Concrete Parking Lots

Save money and time by using Welded Wire Reinforcement in your next parking lot paving project. Large sheets of WWR can be placed in less time than tying individual rebars, and sheets can be designed to fit your joint layout with a minimum of waste in the splicing of steel. With wires that can be either smooth or deformed, WWR sheets as large as 13’ wide and 40’ long can be used on your project to save time and money.

The ability to vary the spacing and size of wires, along with the use of  high strength steel, will save you steel in your next project. The use of a properly designed sheet of WWR will prevent cracks that form (all concrete cracks) from becoming too wide to perform properly. By keeping these cracks held tightly together, the pavement will act as though it hasn’t cracked and thus can carry its designed load.              

The placing of WWR can be improved by increasing the wire size and spacing so that during the concrete placing operation, the workers can step through the larger grids rather than on the wire itself. Depending on the contractor’s equipment, the design of the sheet of WWR can be varied from smaller wires at closer spacing, to large wires at greater spacing. The standard size is 8’ x 20’, but you may be able to save steel and money, by letting our engineers determine your optimum sheet size based on the joint layout.

For more information, please refer to WRI Publication  TF 705 – R - 03.