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Heavy-Duty
Steel Bar Grating

Laurel Steel Division
Company Profile
Laurel Steel, a division of 0/3
Steel, has been manufacturing
heavy-duty steel bar grating since 1983, and
is a member in good standing of the Metal
Bar Grating Division of the National
Association of Architectural Metal
Manufacturers. Over the past 18 years,
Laurel Steel has grown into a major
producer in the heavy-duty grating market,
with a reputation for quality products,
on-time deliveries and competitive prices.
Located in rural Everson, PA, but convenient

to interstates for ready access to major
transportation routes, Laurel Steel is well
positioned to expand its current 30,000
square foot manufacturing facility as growth
in all market segments continues.
Laurel Steel has continually modernized

its equipment and significantly increased
fabrication capacity. Large capacity
hydraulic presses with automated feed
lines, an extensive and ever-widening range
of standard fixtures and high-production
robotics are all utilized to supply all of
your heavy-duty grating needs efficiently
and economically.
In addition to its core heavy-duty grating

product line, Laurel Steel has become
one of the largest suppliers of roadway/
commercial inlet frames and grates to the
local construction industry. And throughout
its history, Laurel Steel has never been
afraid to tackle the out-of-the-ordinary
‘specials’ that other manufacturers avoid.
Hopper covers, heavy material-handling
screens, high impact-resistant grates from
special alloys — even complex radio
frequency screens for national security
installations — have been and continue to
be successfully manufactured at Laurel Steel.
Recently, Laurel Steel has satisfied the Laurel Steel also services its growing Heavy-Duty Grating... Inlets...
needs of contractors who are required to customer base with a large inventory of stan- Special Fabrications... Walkway Grating...
Expanded Metal...
provide gratings heavy enough to withstand dard walkway grating and expanded metal
vehicle loads, yet still comply with the federal products, available in either stock panels or Call Laurel Steel for any of these items,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). completely fabricated projects. and let us put our experience and efficiency
to work for you.
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Table of Contents
Company Profile ............................................................................Inside Front Cover

Heavy-Duty Welded Steel Grating ........................................................................4
Product Introduction ........................................................................................4
Standard Grating Designation ..........................................................................4
Product Options
Bearing Bar Spacing ..........................................................................................5
Bearing Bar Material ..........................................................................................5
Crossbar Options................................................................................................5
Surface Options ................................................................................................5
Banding ............................................................................................................5
Design Criteria ..................................................................................................6
Uniform and Concentrated Loads ........................................................................6
Vehicle Loads ....................................................................................................7
Heavy-Duty Grating Load Tables ......................................................................8-13
Standard Panel Width Charts........................................................................14-15
Miscellaneous
Fabrication and Installation Tolerances ..........................................................16-17
Anchoring Details..............................................................................................18
Banding ..........................................................................................................19
Ordering a Laurel Steel Heavy-Duty Steel Grating ........................................20
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and
Close Mesh Grating ........................................................................................21
Special Fabrications
Egg Crates/Grizzlies/Supplementary Bar Grating ................................................22
Roadway Inlets and Frames ......................................................................23-24
Walkway Grating
Product Description ........................................................................................25
Design Tables
Standard Panel Widths, Weights/SF ..................................................................26
Carbon Steel ....................................................................................................27
Stainless Steel ................................................................................................28
Aluminum ........................................................................................................29
Miscellaneous
Fabrication Tolerances ......................................................................................30
Installation Tolerances ......................................................................................31
Anchoring Details..............................................................................................32
Welding Standards............................................................................................33
Stair Treads ................................................................................................34-35
Expanded Metal
Product Description ........................................................................................36
Design Tables
Stainless Steel: Standard/Flattened ..............................................................37
Aluminum: Standard/Flattened ..............................................................37
Carbon Steel: Standard/Flattened ..........................................................38-39
Expanded Metal Grating
Design Tables ..................................................................................................40
Selection Chart ................................................................................................40
Glossary ................................................................................................................41
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Code of Standard Practice ..................................................................................42
Heavy-Duty Welded Steel Grating
Laurel Steel built its business and its

reputation manufacturing heavy-duty steel
bar grating, which remains its core product
line. Laurel Steel manufactures hand-
welded heavy-duty grating, which is by
far the most efficient process, as it
provides job-shop versatility without
sacrificing economy.
This versatile product can safely support

heavy traffic vehicles, while satisfying
drainage and airflow requirements in
countless applications. From trench grating
designed to carry everything from heavy
forklift traffic to military aircraft, to loading
docks, mezzanine floors, vault covers,
material screens and wash racks, heavy-
duty grating is used to permit immediate
drainage from rain or other sources, or
simplify ventilation and heating in buildings.
Many designers have discovered countless
economical solutions through the use of
heavy-duty steel grating.
A complete description of standard

nomenclature for heavy-duty grating follows,
as well as what rules govern its design.
Laurel Steel can supply all of the standard
products covered by NAAMM, and adheres
to the standards of voluntary compliance
established by them. (ANSI/NAAMM
MBG 532-00)
Standard Grating Designation the application. Bearing bars are connected

by cross bars welded to the bearing bars.
Laurel Steel complies with industry conven-
The center-to-center dimension of the bearing
tions in naming the various grating products.
bars is described as the number of six-
All Laurel Steel gratings are welded and,
teenths of an inch; the center-to-center
therefore, all carry a W designation in
dimension of the cross bars is a whole
standard NAAMM nomenclature.
number expressed in inches. A grating
The primary load-carrying component of designated as 22-W-4 has steel flat bars
grating is called a bearing bar. A grating bear- spaced twenty-two sixteenths of an inch
ing bar is a flat bar of virtually any height, (1-3/8") center-to-center, and the cross bars
thickness or steel grade. Bearing bars are are spaced 4" center-to-center. The bearing
positioned at a constant spacing, depending bar/cross bar joint is welded.
on the strength and open-air requirements of
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Product Options
This section describes the options available Bearing Bar Material cross bars, round or rectangular, are also
to a designer or user of heavy-duty steel available for additional load distribution.
While the bearing bar material of most
grating. The accompanying sketch illustrates
Laurel Steel heavy-duty grating is supplied in Round cross bars are plug welded to bearing
those options.
conventional carbon steel grades — such as bars. Rectangular cross bars are welded
Bearing Bar Spacings ASTM A709, Grade 36 — grating can be to bearing bars using various methods
Theoretically, any bearing bar spacing fabricated in just about any material, as depending on material, bearing bar spacing,
can be provided; however, the array of long as it can be practically obtained from and other factors.
“standard” industry spacings are adequate a mill, warehouse or processor. High
Surface Options
to cover the overwhelming majority of strength carbon steel and weathering steel
For most applications a smooth bearing bar
heavy-duty grating applications. grades, as well as common grades of
is adequate. Where additional traction or skid
stainless steel, can be used to fabricate
Pages 8 through 13 contain design tables for resistance is required, a serrated surface
heavy-duty welded steel bar grating. Laurel
those spacings that are most common for can be applied to grating bearing bars. For
Steel is a major supplier of grating fabricated
heavy-duty steel bar grating. In addition to maximum skid resistance, grating can be
from abrasion-resistant steels for that
those designs, Laurel Steel has assembly supplied with serrated bearing bars and
demanding application. Please inquire about
fixtures for many other spacings which are rectangular, serrated cross bars.
the availability of special grades.
less commonly specified. Those spacings are Banding
Cross Bar Options
shown below:
A flat bar can be welded to the ends of the
The cross bar of a heavy-duty grating rigidly
7W 8W 9W 12W 13W 16W grating panel for cosmetic reasons, or to
holds the bearing bars at the specified
provide additional distribution of grating bars
Having all of these spacing options means spacing. The standard cross bar used in
to supports. Unless otherwise directed, the
that Laurel Steel can satisfy practically any Laurel Steel heavy-duty grating is a smooth
band bar is of the same depth and thickness
clear opening requirement. By varying the round cross bar, the size of which complies
as the bearing bar. The standard weld
bearing bar size to accommodate a particular with NAAMM cross sectional area require-
pattern for banding is described by NAAMM
strength criteria, design choices are nearly ments. On some applications, where traffic
and is shown on page 19.
limitless. Grating designs with openings is primarily in the direction of the grating
from 3/16" to 2" and beyond, capable of cross bars, or where wheels turn directly
supporting the heaviest loads, are possible. on the grating, a rectangular cross bar
provides additional lateral stiffness and load
distribution, ensuring serviceability. Bottom
SERRATED RECTANGULAR
CROSS BAR
SERRATED BEARING BAR
SMOOTH BEARING BAR

G
IN
AC CL
SP
AN AR
SP SB CL
OS
CR BE
CL AR
IN
G
CL
BA
R
SP
AC
IN
G
SPECIFY BEARING
BAR HEIGHT &
THICKNESS
SPECIFY HEIGHT & THICKNESS

