REINFORCEMENT

LIST OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARD CODE OR PRACTICE (ISI) 432 1786 1566 2502 2751 1139 1.0 STEEL Steel used in the works shall be high yield strength deformed steel bars conforming to IS:1786 185 (Latest Revision) manufactured by those agencies having BIS licence. Any other steel specified for reinforcement shall conform in every respect to the latest relevant Indian Standard Specifications and shall be of tested quality under the ISI Certification Scheme. All reinforcing work for concrete work shall be executed in conformity with the drawings supplied and instructions given by the Engineer and shall generally be carried out in accordance with the relevant Indian Standard Specifications (IS:2502). : Mild Steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard drawn steel wire for concrete. : Specifications reinforcement. : Hard drawn steel wire fabrics for concrete reinforcement. : Code of Practice for bending and fixing of bars for concrete reinforcement. : Recommended practice for welding of mild steel reinforcement : Hot rolled deformed bars. for HYSD bars and wires for

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INSPECTION & TESTING Every bar shall be inspected before assembling on the works and any defective, brittle, excessively rusted or burnt shall be removed. Cracked ends of bars shall be cut out. Specimens sufficient for three Tensile Tests for each different size of bar for each consignment delivered, or for 10 tonnes of supply of that size, whichever is less shall be sampled and tested by the Contractor. Batches shall be rejected if the average results of each batch are not in accordance with the specifications.

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LAPPING & WELDING 1. As far as possible bars of the maximum length available shall be used. Laps shown on drawings or otherwise specified by the Engineer will be based on the use by the Contractor of bars of maximum length. In case the Contractor wishes to use shorter bars, laps shall be provided at the Contractors cost in the manner and the locations approved by the Engineer. In any case laps provided will not be measured for payment purpose. The rate is inclusive of all such provision. 2. As and when necessary welded laps shall be provided as specified by the Engineer, and shall be in accordance with IS Code 2571 requirements.

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SPACING, SUPPORTING AND CLEANING 1. All reinforcement shall be placed and maintained in the position shown on the drawing.

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The Contractor shall provide approved types of supports as specified on the drawings for maintaining the top bars of the slab in position during concreting. All cover blocks shall be of concrete (no sand cement mortar) and of the same strength as that of the surrounding concrete and properly compacted and vibrated on a vibrating table. They shall be annular in shape and not cubical. They shall be cured for a minimum period of 21 days before they are used in the works.

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18 SWG GI wire be used as binding wire. All bars crossing one another shall be bound with this wire twisted tight to make the skeleton or rigid to that the reinforcement is not displaced during placing of concrete.

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Bars must be cleaned before concreting commences of all scale, rust or partially set concrete which may have been deposited there during placing of a previous lift of concrete. The bars shall be cleaned with dry gunny bags if they are coated lightly with rust or other impurities. On no account shall be bars be oiled or painted nor shall mould oil used on the formwork be allowed to come in contact with the bars. Cement wash to bars shall not be permitted.

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WELDING 1. Wherever specified all welding shall be carried in accordance with IS:2751. Only qualified welders shall be permitted to carry out such welding. 2. For cold twisted reinforcement welding operations must be controlled to prevent a supply of large amounts of heat larger than that can be dissipated. The extreme non twisted end portion shall be cut off before welding. Low hydrogen Electrodes with rutile coating should be used. 3. The welding procedure shall be approved by the Engineer and tests shall be made to prove the soundness of the welded connection.

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MEASUREMENT Measurement for payment Reinforcement shall be measured in length separately for different diameters as actually used in the works excluding overlaps and over weights. From the length so measured the weight of reinforcement shall be calculated in tones on the basis of standard weights as per IS:1732. Lengths shall include hooks at ends. Wastage, overlaps, coupling, welded joints, spacer bars, chairs overweight of bars above standard weight etc. and annealed G.I. wire (18 SWG) for binding shall not be measured and cost of these items shall be deemed to be included in the rates of reinforcement.

The contract unit rate for reinforcement shall include cost of all steel, its bending, placing, binding, welding if required and fixing in position as shown on the drawings and as directed by the Engineer. It shall also include cost of all devices for keeping reinforcement in approved position, cost of jointing as per approved method, and wastage, overlaps and spacers bars.

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