sheet area of 11.52m².
Shear forces of welded joints shall conform to BS 4483:2005 7.2.4.
NOTE BS 4449:2005 grade B500A in sizes below 8mm does not conform to BS EN 1992-1.1.2004.
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