OF RECTANGULAR CROSS BAR
SMOOTH RECTANGULAR CROSS BAR

WI
DT SPECIFY Ø OF
H
ROUND CROSS BAR
BAND BAR (OPTIONAL)
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Design Criteria for Heavy-Duty Grating
For the design of heavy-duty bar grating, load Calculate the concentrated midspan and uniform load bearing capabilities, and resultant
bearing capabilities and deflections are deflections, of a 38-W-4 (3 x 3/8) heavy-duty welded steel bar grating on a 48" span:
based on the structural properties of the
bearing bars and the number of bearing bars
b = bearing bar thickness = 0.375"
supporting the load. Grating is designed so
that the allowable stresses of the metals d = bearing bar height = 3"
used are not exceeded when design loads Allowable stress, F = 20,000 psi A-36 steel
are applied, or if deflection governs, specified
Modulus of Elasticity, E = 29,000,000 psi A-36 steel
allowances for deflection are not exceeded.
Span, L = 48"
Grating Design Based on Concentrated
Bearing bar spacing, AW = 2.375"
and Uniform Loads
Number of bearing bars/ft width, K = 12/2.375 = 5.0526
Static concentrated and uniform loads are
handled using simple moment formulas, Section Modulus/ft width, Sg
Sg = Kbd2/6 = 5.0526 x 0.375 x (3)2 /6 = 2.842 in3
assuming simply supported beams,
with maximum moments and deflections Moment of Inertia/ft width, Ig
occurring at midspan. Complete load tables Ig = Kbd3/12 = 5.0526 x 0.375 x (3)3 /12 = 4.263 in4
which provide uniform and concentrated Maximum bending moment/ft width, Mg = FSg
loads for most common heavy-duty grating
Mg = 20,000 x 2.842 = 56,840 lb-in
spacings and bearing bar sizes are given in
the NAAMM Heavy-Duty Bar Grating Manual
MBG 532. Those tables can be viewed and
downloaded from the NAAMM website
www.naamm.org. The method by which those
values are calculated is illustrated in a
design example.
Uniform Load Concentrated Load
U = 98Mg/L2 = 96 x 56,840/(48)2 = 2368 lbs/sq. ft. C = 4Mg/L = 4 x 56,840/48 = 4737 pounds/foot width
D = 5UL4/4608EIg = 5 x 2368 x (48)4/4608 x 29,000,000 x 4.263 = 0.110 inches DC = CL3/48EIg = 4737 (48)3/48 x 29,000,000 x 4.263 = 0.088 inches
NOTE: For each load case, deflection is <0.12" (L/400), so design is satisfactory.
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Vehicular Load Design
Design of heavy-duty steel bar grating for The following chart illustrates how various loads are distributed on a 19W4 Steel Grating.
vehicular loads is based on the American
Association of State Highway and Design Loads Distributed on a 19W4 Steel Grating
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standard
Specifications for Highway Bridges. Whereas Load Distribution
the Concentrated and Uniform Loads as dis- Design Load Wheel Load no. Bearing Bars
(includes 30% impact) under load
cussed previously are based on one foot of a b (b/bearing bar
grating width, AASHTO rules allow for the dis- centers)
tribution of loads over a specified area.
According to AASHTO Article 3.27.3.1 H-25 26,000# 22.4" 25" + 2(1-3/16) 23.0
“A wheel load shall be distributed, normal or 27.375"
to the main elements, over a width equal H-20 20,800# 20" 20" + 2(1-3/16") 18.8
to 1-1/4" per ton of axle load plus twice the or 22.375"
distance center-to-center of main elements. H-15 15,600# 15" 15"+ 2(1-3/16") 14.6
The por tion of the load assigned to each or 17.375"
main element shall be applied uniformly 5 - Ton 13,480# 11" 11"+ 2(1-3/16") 11.3
or 13.375"
over a length equal to the rear tire width
3 - Ton 8,730# 7" 7" + 2(1-3/16") 7.9
(22.4 inches for H-25, 20 inches for H-20,
or 9.375"
15" for H-15).”
1 - Ton 3,425# 4" 4" + 2(1-3/16") 5.4
How these formulas impact design is or 6.375"
illustrated in the accompanying chart.
The AASHTO load distribution formulas can resource for the design of heavy-duty steel
For the chart, the following nomenclature
result in grating designs requiring larger bar grating. As a service to our customers,
is used:
Section Moduli for lighter loads on shorter Laurel Steel has software programs devel-
a = Partial Load Contact Area spans. For example, the maximum safe clear oped for all loading conditions and can
Parallel to the Span (in inches) span for a Type 19W4 grating with a provide design information specific to your
b = Partial Load Contact Area 1-1/2 x 1/4" bearing bar, when designing for requirement. Please do not hesitate to
Normal to Span, = a + (2s), an AASHTO H-20 wheel load (20,800#) is contact us, via phone, fax or e-mail.
where s = c/c of bearing bars 16". That same grating design has a smaller
The load tables shown on the following
safe span (13") when the design
In addition to the H-25 (22.4"), H-20 (20") pages provide common grating designs
criteria is just a 1 Ton capacity forklift
and H-15 (15") classifications as discussed and bar sizes, along with the maximum
(3425# wheel load) because of the
in the AASHTO Article, a is further defined for recommended span for the six load
difference in how loads are distributed.
the following cases: categories shown in the above chart.
Care should be taken to apply the most
5-Ton Capacity Lift Truck, a = 11" severe potential loading to which the grating
The information contained herein has been prepared
may be subjected. in accordance with generally accepted engineering
3-Ton Capacity Lift Truck, a = 7" principles. However, Laurel Steel disclaims any
Note also that NAAMM publishes a responsibility for any errors that may be contained
1-Ton Capacity Lift Truck, a = 4" herein. The user of the information contained herein
comprehensive ENGINEERING DESIGN should check the information supplied, and make an
independent determination as to its applicability to
Example: In designing a 19W4 heavy-duty MANUAL (MBG 534) which is an excellent any par ticular project or application.
steel bar grating (which has bearing bars
spaced at 1-3/16" center-to-center) to
suppor t an H-20 load, the specified
20,800# wheel load is distributed
over 20" in the direction of the bearing
bar, and 22-3/8" normal to the bearing
bar (20" + 2s). Therefore, 18.8 bearing bars
(24-3/4" / 1-3/16") par ticipate in
resisting the load.
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Load Table for Heavy-Duty Bar Grating Type 11W4 – Simple Spans
11 11
/1 /1
6" 6" CL
CL CL
CL
CL CL
CL
4"
CL 2"
11W4 11W2
NOTE: The design capacity of any product shown is the same regardless of cross bar spacing.
Section
Bar Weight Modulus Standard
Maximum Safe Clear Span
Size #/SF per foot Cross Bar
width
1 Ton 3 Ton 5 Ton H-15 H-20 H-25
1 x 1/4" 16.0 0.727 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-8" 0'-9" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-2"
1 x 5/16" 19.7 0.909 3/8" dia 0'-11" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-4"
1 x 3/8" 23.4 1.091 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-6"*
1-1/4 x 1/4" 19.7 1.136 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-6"
1-1/4 x 5/16" 24.3 1.42 3/8" dia 1'-4" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-5" 1'-7" 1'-8"
1-1/4 x 3/8" 28.9 1.704 3/8" dia 1'-7" 1'-2" 1'-4" 1'-7" 1'-9" 1'-10"*
1-1/2 x 1/4" 23.4 1.636 3/8" dia 1'-7" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-7" 1'-9" 1'-10"
1-1/2 x 5/16" 28.9 2.045 3/8" dia 1'-11" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-9" 2'-0" 2'-0"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 34.5 2.454 3/8" dia 2'-3" 1'-7" 1'-8" 2'-0" 2'-2"* 2'-3"*
1-3/4 x 1/4" 27.1 2.227 3/8" dia 2'-1" 1'-5" 1'-7" 1'-11" 2'-1" 2'-2"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 40.1 3.340 3/8" dia 3'-0"* 2'-0" 2'-1" 2'-6" 2'-8"* 2'-8"*
2 x 1/4" 30.8 2.908 3/8" dia 2'-8" 1'-10" 1'-11" 2'-3" 2'-5" 2'-6"
2 x 5/16" 38.2 3.635 3/8" dia 3'-4" 2'-2" 2'-3" 2'-9" 2'-10" 2'-11"
2 x 3/8" 45.6 4.363 3/8" dia 3'-8"* 2'-7" 2'-8" 3'-1"* 3'-2"* 3'-2"*
2-1/4 x 1/4" 34.5 3.681 3/8" dia 3'-4" 2'-3" 2'-4" 2'-9" 2'-11" 3'-0"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 51.2 5.521 3/8" dia 4'-5"* 3'-2" 3'-3" 3'-8"* 3'-9"* 3'-9"*
2-1/2 x 1/4" 38.2 4.544 3/8" dia 4'-1" 2'-8" 2'-9" 3'-3" 3'-5" 3'-5"
2-1/2 x 5/16" 47.5 5.680 3/8" dia 4'-8"* 3'-3" 3'-4" 3'-11" 3'-11"* 4'-0"*
2-1/2 x 3/8" 56.7 6.816 3/8" dia 5'-2"* 3'-11" 3'-11" 4'-3"* 4'-4" 4'-4"*
3 x 1/4" 46.5 6.544 1/2" dia 5'-6"* 3'-9" 3'-9" 4'-5" 4'-6" 4'-7"
3 x 5/16" 57.6 8.180 1/2" dia 6'-2"* 4'-7" 4'-7" 5'-2"* 5'-1"* 5'-1"*
3 x 3/8" 67.9 9.816 1/2" dia 6'-9"* 5'-4"* 5'-3"* 5'-7"* 5'-7"* 5'-7"*
3-1/2 x 1/4" 53.9 8.907 1/2" dia 7'-0"* 5'-0" 5'-0" 5'-9"* 5'-9"* 5'-9"*
3-1/2 x 3/8" 79.9 13.360 1/2" dia 8'-4"* 6'-8"* 6'-7"* 7'-1"* 7'-0"* 7'-0"*
4 x 1/4" 61.3 11.633 1/2" dia 8'-4"* 6'-7" 6'-4" 7'-0"* 7'-0"* 7'-0"*
4 x 5/16" 75.3 14.542 1/2" dia 9'-2"* 7'-6"* 7'-4"* 7'-10"* 7'-10"* 7'-9"*
4 x 3/8" 91.0 17.450 1/2" dia 10'-2"* 8'-2"* 8'-0"* 8'-7"* 8'-6"* 9'-10"*
Weights are approximate, and can var y depending on panel width, type of cross bar, and mill and fabrication tolerances.
Weights shown are based on 4" cross bar centers.
Section Modulus based on 17.45 Bars/Foot Width.
*Span limited by deflection (L/400 maximum).
For serrated grating design, increase bearing bar depth to next deeper size shown in chart.
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15
15 /1
/1 6"
6" CL CL
CL
CL
CL
CL
CL
4"
2"
CL
15W4 15W2
Section
width
1 Ton 3 Ton 5 Ton H-15 H-20 H-25
