See IRONWORKERS and METAL LATHER.īAR PLACING SUBCONTRACTOR-A contractor or subcontractor who handles and places reinforcement and bar supports often colloquially referred to as a “bar placer” or “placer.”īAR SPACING-Distance between parallel reinforcing bars measured from center-to-center of the bars perpendicular to their longitudinal axes.īAR SUPPORTS-Devices of formed wire, plastic or precast concrete, to support, hold, and space reinforcing bars.īASKET-Wire assembly to support and space dowel bars along the expansion joints in concrete pavement.īEAM-A horizontal structural member supporting loads from a floor or roof system to columns, girders or walls.īEAM AND SLAB FLOOR CONSTRUCTION-A reinforced concrete floor system in which a solid slab is supported by beams or girders of reinforced concrete.īEAM BOLSTER-Continuous bar support used to support the reinforcing bars in the bottom of beams.īEAM BOLSTER UPPER-Continuous bar support for the upper layer of bottom reinforcing bars in beams and top reinforcing bars in bridge deck slabs.īEAM SCHEDULE-Table on a placing drawing giving the quantity, size and mark number of beams the quantity, size, length and mark numbers of reinforcing bars and stirrups (including stirrup spacing), and, where specified, the stirrup support bars and beam bolsters.īELLED-Having a butt or bottom end shaped like a bell, often used on concrete piers or caissons.īENT-A self-supporting reinforced concrete frame with one or more columns, usually at right angles to the length of the structure it supports. Bar numbers are rolled onto the bar for easy identification.īAR OFF-Unloading reinforcing bars from a truck bed by levering individual bundles over the side with pinch bars.īAR PLACER or PLACER-Worker who handles and places reinforcing steel and bar supports. For example: A #5 bar is approximately 5/8 inch in diameter: a #9 bar is approximately 9/8 inches in diameter. See REINFORCEMENT.īAR-END CHECK-Check of the ends of reinforcing bars to determine whether they fit the devices intended for mechanically splicing the bars.īAR LIST-Bill of materials, where all quantities, sizes, lengths and bending dimensions of the reinforcing bars are shown.īAR NUMBER-A number, approximately the bar diameter in eighths of an inch, used to designate the reinforcing bar size. Tendons in the perpendicular direction are spaced uniformly.īAR-Steel bar used to reinforce concrete. See STRIPS.īANDED TENDONS-Prestressing tendons which are grouped into a narrow “band” 3 to 4 feet wide over the columns. The Architect is usually employed by and represents the Owner.ĪRCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS-Drawings which show the general design and form of structures by means of elevations, plans and sections show the various materials such as brick, concrete, glass, masonry, steel, stone and wood and their dimensions show fixtures and finishes for ceilings, floor surfaces and walls.ĪSTM-American Society for Testing and Materials.ĪXLE-STEEL REINFORCING BARS-Deformed reinforcing bars rolled from steel axles for railroad cars.īAND-Group of reinforcing bars distributed in a slab or wall or footing. As the electrode melts, it supplies weld material which fuses the pieces of steel together.ĪRCHITECT-A person or firm who prepares the architectural drawings that determine the design and form of buildings. Detailer Training Program (Fabricator Member)Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZĪASHTO-American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.ĪBUTMENT-Supporting substructure at ends of bridges.ĪNCHORAGE-The securing of reinforcing steel in concrete either by straight embedment, hooks, or headed barĪNSI- American National Standards InstituteĪRC WELDING-A process by which the two pieces of steel to be joined are heated by an arc formed between an electrode and the steel.
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