News

September 2009 - Wire Reinforcement Institute announces Scholarship winners.

(AMM) Wire Reinforcement Institute awards scholarships Metalbulletin.com - London,England,UK The Wire Reinforcement Institute (WRI) Education Foundation has awarded $9000 in scholarships to four students pursuing engineering studies. ...

Making New From Old- CBS 60 Minutes - Lesley Stahl saw how steel is recycled at Nucor, 60 tons at a time! Click here to view the video.

August 18, 2008 - Wire Reinforcement Institute announces Scholarship winners.

 

Publications

A Look at... Welded Wire Reinforcement
Concrete Today JUNE 2008

Industry Issues

"Detecting the Cover and Spacing of Welded Wire Reinforcement" by Luke M. Snell and Naweed A. Khan. Presented April 2006

Did You Know That...
A collection of useful information related to welded wire reinforcement, including conversions from inch-pounds to metrics, WWR support spacing advice, and info on WWR ductility.

Fatigue Research Comments and Dr. Maher Tadros's Responses
A Q&A discussion of fatigue research and issues surrounding study questions.

Fibers and WWR
There's a big difference between the two. Fibers are not concrete reinforcement. Welded wire reinforcement is concrete reinforcement.

"Why Steel Reinforcement is Needed in Concrete Slabs", by Roy H. Reiterman, WRI, published in Concrete International, December, 1996

"Concrete Cracking", by Roy H. Reiterman, WRI, published in the WRI UPDATE newsletter, January, 2000

News Archives

11.13.2002 - Technology Puts Welded Wire Reinforcement On A More Equal Footing with Rebar

7.9.2001 - Welded Wire Reinforcement: Celebrating a 100 Year Anniversary

6.12.2001 - Scoring A Touchdown with Welded Wire Reinforcement

4.20.2001 - Using Welded Wire Reinforcement in Residential Construction

3.12.2001 - Welded Wire Reinforcement: The Hidden Cost Advantage