1 x 1/4" 12.2 0.533 3/8" dia 0'-8" 0'-7" 0'-8" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-0"
1 x 5/16" 14.9 0.667 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-8" 0'-9" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-2"
1 x 3/8" 17.7 0.80 3/8" dia 0'-11" 0'-9" 0'-10" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-3"
1-1/4 x 1/4" 14.9 0.833 3/8" dia 0'-11" 0'-9" 0'-10" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-4"
1-1/4 x 5/16" 18.4 1.042 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-5"
1-1/4 x 3/8" 21.8 1.250 3/8" dia 1'-4" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7"
1-1/2 x 1/4" 17.7 1.20 3/8" dia 1'-3" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7"
1-1/2 x 5/16" 21.8 1.50 3/8" dia 1'-7" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-6" 1'-8" 1'-9"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 26 1.80 3/8" dia 1'-10" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-8" 1'-10" 1'-11"
1-1/2 x 1/2" 34.3 2.40 3/8" dia 2'-5" 1'-7" 1'-8" 2'-0" 2'-2"* 2'-3"*
1-3/4 x 1/4" 20.5 1.633 3/8" dia 1'-8" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-7" 1'-9" 1'-10"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 30.1 2.450 3/8" dia 2'-6" 1'-8" 1'-9" 2'-1" 2'-3" 2'-4"
2 x 1/4" 23.2 2.133 3/8" dia 2'-2" 1'-6" 1'-7" 1'-10" 2'-0" 2'-1"
2 x 5/16" 28.7 2.667 3/8" dia 2'-8" 1'-9" 1'-10" 2'-2" 2'-4" 2'-5"
2 x 3/8" 34.3 3.20 3/8" dia 3'-2" 2'-1" 2'-1" 2'-6" 2'-8" 2'-9"
2 x 1/2" 45.3 4.267 3/8" dia 3'-10"* 2'-8" 2'-8" 3'-1"* 3'-2"* 3'-2"*
2-1/4 x 1/4" 26.0 2.70 3/8" dia 2'-8" 1'-9" 1'-10" 2'-3" 2'-4" 2'-5"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 38.4 4.050 3/8" dia 3'-11"* 2'-7" 2'-7" 3'-0" 3'-2" 3'-3"
2-1/2 x 1/4" 28.7 3.333 3/8" dia 3'-4" 2'-2" 2'-2" 2'-7" 2'-9" 2'-10"
2-1/2 x 5/16" 35.6 4.167 3/8" dia 4'-1" 2'-7" 2'-10" 3'-1" 3'-3" 3'-3"
2-1/2 x 3/8" 42.6 5.00 3/8" dia 4'-7"* 3'-1" 3'-1" 3'-7" 3'-9" 3'-9"
2-1/2 x 1/2" 56.4 6.667 3/8" dia 5'-4"* 4'-0" 3'-11" 4'-4"* 4'-4"* 4'-4"*
3 x 1/4" 35.2 4.80 3/8" dia 4'-8" 3'-0" 3'-0" 3'-6" 3'-7" 3'-8"
3 x 5/16" 43.4 6.00 1/2" dia 5'-6"* 3'-8" 3'-7" 4'-2" 4'-4" 4'-4"
3 x 3/8" 51.7 7.20 1/2" dia 6'-1"* 4'-2" 4'-3"* 4'-11"* 4'-10"* 4'-10'*
3 x 1/2" 68.3 9.60 1/2" dia 7'-0"* 5'-5"* 5'-3"* 5'-7"* 5'-7"* 5'-7"*
3-1/2 x 1/4" 40.7 6.533 1/2" dia 6'-2" 3'-11" 3'-11" 4'-6" 4'7" 4'-8"
3-1/2 x 3/8" 60 9.800 1/2" dia 7'-6"* 5'-9" 5'-7" 6'-1" 6'-1"* 6'0"*
3-1/2 x 1/2" 79.4 13.067 1/2" dia 8'-7"* 6'-7"* 6'-7"* 7'-0"* 7'-0"* 6'-10"*
4 x 1/4" 46.2 8.533 1/2" dia 7'-6"* 5'-1" 4'-11" 5'-9" 5'-9" 5'-10"
4 x 5/16" 57.3 10.667 1/2" dia 8'-4"* 6'-3" 6'-1" 6'-9"* 6'-9"* 6'-8'*
4 x 3/8" 68.3 12.80 1/2" dia 9'-0"* 7'-0"* 7'-0"* 7'-5"* 7'-4"* 7'-3"*
4 x 1/2" 90.4 17.07 1/2" dia 10'-4"* 8'-2"* 7'-11"* 8'-6"* 8'-4"* 8'-4"*
4-1/2 x 1/4" 51.7 10.80 1/2" dia 8'-10"* 6'-4" 6'-2" 7'-1" 7'-1" 7'-1"
4-1/2 x 3/8" 76.6 16.20 1/2" dia 10'-8"* 8'-4"* 8'-2"* 8'-9"* 8'-8"* 8'-7"*
4-1/2 x 1/2" 101.5 21.60 1/2" dia 12'-0"* 9'-2"* 9'-4"* 10'-0"* 9'-0"* 9'-11"*
5 x 1/4" 57.3 13.333 1/2" dia 10'-4"* 7'-9" 7'-6" 8'-5"* 8'-5"* 8'-2"*
5 x 5/16" 71.1 16.667 1/2" dia 11'-4"* 8'-10"* 8'-9"* 9'-4"* 9'-3"* 9'-2"*
5 x 3/8" 84.9 20.0 1/2" dia 12'-8"* 9'-10"* 9'-7"* 10'-2"* 10'-1"* 10'-0"*
5 x 1/2" 112.5 26.667 1/2" dia 13-10"* 10'-4"* 10'-10"* 11'-7"* 11'-6"* 11'-4"*
6 x 1/4" 68.3 19.20 1/2" dia 13'-4"* 10'-2"* 10'-2"* 11'-0"* 10'10"* 10'-8"*
6 x 5/16" 84.9 24.0 1/2" dia 14'-6"* 11'-2"* 11'-4"* 12'-2"* 12'-0"* 11'-11"*
6 x 3/8" 101.4 28.80 1/2" dia 15'-10"* 12'-0"* 12'-4"* 13'-2"* 13'-0"* 12'-10"*
6 x 1/2" 134.6 38.40 1/2" dia 16'-8"* 14'-4'* 14'-0"* 14'-10"* 14'-6"* 14'-6"*
Section Modulus based on 12.8 bars/foot. 9
For serrated grating design, increase bearing bar depth to next deeper size shown in char t.
1-3 1-3
/1 /1
6" CL
6" CL
CL
CL CL CL
CL
4"
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Section
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1 Ton 3 Ton 5 Ton H-15 H-20 H-25
1 x 1/4" 9.9 0.421 3/8" dia 0'-7" 0'-6" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-11" 0'-11"
1 x 5/16" 12.1 0.526 3/8" dia 0'-8" 0'-7" 0'-8" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-0"
1 x 3/8" 14.3 0.632 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-8" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-2"
1-1/4 x 1/4" 12.1 0.658 3/8" dia 0'-10" 0'-8" 0'-9" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-2"
1-1/4 x 5/16" 14.8 0.822 3/8" dia 1'-0" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-4"
1-1/4 x 3/8" 17.6 0.987 3/8" dia 1'-2" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-4" 1'-5"
1-1/2 x 1/4" 14.3 0.947 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'-10" 0'-11" 1'-2" 1'-4" 1'-5"
1-1/2 x 5/16" 17.6 1.184 3/8" dia 1'-4" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 20.9 1.421 3/8" dia 1'-7" 1'-1" 1'-2" 1'-6" 1'-8" 1'-9"
1-1/2 x 1/2" 27.9 1.895 3/8" dia 2'-1" 1'-5" 1'-6" 1'-9" 1'-11" 2'-0"
1-3/4 x 1/4" 16.4 1.289 3/8" dia 1'-6" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-5" 1'-7" 1'-8"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 24.1 1.934 3/8" dia 2'-2" 1'-5" 1'-6" 1'-9" 2'-0" 2'-0"
2 x 1/4" 18.7 1.684 3/8" dia 1'-10" 1'-3" 1'-4" 1'-8" 1'-11" 1'-11"
2 x 5/16" 23 2.105 3/8" dia 2'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7" 1'-11" 2'-1" 2'-2"
2 x 3/8" 27.5 2.526 3/8" dia 2'-9" 1'-9" 1'-10" 2'-2" 2'-4" 2'-4"
2 x 1/2" 36.8 3.368 3/8" dia 3'-6"* 2'-3" 2'-3" 2'-8" 2'-10" 2'-10"
2-1/4 x 1/4" 20.9 2.132 3/8" dia 2'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7" 2'-3" 2'-1" 2'-2"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 30.7 3.197 3/8" dia 3'-5" 2'-2" 2'-2" 2'-7" 2'-9" 2'-9"
2-1/2 x 1/4" 23.1 2.632 3/8" dia 2'-10" 1'-10" 1'-7" 1'-11" 2'-4" 2'-5"
2-1/2 x 5/16" 28.6 3.289 3/8" dia 3'-6" 2'-3" 2'-3" 2'-7" 2'-9" 2'-10"
2-1/2 x 3/8" 34 3.947 3/8" dia 4'-3" 2'-7" 2'-7" 3'-0" 3'-2" 3'-2"
2-1/2 x 1/2" 45.7 5.263 3/8" dia 4'-11"* 3'-5" 3'-4" 3'-10" 3'-11"* 3'-11"*
3 x 1/4" 27.5 3.789 3/8" dia 4'-1" 2'-6" 2'-6" 2'-11" 3'-1" 3'-1"
3 x 5/16" 34 4.737 3/8" dia 5'-0" 3'-1" 3'-0" 3'-6" 3'-8" 3'-8"
3 x 3/8" 41.5 5.684 1/2" dia 5'-8"* 3'-8" 3'-7" 4'-1" 4'-2" 4'-3"
3 x 1/2" 54.7 7.579 1/2" dia 6'-6"* 4'-9" 4'-7" 5'-1"* 5'-1"* 5'-0"
3-1/2 x 1/4" 31.9 5.158 3/8" dia 5'-6" 3'-4" 3'-3" 3'-9" 3'-11" 3'-11"
3-1/2 x 3/8" 48.1 7.737 1/2" dia 7'-0"* 4'-10" 4'-8" 5'-4" 5'-5" 5'-5"
3-1/2 x 1/2" 63.5 10.316 1/2" dia 8'0"* 6'-0"* 6'-0"* 6'-4"* 6'-3"* 6'-3'*
4 x 1/4" 36.2 6.737 3/8" dia 7'-0"* 4'-3" 4'-2" 4'-9" 4'-10" 4'-10"
4 x 5/16" 45.9 8.421 1/2" dia 7'-9"* 5'-3" 5'-1" 5'-10" 5'-10" 5'-10"
4 x 3/8" 54.7 10.105 1/2" dia 8'-6"* 6'-3" 6'-0" 6'-8"* 6'-7"* 6'-7"*
4 x 1/2" 72.2 13.473 1/2" dia 9'-8"* 7'-6"* 7'-4"* 7'-8"* 7'-7"* 7'-6"*
4-1/2 x 1/4" 41.5 8.526 1/2" dia 8'-4"* 5'-4" 5'-1" 5'-10" 5'-11" 5'-11"
4-1/2 x 3/8" 61.3 12.789 1/2" dia 10'-0"* 7'-8"* 7'-6" 7'-11"* 7'-10"* 7'-9"*
4-1/2 x 1/2" 81.0 17.052 1/2" dia 11'-4"* 8'-11"* 8'-7"* 9'-1"* 9'-0"* 9'-1"*
5 x 1/4" 45.9 10.526 1/2" dia 9'-8"* 6'-6" 6'-3" 7'-1" 7'-1" 7'-1"
5 x 5/16" 56.9 13.158 1/2" dia 10'-8"* 8'-1" 7'-8" 8'-6"* 8'-4"* 8'-4"*
5 x 3/8" 67.8 15.789 1/2" dia 11'-6"* 9'-0"* 8'-9"* 9'-3"* 9'-2"* 9'-0"*
5 x 1/2" 89.8 21.052 1/2" dia 13'-0"* 10'-4"* 10'-0"* 10'-7"* 10'-8"* 10'-4"*
6 x 1/4" 54.7 15.158 1/2" dia 12'-6"* 9'-4" 8'-9"* 10'-0" 9'-9"* 9'-8"
6 x 5/16" 67.8 18.947 1/2" dia 13'-10"* 10'-10"* 10'-5"* 11'-0"* 10'-7"* 10'-10"*
6 x 3/8" 81 22.736 1/2" dia 14'-10"* 11'-8"* 11'-4"* 12'-0"* 11-10"* 11'-8"*
6 x 1/2" 109.1 30.315 1/2" dia 16'-2"* 13'-6"* 12'-11"* 13'-9"* 13'-5"* 13'-4"*
Section Modulus based on 10.105 bars/foot.
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1 Ton 3 Ton 5 Ton H-15 H-20 H-25
1 x 1/4" 8.8 0.364 3/8" dia 0'-6" 0'-6" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-10" 0'-10"
1 x 5/16" 10.7 0.455 3/8" dia 0'-8" 0'-6" 0'-8" 0'-10" 0'-11" 1'-0"
1 x 3/8" 12.6 0.545 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-1"
1-1/4 x 1/4" 10.7 0.568 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-1"
1-1/4 x 5/16" 13.1 0.710 3/8" dia 0"-11" 0'-8" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-3"
1-1/4 x 3/8" 15.5 0.852 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-4"
1-1/2 x 1/4" 12.6 0.818 3/8" dia 1'-0" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-4"
1-1/2 x 5/16" 15.5 1.023 3/8" dia 1'-3" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-6"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 18.3 1.227 3/8" dia 1'-6" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7"
1-1/2 x 1/2" 24.1 1.636 3/8" dia 1'-11" 1'-3" 1'-4" 1'-7" 1'-9" 1'-10"
1-3/4 x 1/4" 14.5 1.114 3/8" dia 1'-4" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-6" 1'-6"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 21.2 1.670 3/8" dia 1'-11" 1'-3" 1'-4" 1'-8" 1'-10" 1'-11"
2 x 1/4" 16.4 1.455 3/8" dia 1'-9" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-6" 1'-8" 1'-9"
2 x 5/16" 20.2 1.818 3/8" dia 2'-1" 1'-5" 1'-5" 1'-9" 1'-11" 2'-0"
2 x 3/8" 24.1 2.182 3/8" dia 2'-6" 1'-7" 1'-8" 2'-0" 2'-1" 2'-2"
2 x 1/2" 31.7 2.909 3/8" dia 3'-4" 2'-1" 2'-1" 2'-5" 2'-7" 2'-7"
2-1/4 x 1/4" 18.3 1.841 3/8" dia 2'-2" 1'-5" 1'-6" 1'-9" 1'-11" 2'-0"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 26.9 2.761 3/8" dia 3'-2" 2'-0" 2'-0" 2'-4" 2'-6" 2'-6"
