Designation:A951/A951M−16StandardSpecificationforSteelWireforMasonryJointReinforcement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA951/A951M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversmasonryjointreinforcementfabricatedfromcold-drawnsteelwire.Jointreinforcementconsistsoflongitudinalwiresweldedtocrosswires.1.2Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A152SpecificationforWroughtIronRivetsandRivetRounds(Withdrawn1972)3A580/A580MSpecificationforStainlessSteelWireA641/A641MSpecificationforZinc–Coated(Galvanized)CarbonSteelWireA1064/A1064MSpecificationforCarbon-SteelWireandWeldedWireReinforcement,PlainandDeformed,forConcrete3.OrderingInformation3.1OrdersforwirereinforcementunderthisSpecificationshallcontainthefollowinginformation:3.1.1Quantity(linearfeet[metres]),3.1.2Type(truss,ladder),3.1.3Width(nominalthicknessofmasonrywall),3.1.4Wiresizeandwirespecification,3.1.5Finish(seeSection6),3.1.6Requirementsforinspection(seeSection9),3.1.7Packaging(seeSection12),and3.1.8ASTMdesignationnumberandyearofissue.4.MaterialsandManufacture4.1Wireusedinthemanufactureofmasonryjointrein-forcementshallberoundandshapedandconformtotheapplicableprovisionsofSpecificationsA580/A580M,Type304,orA1064/A1064Mexceptasmodifiedherein.4.2Masonryjointreinforcementshallbeassembledbyautomaticmachinesorbyothersuitablemechanicalmeansthatwillassureaccuratespacingandalignmentofallmembersofthefinishedproduct.4.3Longitudinalandcrosswiresshallbesecurelycon-nectedat...
