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Heavy Duty Gratings

Welded Heavy Duty Gratings are designed to service applications subject to heavy
rolling and static loads such as highways, plant floors, loading docks, inlet covers
and airports. Since these conditions can range from light-duty forklifts to heavy-
duty truck or aircraft traffic, heavy duty gratings are manufactured in a wide
range of bar sizes and spacings. Our most popular products are described on the
following pages.

Materials & Finishes

Vehicular loads are designed in conformance with current AASHTO
Heavy duty gratings are manufactured in carbon steel and 300 series stainless
specifications for classifications H-15 through H-25. Automobile and forklift
steels. Carbon steel products are available bare (no finish), painted with
loads are similarly evaluated with loads calculated and distributed in accordance
manufacturers standard paint, or hot dip galvanized. Stainless steel products are
with the “Maximum Traffic Conditions”. If your application is not adequately
available mill finish, commercially cleaned or electro-polished.
addressed by these load conditions, please contact our engineering department
and we will gladly assist in the selection of a heavy duty grating to satisfy your
specific needs.

Banding
Heavy duty gratings are commonly subjected
to shock and impact loads and it is highly
recommended that all open ends be banded.
The welded band bar helps distribute impact
loads and minimizes distortion when subjected
to repetitive traffic patterns. Banding details
can be found under
Banding/Layout/Fasteners.

Serrated Surface
Optional serrated bearing bars enhance skid
resistance. Consider this surface for
applications subject to the accumulation of
liquids or lubricants or inclined grating
installations.

How to Specify Heavy Duty Bar Grating

1. Select type of grating

“W” for Welded Steel Grating

“WS” for Welded Stainless Steel Grating

2. Select bar spacing from table above

3. Select bearing bar size from Load Tables
4. Specify Plain or Serrated surface
5. Specify banding and any additional trim required
6. Specify finish

Bare steel (no finish)

Painted (red, black, silver, other)
Hot Dip Galvanized (per ASTM A-123)
 Other

7. Specify fasteners
(if required) - Banding / Layout / Fasteners

The sizes shown above are listed as minimums. Twisted and round cross bars are typically interchangeable and, unless otherwise specified, may be substituted at the
discretion of the manufacturer. In substitution, the cross sectional area of the alternative cross bar shall equal or exceed that of the minimum size listed.

Heavy Duty Grating

Grating Introduction 30 Space Load Table
Product Specification 38 Space Load Table
15 Space Load Table Banding / Layout / Fasteners
19 Space Load Table Manufacturing Tolerances
22 Space Load Table

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