2-1/2 x 1/4" 20.2 2.273 3/8" dia 2'-7" 1'-8" 1'-8" 2'-0" 2'-2" 2'-3"
2-1/2 x 5/16" 25 2.841 3/8" dia 3'-3" 2'-0" 2'-0" 2'-5" 2'-6" 2'-7"
2-1/2 x 3/8" 29.8 3.409 3/8" dia 3'-10" 2'-4" 2'-4" 2'-9" 2'-10" 2'-11"
2-1/2 x 1/2" 39.4 4.545 3/8" dia 4'-9"* 3'-1" 3'-0" 3'-6" 3'-7" 3'-7"
3 x 1/4" 24.1 3.273 3/8" dia 3'-9" 2'-3" 2'-3" 2'-8" 2'-9" 2'-10"
3 x 5/16" 29.8 4.091 3/8" dia 4'-7" 2'-9" 2'-9" 3'-2" 3'-3" 3'-4"
3 x 3/8" 36.4 4.909 1/2" dia 5'-4"* 3'-4" 3'-2" 3'-8" 3'-9" 3'-10"
3 x 1/2" 47.9 6.545 1/2" dia 6'-2"* 4'-4" 4'-2" 4'-9" 4'-9"* 4'-9"
3-1/2 x 1/4" 27.9 4.454 3/8" dia 5'-0" 3'-0" 2'-11" 3'-5" 3'-6" 3'-6"
3-1/2 x 3/8" 42.2 6.682 1/2" dia 6'-10"* 4'-5" 4'-2" 4'-10" 4'-10" 4'-10"
3-1/2 x 1/2" 55.6 8.909 1/2" dia 7'-8"* 5'-9" 5'-6" 6'-0"* 5'-11"* 5'-10"*
4 x 1/4" 31.7 5.818 3/8" dia 6'-6" 3'-10" 3'-9" 4'-3" 4'-4" 4'-4"
4 x 5/16" 40.2 7.273 1/2" dia 7'-5"* 4'-9" 4'-6" 5'-2" 5'-3" 5'-2"
4 x 3/8" 47.9 8.727 1/2" dia 8'-2"* 5'-8" 5'-4" 6'-1" 6'-1" 6'-1"
4 x 1/2" 63.2 11.636 1/2" dia 9'-4"* 7'-1"* 6'-10"* 7'-3"* 7'-1"* 7'-0"*
4-1/2 x 1/4" 36.4 7.363 1/2" dia 7'-11"* 4'-10" 4'-7" 5'-3" 5'-3" 5'-3"
4-1/2 x 3/8" 53.6 11.045 1/2" dia 9'-8"* 7'-1" 6'-8" 7'-6"* 7'-4"* 7'-4"
4-1/2 x 1/2" 70.9 14.727 1/2" dia 10'-11"* 8'-6"* 8'-1"* 8'7"* 8'-5"* 8'-4"*
5 x 1/4" 40.2 9.091 1/2" dia 9'-3"* 5'-11" 5'-7" 6'-4" 6'-4" 6'-3"
5 x 5/16" 49.8 11.363 1/2" dia 10'-3"* 7'-4" 6'-10" 7'-9" 8'-8"* 7'-8"
5 x 3/8" 59.4 13.636 1/2" dia 11'-2"* 8'-7" 8'-2" 8'-9"* 8'-7"* 8'-6"*
5 x 1/2" 78.5 18.181 1/2" dia 12'-6"* 9'-10"* 9'-5"* 10'-0"* 9'-10"* 9'-9"*
6 x 1/4" 47.9 13.091 1/2" dia 12'-0"* 8'-5" 7'-10" 8'-10" 8'-9" 8'-8"
6 x 5/16" 59.4 16.363 1/2" dia 13'-4"* 10'-5" 9'-8" 10'-5"* 10'-2"* 10'-2"*
6 x 3/8" 70.9 19.636 1/2" dia 14'-4"* 11'-2"* 10'-8"* 11'-4"* 11'-2"* 11'-0'*
6 x 1/2" 93.8 26.181 1/2" dia 15'-10" 12'-10"* 12'-2"* 12'-10"* 12'-8"* 12'-6"*
For serrated grating design, increase bearing bar depth to next deeper size shown in chart.
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CL
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30W4 30W2
Section
width
1 Ton 3 Ton 5 Ton H-15 H-20 H-25
1 x 1/4" 6.9 0.267 3/8" dia 0'-6" 0'-5" 0'-6" 0'-8" 0'-9" 0'-9"
1 x 5/16" 8.3 0.333 3/8" dia 0'-7" 0'-6" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-10" 0'-10"
1 x 3/8" 9.8 0.40 3/8" dia 0'-8" 0'-6" 0'-8" 0'-9" 0'-11" 0'-11"
1-1/4 x 1/4" 8.3 0.417 3/8" dia 0'-8" 0'-6" 0'-8" 0'-10" 0'-11" 0'-11"
1-1/4 x 5/16" 10.2 0.521 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-1"
1-1/4 x 3/8" 12 0.625 3/8" dia 0'-11" 0'-8" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-2"
1-1/2 x 1/4" 9.8 0.60 3/8" dia 0'-11" 0'-8" 0'-9" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-2"
1-1/2 x 5/16" 12 0.750 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-3"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 14.1 0.90 3/8" dia 1'-3" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-4" 1'-5"
1-1/2 x 1/2" 18.4 1.20 3/8" dia 1'-8" 1'-1" 1'-2" 1'-5" 1'-7" 1'-7"
1-3/4 x 1/4" 11.2 0.817 3/8" dia 1'-2" 0'-10" 0'-11" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-4"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 16.3 1.225 3/8" dia 1'-8" 1'-1" 1'-2" 1'-5" 1'-7" 1'-8"
2 x 1/4" 12.7 1.067 3/8" dia 1'-6" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-6"
2 x 5/16" 15.6 1.333 3/8" dia 1'-10" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-6" 1'-8" 1'-9"
2 x 3/8" 18.5 1.60 3/8" dia 2'-2" 1'-4" 1'-5" 1'-8" 1'-10" 1'-11"
2 x 1/2" 24.2 2.133 3/8" dia 2'-10" 1'-9" 1'-9" 2'-0" 2'-2" 2'-2"
2-1/4 x 1/4" 14.1 1.350 3/8" dia 1'-10" 1'-2" 1'-3' 1'-6" 1'-8" 1'-9"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 20.6 2.025 3/8" dia 2'-10" 1'-8" 1'-8" 1'-11" 2'-1" 2'-2"
2-1/2 x 1/4" 15.6 1.667 3/8" dia 2'-3" 1'-5" 1'-5" 1'-8" 1'-10" 1'-11"
2-1/2 x 5/16" 19.2 2.083 3/8" dia 2'-9" 1'-8" 1'-8" 2'-0" 2'-1" 2'-2"
2-1/2 x 3/8" 22.8 2.50 3/8" dia 3'-3" 2'-0" 1'-11" 2'-3" 2'-5" 2'-5"
2-1/2 x 1/2" 30.0 3.333 3/8" dia 4'-4" 2'-6" 2'-5" 2'-10" 2'-11" 2'-11"
3 x 1/4" 18.5 2.40 3/8" dia 3'-2" 1'-9" 1'-11' 2'-2" 2'-4" 2'-4"
3 x 5/16" 22.8 3.0 3/8" dia 3'-11" 2'-4" 2'-3" 2'-7" 2'-8" 2'-9"
3 x 3/8" 28.0 3.60 1/2" dia 4'-8" 2'-9" 2'-7" 3'-0" 3'-1" 3'-1"
3 x 1/2" 36.7 4.80 1/2" dia 5'-8"* 3'-6" 3'-4" 3'-9" 3'-10" 3'-10"
3-1/2 x 1/4" 21.4 3.267 3/8" dia 4'-3" 2'-6" 2'-5" 2'-9" 2'-10" 2'-11"
3-1/2 x 3/8" 32.3 4.90 1/2" dia 6'-2"* 3'-5" 3'-5" 3'-10" 3'-11" 3'-11"
3-1/2 x 1/2" 42.5 6.533 1/2" dia 7'-2"* 4'-9" 4'-5" 4'-11" 4'-11" 4'-11"
4 x 1/4" 24.2 4.267 3/8" dia 5'-6" 3'-2" 3'-0" 3'-5" 3'-6" 3'-6"
4 x 5/16" 30.9 5.333 1/2" dia 6'-10" 3'-11" 3'-8" 4'-2" 4'-2" 4'-2"
4 x 3/8" 36.7 6.40 1/2" dia 7'-6"* 4'-8" 4'-4" 4'-10" 4'-10" 4'-10"
4 x 1/2" 48.2 8.533 1/2" dia 8'-7"* 6'-1" 5'-7" 6'-3" 6'-2" 6'-2"
4-1/2 x 1/4" 28.0 5.40 1/2" dia 6'-11" 3'-11" 3'-8" 4'-2" 4'-3" 4'-3"
4-1/2 x 3/8" 41.0 8.10 1/2" dia 8'-10"* 5'-10" 5'-4" 6'-0" 5'-11" 5'-10"
4-1/2 x 1/2" 54.0 10.80 1/2" dia 10'-2"* 7'-8" 7'-0" 7'-7"* 7'-5"* 7'-4"*
5 x 1/4" 30.9 6.667 1/2" dia 8'-6" 4'-10" 4'-6" 5'-0" 5'-0" 5'-0"
5 x 5/16" 38.1 8.333 1/2" dia 9'-6"* 5'-11" 5'-6" 6'-2" 6'-1" 6'-0"
5 x 3/8" 45.4 10.0 1/2" dia 10'-4"* 7'-1" 6'-6" 7'-3" 7'-2" 7'-0"
5 x 1/2" 59.8 13.33 1/2" dia 11'-9"* 8'-11"* 8'-5" 8'-10"* 8'-8"* 8'-7"*
6 x 1/4" 36.7 9.60 1/2" dia 11'-2"* 6'-10" 6'-3" 7'-0" 6'-11" 6'-10"
6 x 5/16" 45.4 12.0 1/2" dia 12'-4"* 8'-6" 7'-9" 8'-7" 8'-5" 8'-3"
6 x 3/8" 54.0 14.40 1/2" dia 13'-3"* 10'-1" 9'-2" 9'-11"* 9'-10" 9'-9"
6 x 1/2" 71.4 19.20 1/2" dia 15'-0"* 11'-8"* 11'-0"* 11'-6"* 11'-3"* 11'-1"*
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Section
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1 Ton 3 Ton 5 Ton H-15 H-20 H-25
1 x 1/4" 5.7 0.211 3/8" dia 0'-5" 0'-5" 0'-6" 0'-7" 0'-8" 0'-8"
1 x 5/16" 6.8 0.263 3/8" dia 0'-6" 0'-5" 0'-6" 0'-8" 0'-9" 0'-9"
1 x 3/8" 7.9 0.316 3/8" dia 0'-7" 0'-6" 0'-7" 0'-8" 0'-10" 0'-10"
1-1/4 x 1/4" 6.8 0.329 3/8" dia 0'-7" 0'6" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-10" 0'-10"
1-1/4 x 5/16" 8.2 0.411 3/8" dia 0'-9" 0'-6" 0'-8" 0'-10" 0'-11" 0'-11"
1-1/4 x 3/8" 9.6 0.493 3/8" dia 0'-10" 0'-7" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-1"
1-1/2 x 1/4" 7.9 0.474 3/8" dia 0'-10" 0'7" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-0"
1-1/2 x 5/16" 9.6 0.592 3/8" dia 1'-0" 0'-8" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-2"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 11.3 0.711 3/8" dia 1'-2" 0'-9" 0'-11" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-3"
1-1/2 x 1/2" 14.7 0.947 3/8" dia 1'-6" 1'-0" 1'-0" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-6"
1-3/4 x 1/4" 9 0.645 3/8" dia 1'-1" 0'9" 0'-10" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-2"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 13 0.967 3/8" dia 1'-6" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-6"
2 x 1/4" 10.2 0.842 3/8" dia 1'-4" 0'-11" 1'-0" 1'-2" 1'-4" 1'-5"
2 x 5/16" 12.5 1.053 3/8" dia 1'-7" 1'-0" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7"
2 x 3/8" 14.7 1.263 3/8" dia 1'-11" 1'-2" 1'-3" 1'-6" 1'-8" 1'-8"
2 x 1/2" 19.2 1.684 3/8" dia 2'-6" 1'-6" 1'-6" 1'-9" 1'-11" 2'-0"
2-1/4 x 1/4" 11.3 1.066 3/8" dia 1'-8" 1'-1" 1'-1" 1'-4" 1'-6" 1'-7"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 16.4 1.599 3/8" dia 2'-5" 1'-5" 1'-5" 1'-9" 1'-10" 1'-11"
2-1/2 x 1/4" 12.5 1.316 3/8" dia 2'-0" 1'-3" 1'-3" 1'-5" 1'-8" 1'-9"
2-1/2 x 5/16" 15.3 1.645 3/8" dia 2'-6" 1'-6" 1'-6" 1'-9" 1'-11" 1'-11"
2-1/2 x 3/8" 18.1 1.974 3/8" dia 2'-11" 1'-9" 1'-8" 2'-0" 2'-1" 2'-2"
2-1/2 x 1/2" 23.8 2.632 3/8" dia 3'-6" 2'-3" 2'-2" 2'-5" 2'-6" 2'-7"
3 x 1/4" 14.7 1.895 3/8" dia 2'-10" 1'-8" 1'-8" 1'-11" 2'-1" 2'-1"
3 x 5/16" 18.1 2.368 3/8" dia 3'-6" 2'-0" 1'-11" 2'-3" 2'-4" 2'-5"
3 x 3/8" 22.4 2.842 1/2" dia 4'-2" 2'-5" 2'-3" 2'-7" 2'-10" 2'-8"
3 x 1/2" 29.2 3.790 1/2" dia 5'-4"* 3'-1" 2'-11" 3'-3" 3'-4" 3'-4"
3-1/2 x 1/4" 17 2.579 3/8" dia 3'-9" 2'-2" 2'-1" 2'-5" 2'-6" 2'-6"
3-1/2 x 3/8" 25.8 3.869 1/2" dia 5'-7" 3'-2" 2'-11" 3'-4" 3'-4" 3'-4"
3-1/2 x 1/2" 33.7 5.158 1/2" dia 6'-9'* 4'-1" 3'-9" 4'-3" 4'-2" 4'-2"
4 x 1/4" 19.2 3.369 3/8" dia 4'-11" 2'-9" 2'-7" 2'-11" 3'-0" 3'-0"
4 x 5/16" 24.7 4.211 1/2" dia 6'-1" 3'-5" 3'-2" 3'-7" 3'-7" 3'-7"
4 x 3/8" 29.2 5.053 1/2" dia 7'-2"* 4'-0" 3'-8" 4'-2" 4'-2" 4'-1"
4 x 1/2" 38.2 6.737 1/2" dia 8'-2"* 5'-4" 4'-10" 5'-4" 5'-3" 5'-2"
4-1/2 x 1/4" 22.4 4.263 1/2" dia 6'-2" 3'-5" 3'-2" 3'-7" 3'-7" 3'-7"
4-1/2 x 3/8" 32.6 6.395 1/2" dia 8'-5"* 5'-0" 4'-7" 5'-1" 5'-0" 5'-0"
4-1/2 x 1/2" 42.8 8.527 1/2" dia 9'-7"* 6'-8" 6'-0" 6'-7" 6'-5" 6'-4"
5 x 1/4" 24.7 5.264 1/2" dia 7'-7" 4'-2" 3'-10" 4'-3" 4'-3" 4'-3"
5 x 5/16" 30.3 6.579 1/2" dia 9'-0"* 5'-2" 4'-8" 5'-3" 5'-2" 5'-1"
5 x 3/8" 36 7.895 1/2" dia 9'-10"* 6'-2" 5'-7" 6'-2" 6'-0" 5'-11"
5 x 1/2" 47.3 10.527 1/2" dia 11'-2"* 8'-2" 7'-3" 8'-0" 7'-9" 7'-7"
6 x 1/4" 29.2 7.580 1/2" dia 10'-6"* 5'-11" 5'-4" 5'-11" 5'-10" 5'-9"
6 x 5/16" 36 9.474 1/2" dia 11'-8"* 7'-4" 6'-7" 7'-3" 7'-1" 6'-11"
6 x 3/8" 42.8 11.369 1/2" dia 12'-8"* 8'-9" 7'-10" 8'-7" 8'-4" 8'-1"
6 x 1/2" 56.4 15.159 1/2" dia 14'-4"* 10'-10"* 10'-2"* 10'-7"* 10'-3"* 10'-1"*
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Standard Panel Widths for 11W, 15W and 19W Heavy-Duty Grating
Number of
11W4 15W4 19W4
Bearing Bars
1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8"

2 15/16 1 1 1/16 1 3/16 1 1/4 1 5/16 1 7/16 1 1/2 1 9/16"
3 1 5/8 1 11/16 1 3/4 2 1/8 2 3/16 2 1/4 2 5/8 2 11/16 2 3/4
4 2 5/16" 2 3/8 2 7/16 3 1/16 3 1/8 3 3/16 3 13/16 3 7/8 3 15/16
5 3 3 1/16 3 1/8 4 4 1/16 4 1/8 5 5 1/16" 5 1/8
6 3 11/16 3 3/4 3 13/16 4 15/16 5 5 1/16 6 3/16 6 1/4 6 5/16
7 4 3/8 4 7/16 4 1/2 5 7/8 5 15/16 6 7 3/8 7 7/16 7 1/2
8 5 1/16 5 1/8 5 3/16 6 13/16 6 7/8 6 15/16 8 9/16 8 5/8 8 11/16
9 5 3/4 5 13/16 5 7/8 7 3/4 7 13/16 7 7/8 9 3/4 9 13/16 9 7/8
10 6 7/16 6 1/2 6 9/16 8 11/16 8 3/4 8 13/16 10 15/16 11 11 1/16"
11 7 1/8 7 3/16 7 1/4 9 5/8 9 11/16 9 3/4 12 1/8 12 3/16 12 1/4
12 7 13/16 7 7/8 7 15/16 10 9/16 10 5/8 10 11/16 13 5/16 13 3/8 13 7/16
13 8 1/2 8 9/16 8 5/8 11 1/2 11 9/16 11 5/8 14 1/2 14 9/16 14 5/8
14 9 3/16 9 1/4 9 5/16 12 7/16 12 1/2 12 9/16 15 11/16" 15 3/4 15 13/16
15 9 7/8 9 15/16 10 13 3/8 13 7/16 13 1/2 16 7/8 16 15/16 17
16 10 9/16 10 5/8 10 11/16" 14 5/16 14 3/8 14 7/16 18 1/16" 18 1/8 18 3/16
17 11 1/4 11 5/16 11 3/8 15 1/4 15 5/16 15 3/8 19 1/4 19 5/16 19 3/8
18 11 15/16 12 12 1/16 16 3/16 16 1/4 16 5/16 20 7/16 20 1/2 20 9/16
19 12 5/8 12 11/16 12 3/4 17 1/8 17 3/16 17 1/4 21 5/8 21 11/16 21 3/4
20 13 5/16 13 3/8 13 7/16 18 1/16 18 1/8 18 3/16 22 13/16 22 7/8 22 15/16
21 14 14 1/16 14 1/8 19 19 1/16 19 1/8 24 24 1/16 24 1/8
22 14 11/16 14 3/4 14 13/16 19 15/16 20 20 1/16 25 3/16 25 1/4 25 5/16
23 15 3/8 15 7/16 15 1/2 20 7/8 20 15/16 21 26 3/8 26 7/16 26 1/2
24 16 1/16 16 1/8 16 3/16 21 13/16 21 7/8 21 15/16 27 9/16 27 5/8 27 11/16"
25 16 3/4 16 13/16 16 7/8 22 3/4 22 13/16 22 7/8 28 3/4 28 13/16 28 7/8
26 17 7/16 17 1/2 17 9/16 23 11/16 23 3/4 23 13/16 29 15/16 30 30 1/16
27 18 1/8 18 3/16 18 1/4 24 5/8 24 11/16 24 3/4 31 1/8 31 3/16 31 1/4
28 18 13/16 18 7/8 18 15/16 25 9/16 25 5/8 25 11/16 32 5/16 32 3/8 32 7/16
29 19 1/2 19 9/16 19 5/8 26 1/2 26 9/16 26 5/8 33 1/2 33 9/16 33 5/8
30 20 3/16 20 1/4 20 5/16 27 7/16 27 1/2 27 9/16 34 11/16" 34 3/4 34 13/16
31 20 7/8 20 15/16 21 28 3/8 28 7/16 28 1/2 35 7/8 35 15/16 36
32 21 9/16 21 5/8 21 11/16 29 5/16 29 3/8 29 7/16 37 1/16 37 1/8 37 3/16
33 22 1/4 22 5/16 22 3/8 30 1/4 30 5/16 30 3/8 38 1/4 38 5/16 38 3/8
34 22 15/16 23 23 1/16 31 3/16 31 1/4 31 5/16 39 7/16 39 1/2 39 9/16
35 23 5/8 23 11/16 23 3/4 32 1/8 32 3/16 32 1/4 40 5/8 40 11/16 40 3/4
36 24 5/16 24 3/8 24 7/16 33 1/16 33 1/8 33 3/16 41 13/16 41 7/8 41 15/16
37 25 25 1/16 25 1/8 34 34 1/16 34 1/8 43 43 1/16 43 1/8
38 25 11/16 25 3/4 25 13/16 34 15/16 35 35 1/16" 44 3/16 44 1/4 44 5/16
39 26 3/8 26 7/16 26 1/2 35 7/8 35 15/16 36 45 3/8 45 7/16 45 1/2
40 27 1/16 27 1/8 27 3/16 36 13/16 36 7/8 36 15/16 46 9/16 46 5/8 46 11/16
41 27 3/4 27 13/16 27 7/8 37 3/4 37 13/16 37 7/8 47 3/4 47 13/16 47 7/8
42 28 7/16 28 1/2 28 9/16 38 11/16" 38 3/4 38 13/16 48 15/16 49 49 1/16
43 29 1/8 29 3/16 29 1/4 39 5/8 39 11/16 39 3/4 50 1/8 50 3/16 50 1/4
44 29 13/16 29 7/8 29 15/16 40 9/16 40 5/8 40 11/16 51 5/16 51 3/8 51 7/16
45 30 1/2 30 9/16 30 5/8 41 1/2 41 9/16 41 5/8 52 1/2 52 9/16 52 5/8
46 31 3/16 31 1/4 31 5/16 42 7/16 42 1/2 42 9/16 53 11/16 53 3/4 53 13/16
47 31 7/8 31 15/16 32 43 3/8 43 7/16 43 1/2 54 7/8 54 15/16 55
48 32 9/16 32 5/8 32 11/16" 44 5/16 44 3/8 44 7/16 56 1/16 56 1/8 56 3/16
49 33 1/4 33 5/16 33 3/8 45 1/4 45 5/16 45 3/8 57 1/4 57 5/16 57 3/8
Nominal 2' and 3' widths highlighted.
Wider panels possible if application requires. Please contact Laurel Steel for additional information.
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Standard Panel Widths for 22W, 30W and 38W Heavy-Duty Grating
Number of
22W4 30W4 38W4
Bearing Bars
1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8"

2 1 5/8 1 11/16 1 3/4 2 1/8 2 3/16 2 1/4 2 5/8 2 11/16 2 3/4
3 3 3 1/16 3 1/8 4 4 1/16 4 1/8 5 5 1/16 5 1/8
4 4 3/8 4 7/16 4 1/2 5 7/8 5 15/16 6 7 3/8 7 7/16 7 1/2
5 5 3/4 5 13/16 5 7/8 7 3/4 7 13/16 7 7/8 9 3/4 9 13/16 9 7/8
6 7 1/8 7 13/16 7 1/4 9 5/8 9 11/16 9 3/4 12 1/8 12 3/16 12 1/4
7 8 1/2 8 9/16 8 5/8 11 1/2 11 9/16 11 5/8 14 1/2 14 9/16 14 5/8
8 9 7/8 9 15/16 10 13 3/8 13 7/16 13 1/2 16 7/8 16 15/16 17
9 11 1/4 11 5/16 11 3/8 15 1/4 15 5/16 15 3/8 19 1/4 19 5/16 19 3/8
10 12 5/8 12 11/16 12 3/4 17 1/8 17 3/16 17 1/4 21 5/8 21 11/16 21 3/4
11 14 14 1/16 14 1/8 19 19 1/16 19 1/8 24 24 1/16 24 1/8
12 15 3/8 15 7/16 15 1/2 20 7/8 20 15/16 21 26 3/8 26 7/16 26 1/2
13 16 3/4 16 13/16 16 7/8 22 3/4 22 13/16 22 7/8 28 3/4 28 13/16 28 7/8
14 18 1/8 18 3/16" 18 1/4 24 5/8 24 11/16 24 3/4 31 1/8 31 3/16 31 1/4
15 19 1/2 19 9/16 19 5/8 26 1/2 26 9/16 26 5/8 33 1/2 33 9/16 33 5/8
16 20 7/8 20 15/16 21 28 3/8 28 7/16 28 1/2 35 7/8 35 15/16 36
17 22 1/4 22 5/16 22 3/8 30 1/4 30 5/16 30 3/8 38 1/4 38 5/16 38 3/8
18 23 5/8 23 11/16 23 3/4 32 1/8 32 3/16 32 1/4 40 5/8 40 11/16 40 3/4
19 25 25 1/16 25 1/8 34 34 1/16" 34 1/8 43 43 1/16 43 1/8
20 26 3/8 26 7/16 26 1/2 35 7/8 35 15/16 36 45 3/8 45 7/16 45 1/2
21 27 3/4 27 13/16 27 7/8 37 3/4 37 13/16 37 7/8 47 3/4 47 13/16 47 7/8
22 29 1/8 29 3/16 29 1/4 39 5/8 39 11/16 39 3/4 50 1/8 50 3/16 50 1/4
23 30 1/2 30 9/16 30 5/8 41 1/2 41 9/16 41 5/8 52 1/2 52 9/16 52 5/8
24 31 7/8 31 15/16 32 43 3/8 43 7/16 43 1/2 54 7/8 54 15/16 55
25 33 1/4 33 5/16 33 3/8 45 1/4 45 5/16 45 3/8 57 1/4 57 5/16 57 3/8
26 34 5/8 34 11/16 34 3/4 47 1/8 47 3/16 47 1/4 59 5/8 59 11/16 59 3/4
27 36 36 1/16" 36 1/8 49 49 1/16 49 1/8 62 62 1/16 62 1/8
28 37 3/8 37 7/16 37 1/2 50 7/8 50 15/16 51 64 3/8 64 7/16 64 1/2
29 38 3/4 38 13/16 38 7/8 52 3/4 52 13/16 52 7/8 66 3/4 66 13/16 66 7/8
30 40 1/8 40 3/16 40 1/4 54 5/8 54 11/16 54 3/4 69 1/8 69 1/5 69 1/4
31 41 1/2 41 9/16 41 5/8 56 1/2 56 9/16 56 5/8 71 1/2 71 9/16 71 5/8
32 42 7/8 42 15/16 43 58 3/8 58 7/16 58 1/2
33 44 1/4 44 5/16 44 3/8 60 1/4 60 5/16 60 3/8
34 45 5/8 45 11/16 45 3/4 62 1/8 62 3/16 62 1/4
35 47 47 1/16 47 1/8 64 64 1/16 64 1/8
36 48 3/8 48 7/16 48 1/2 65 7/8 65 15/16 66
37 49 3/4 49 13/16 49 7/8 67 3/4 67 13/16 67 7/8
38 51 1/8 51 3/16 51 1/4 69 5/8 69 11/16 69 3/4
39 52 1/2 52 9/16 52 5/8 71 1/2 71 9/16 71 5/8
40 53 7/8 53 15/16 54
41 55 1/4 55 5/16 55 3/8
42 56 5/8 56 11/16 56 3/4
43 58 58 1/16 58 1/8
44 59 3/8 59 7/16 59 1/2
45 60 3/4 60 13/16 60 7/8
46 62 1/8 62 3/16 62 1/4
47 63 1/2 63 9/16 62 5/8
48 64 7/8 64 15/16 65
49 66 1/4 66 5/16 66 3/8
Nominal 2' and 3' widths highlighted.
Wider panels possible if application requires. Please contact Laurel Steel for additional information.
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Laurel Steel Heavy-Duty Steel Grating
Fabrication Tolerances
All Laurel Steel Gratings are produced in accordance with
manufacturing tolerances as set forth by NAAMM.
WIDTH (W) overall ± 1/4"
o.c. ± 1/16" 1/8"

1/8"
1/8"
(measured on
top of grating)
12
8"
3/
Cross bar
±
shall not var y
D
D
more than 1/8
=
D' in 12 in either
SPAN (S) ± 1/4"
direction from
perpendicular
alignment with
bearing bars.
± 1/4" c-c end cross bars in 5'-0" length

D and D' are
overall diagonal cross bar alignment and spacing
dimensions.
1/8"
W and W' are
overall lengths
W' = W ± 1/4" of cross bars at
cross bars
opposite ends
of panel. bearing bars
overall dimensions and squareness cross bar location
12 12
bearing bar lean
cross bar lean
1 1/4 2 1/2
1/8" per foot of width bearing bars
1/8" per foot of width

transverse bow
(before fastening to supports)
1/240 of span bearing bars
longitudinal bow
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Installation Tolerances
Further, it is recommended that those responsible for erecting
Laurel Heavy-Duty Steel Grating observe the standard installation
clearances as detailed below.
Standard Installation Clearances
SPAN 1/4" 1/4"
(direction of bearing bars)

bearing bearing
panel span panel span bars bars
panel width
1/4"
1/4"
3/8" clearance bearing bearing

between ends bars bars
panel width
of cross bars.
* *
3/8"
bearing bearing
bars bars
min. clearance
equal to
suppor t angle
1/2"
fillet radius
bearing bearing
Clearances shall be as shown, but shall be permitted to vary in bars bars
accordance with dimensional tolerances shown on previous page.
Heavy-duty grating shall be designed to have structural support under

each bearing bar at cut-outs. *This dimension varies due to bearing bar spacing.
Definition of Effective Spans
L
W .25 W .5W
trench L L
L + .5W L+W
center-to-center beams back-to-back channels
The Effective Clear Span for common suppor t conditions is defined as ‘L’ in these three sketches.
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Anchoring Details
All grating shall be anchored firmly to their supports by positive When bolted, standard grating saddle clips are available for 22W,
means. The most common methods of anchoring the grating are 30W and 38W spacings, up to 3/8" thick bearing bars. Bolting
welding and bolting: the application and/or size of grating shall grating to supports can also be accomplished by shop welding
determine the size and pattern of welds or bolts. slotted hold-down plates into the grating.
welds in middle
of panel at each
intermediate suppor t 1 Welded Anchorage
(shall be performed by installing activity)
Size and pattern of welds shall be

determined by application and/or size
of grating. Minimum pattern shall be
as shown.
Additional welding to supports required

for vehicular traffic shall be considered
by the engineer.
welds at ends of
bearing bars each
side of panel
bearing bars 2 Weld Lugs

The designer shall specify when weld
lugs are to be provided by the grating
manufacturer. When provided, weld lugs
shall be 1/4 in. minimum thickness.
Size and pattern of bolts or studs shall

be determined by application and/or size
of grating. Minimum pattern shall be as
shown in welded anchorage (above).
Grating panels shall be used as a template

by installing activity to locate holes or studs
end band
on structural supports.
Bolts, studs and miscellaneous hardware are not
supplied by the grating manufacturer.
3/16"
bearing bars
3 Saddle Clips
Available for 22W, 30W and 38W grating
up to 3/8" BB thickness.
Used for installations where grating is

subject to removal. Will be in same location
as welds in 1 unless otherwise specified.
Clips are available from

grating manufacturer. Other
fastening accessories are
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Banding
Laurel Steel adheres to the following NAAMM standards for the

various methods of banding heavy-duty grating, and the welding
provisions indicated.
Minimum thickness = 1/4 in. For standard banding, band bar shall be same depth as bearing bars.
at each bearing bar for

see welding detail 5" ± o.c. for trim bands load-carr ying bands
and trench gratings
see welding detail
band bearing bars band bearing bars

standard trim band load banding (shall be specified)
For trench grating, banding bar may be 1/4 in. to 1/2 in. less than
depth of grating to permit drainage. Full depth band shall be supplied
by manufacturer for all banded grating unless owner or specifier
states clearly that shallow banding shall be provided.
see above
band
For depth less than 2-1/2
3/16" 3/4" in. weld one side at top.
For depth 2-1/2 in. or

greater, weld one side at
band top, opposite side at bot-
band tom; or weld exceeding
3/16" 3/4" one-half depth on one
see above side only.
welding detail
Banding heavy-duty metal bar gratings at panel ends and cut-outs For heavy, high speed or multi-directional traffic, load carrying
improves durability while enhancing appearance. By increasing banding shall be designed for the effects of impact and fatigue.
transverse stiffness, banding distributes and absorbs impact at the pri- Structural support shall be provided for all cut-outs accessible to
mary point of contact. Where light vehicular traffic flow is parallel to the vehicular traffic.
bearing bars, standard banding is sufficient.
Recommended Bearing
A 1" minimum bearing surface shall be provided for bearing bar
depths up to 2-1/4", and 2" minimum bearing surface shall be
provided for depths of 2-1/2" and over at each end of span.
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Ordering A Laurel Steel Heavy-Duty Steel Grating
In order to obtain a quotation or place an order for Laurel Area: to be covered with grating
Steel HD grating, it is necessary to provide information for
Span: direction of bearing bars
each of the categories listed below. Please refer to pages 4
and 5 for explanation. Banding Requirements
Bearing bar: Size, material, spacing, surface Call or fax your inquiry to our sales department, or you can submit an
inquiry by contacting our website (www.mlpsteel.com). The sketch
Cross bar: Either 2" or 4" spacing. Please specify standard,
shown here also appears on our website, with drop-down menus to
round, or rectangular; specify surface if rectangular.
make it easy to submit an inquiry or order.
Finish: Common grating finishes are mill finish (as
fabricated), shop-applied black paint, and hot dip
galvanized coating. Please contact Laurel Steel to
request any special coating requirements.
Sample Specification:
Grating shall be Laurel Steel Heavy-Duty Type 22W4, with 3 x 3/8" AASHTO H-20 design truck on the specified span. Grating shall
bearing bars spaced 1-3/8" c/c, and 1/2" diameter cross bar be hot-dipped galvanized after fabrication, in accordance with
spaced 4" c/c. All material shall be ASTM A-36. All bearing ASTM A-123.
bar/cross bar intersections shall be plug-welded. The ends of all
Grating shall be supplied in conformance with Standard
grating panels shall be trim banded.
Specifications and Code of Practice as provided for in National
Sufficient grating shall be supplied to cover an area 36'-0" wide x Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM) Heavy-
3’-8" span. The Laurel Steel Heavy-Duty Grating can support the Duty Metal Bar Grating Manual MMBG 532-00.
SERRATED RECTANGULAR
CROSS BAR
SERRATED BEARING BAR
SMOOTH BEARING BAR

G
IN
AC CL
SP
AN AR
SP SB CL
OS
CR BE
CL AR
IN
G
CL
BA
R
SP
AC
IN
G
SPECIFY BEARING
BAR HEIGHT &
THICKNESS
SPECIFY HEIGHT & THICKNESS

OF RECTANGULAR CROSS BAR
SMOOTH RECTANGULAR CROSS BAR

WI
DT SPECIFY Ø OF
H
ROUND CROSS BAR
BAND BAR (OPTIONAL)
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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Close Mesh Grating
The federal Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requires that any In addition to complying with ADA requirements, these heavy-duty
grating installed in a walking area used as an egress to and from a designs have the added benefit of being able to support highway
building, or in an area inside a building that is a public passageway, wheel loads, where a grating installation may experience an
must have a maximum clear opening between bearing bars of 1/2". occasional truck. A load chart giving maximum span capabilities for
H-20 wheel loads is given below, showing examples of each design:
Laurel Steel has standard assembly fixtures that enable it to comply
with this 1/2" opening requirement:
Type 12W4 Grating with 1/4" thick Bearing Bars; and
Type 14W4 Grating with 3/8" thick Bearing Bars
14W4 or 14W2 12W4 or 12W2
Weight Section Modulus Weight Section Modulus

Bar Size Max. H-20 Span Bar Size Max. H-20 Span
#SF Per foot width #/SF Per foot width
1 x 3/8" 18.6 0.857 1'-4" 1 x 14" 14.7 0.667 1'2"

1 -1/4 x 3/8" 23.0 1.339 1'-7" 1-1/4 x 1/4" 18.1 1.042 1'5"
1-1/2 x 3/8" 27.35 1.929 1'-11" 1-1/2 x 1/4" 21.5 1.50 1'-8"
1-3/4 x 3/8" 31.7 2.625 2'-4" 1-3/4 x 1/4" 24.9 2.042 2'-0"
2 x 3/8" 36.1 3.429 2'-9" 2 x 1/4" 28.3 2.667 2'-4"
2-1/4 x 3/8" 40.5 4.339 3'-4" 2-1/4 x 1/4" 31.7 3.375 2'-9"
2-/1/2 x 3/8" 44.8 5.357 3'-11"* 2-1/2 x 1/4" 35.1 4.167 3'-2"
3 x 3/8" 54.46 7.714 5'-0"* 3 x 1/4" 41.9 6.00 4'-3"
Weights are approximate and can var y depending on panel width, type of cross bar, and mill and fabrication tolerances.
Weights shown are for 4" cross bar centers.
Section Modulus based on 13.71 bars/foot of width (14W) and 16.0 bars/foot of width (12W).
Close Mesh
Laurel Steel also fabricates grating with a 1/4" opening, which
is ideally suited for high volume pedestrian traffic areas, and
where it is necessary to ensure that high heeled shoes don't
get caught in the grating bars. Again, Laurel Steel has stan-
dard assembly fixtures — either a Type 7W grating with 3/16"
thick bearing bars, or a Type 8W grating with 1/4" bars — to
satisfy these exacting requirements.
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Special Fabrications
Laurel Steel welcomes the opportunity to utilize its basic

metalworking equipment, fabrication experience and certified welders
to fabricate one-of-a-kind hopper covers, grizzlies or egg crates that
are specially designed for use in a variety of heavy industries.
Egg Crates
Egg crates are constructed using equal size bearing bars and cross
bars. A notch is punched into the top half of the bearing bar; a simi-
lar notch is punched into the bottom half of the cross bar. When
assembled and welded (generally using a full depth fillet weld in
opposite corner of the bb/cb joint), a grating with equal strength in
both directions is produced. Due to equipment restrictions, not all
bar sizes can be used to construct an egg crate. Please contact
Laurel Steel with specific requirements.
Grizzlies
There are practically no restrictions on what bar sizes can be used
to construct a grating commonly referred to as a grizzly. Grizzlies use
solid bearing bars (no notching); cross bars are essentially spacer
blocks welded at 90 degrees to the bearing bars. These weldments
generally require wide spaces between bars. Hence, extremely heavy
bar sizes (up to 12" x 1", for example) are typically used, and bb/cb
joints are generally welded in all four corners.
Supplementary Bar Grating

11 CL
/1 CL
Laurel Steel offers a special fabrication that combines heavy CL 6"
and light bearing bars to produce a product with unique capabilities. 4"
CL
Deep heavy-duty bars provide the strength to support vehicle loads;
these deeper bars are alternated with lighter, shallower bars that
serve to reduce the grating’s clear opening. This is an extremely
economical solution for certain demanding applications. Call for
additional details.
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Roadway Inlets and Frames
The design versatility and short fabrication

response inherent in hand made Laurel Steel
Heavy-Duty Grating is perfectly suited for the
roadway inlet grating market. Heavy and
Highway contractors have come to rely on
Laurel Steel for a wide variety of both grating
and related fabricated steel items.
Laurel utilizes robotic technology to maintain

its competitive edge in inlet grates. Precise,
high capacity presses, automated feed lines
and robotic welding capabilities combine to
provide our customers with consistent, reli-
able quality at the lowest possible price. In
its home state, Pennsylvania, Laurel Steel is
approved to supply all SECTION 605.2(a) and
606.2 fabricated steel roadway items, as
shown in the following list, and has been a
reliable vendor to that industry since 1987.
Laurel Steel typically stocks many of these
items for immediate shipment.
• H-25 Straight Grate 2 x 4

• H-25 Bicycle Safe Grate 2 x 4
• Steel Vane Grates
• Structural Steel Grade Adjustment Ring
• Cast In Place Light Angle ‘M’ Frame
• Precast Light Angle ‘M’ and ‘C’ Frames
• Light Angle DH Frame
• DH Grates
• H-25 Straight Grate 2 x 6
• ‘H’ Grate and Frame
Advanced robotic welding technology is perfectly suited for standard roadway inlet grates.
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Roadway Inlets and Frames
In addition to Pennsylvania, Laurel Steel also supplies standard Laurel Steel also supplies products to the precast industry used in
state-approved items to Maryland, Virginia and New York. We a wide variety of commercial applications. With an array of grating
welcome the opportunity to develop partnerships with distributors fixtures available, Laurel Steel can design and supply custom
and users looking for reliable suppliers. Let us provide pricing products for use in precast drainage boxes and troughs. Let our
based on your drawing and specifications. Sales Department recommend an inlet or trench grating that
enhances the value of the products that you sell.
2 x 2 Frame/Grate: Consistent quality, ready availability makes

Laurel Steel ideal partners with concrete precasters.
Straight/Vane Grates: Contractors rely on

Laurel Steel for a variety of inlet designs.
Structural frames complement inlet grating line.
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Walkway Grating
In addition to manufacturing heavy-duty the simultaneous application of an electric Laurel Steel keeps a large inventory of the
steel bar grating, Laurel Steel stocks and current and hydraulic pressure. It is designed most commonly used walkway grating sizes,
fabricates all of the common styles and sizes to support pedestrian and light static loads. both plain and serrated. Stock panels come
of standard walkway grating. Walkway grating in standard widths of 24" or 36", and in
Walkway grating designations are the same
is a workhorse product with widespread lengths of 20' or 24'.
as those used for Heavy-Duty Grating, and
application, and has been a stalwart
like heavy-duty grating, can be supplied A significant application for walkway grating
performer of long standing in practically all
either smooth or serrated. Bar sizes are is stair treads; NAAMM standards prescribe
kinds of commercial and industrial settings.
much lighter than heavy-duty grating, ranging end plates for bolting to stringers, and a
It has found countless applications in
from 3/4 x 1/8 to 2-1/2 x 3/16, and design variety of nosings, all of which are available
catwalks, platforms and mezzanines.
is based on application of uniform and from Laurel Steel.
Walkway grating is machine manufactured concentrated loads. Maximum safe spans
Laurel Steel stair treads are shown on pages
by the electro-forge process, where cross are shown in the accompanying tables.
34 and 35.
bars are welded to bearing bars through
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Walkway Grating
Standard Panel Widths
Number of
11W4 15W4 and 15W2 19W4 and 19W2
Bearing Bars
with 3/16" BB’s 3/16" bars 1/8" bars 3/16" bars 1/8" bars
2 7/8
3 1 9/16
4 2 1/4
5 2 15/16 4 15/16 4 7/8
6 3 5/8 6 1/8 6 1/16
7 4 5/16 7 5/16 7 1/4
8 5 6 3/4 7 5/6 8 1/2 8 7/16
9 5 11/16 7 11/16 7 5/8 9 11/16 9 5/8
10 6 3/8 8 5/8 8 9/16 10 7/8 10 13/16
11 7 1/16 9 9/16 9 1/2 12 1/16 12
12 7 3/4 10 1/2 10 7/16 13 1/4 13 3/16
13 8 7/16 11 7/16 11 3/8 14 7/16 14 3/8
14 9 1/8 12 3/8 12 5/16 15 5/8 15 9/16
15 9 13/16 13 5/16 13 1/4 16 13/16 16 3/4
16 10 1/2 14 1/4 14 3/16 18 17 15/16
17 11 3/16 15 3/16 15 1/8 19 3/16 19 1/8
18 11 7/8 16 1/8 16 1/16 20 3/8 20 5/16
19 12 9/16 17 1/16 17 21 9/16 21 1/2
20 13 1/4 18 17 15/16 22 3/4 22 11/16
21 13 15/16 18 15/16 18 7/8 23 15/16 23 7/8
22 14 5/8 19 7/8 19 13/16 25 1/8 26 1/16
23 15 5/16 20 13/16 20 3/4 26 5/16 26 1/4
24 16 21 3/4 21 11/16 27 1/2 27 7/16
25 16 11/16 22 11/16 22 5/8 28 11/16 28 5/8
26 17 3/8 23 5/8 23 9/16 29 7/8 29 13/16
27 18 1/16 24 9/16 24 1/2 31 1/16 31
28 18 3/4 25 1/2 25 7/16 32 1/4 32 3/16
29 19 7/16 26 7/16 26 3/8 33 7/16 33 3/8
30 20 1/8 27 3/8 27 5/16 34 5/8 34 9/16
31 20 13/16 28 5/16 28 1/4 35 13/16 35 3/4
32 21 1/2 29 1/4 29 3/16
33 22 3/16 30 3/16 30 1/8
34 22 7/8 31 1/8 31 1/16
35 23 9/16 32 1/16 32
36 24 1/4 33 32 15/16
37 33 15/16 33 7/8
38 34 7/8 34 13/16
39 35 13/16 35 3/4
Weight Chart (in pounds/square foot)
Bearing Bars Cross Bars Type 11W4 Type 19W4 Type 19W2 Type 15W4 Type 15W2
3/4 x 1/8 1/4 N/A 3.99 4.63 4.95 5.59

3/4 x 3/16 1/4 9.28 5.67 6.31 7.11 7.75
1 x 1/8 1/4 8.29 5.15 5.79 6.44 7.08
1 x 3/16 1/4 12.16 7.35 7.99 9.27 9.91
1-1/4 x 1/8 1/4 10.18 6.2 6.84 7.79 8.43
1-1/4 x 3/16 1/4 15.04 9.03 9.67 11.43 12.07
1-1/2 x 1/8 1/4 12.16 7.35 7.99 9.27 9.91
1-1/2 x 3/16 5/16 18.28 10.94 11.8 13.82 14.68
1-3/4 x 3/16 5/16 21.16 12.62 13.48 15.98 16.84
2 x 3/16 5/16 24.04 14.3 15.16 18.14 19
2-1/4 x 3/16 5/16 26.74 15.87 16.74 20.16 21.03
2-1/2 x 3/16 5/16 29.62 17.55 18.42 22.32 23.19
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Load Table for Steel Walkway Grating Type 19-W
Recom. Max. Span

Bearing Bar (in.) for 1/4"
Size (in.) Span in Inches
deflection under
Nominal Wt. (lbs.) 100 lb. Uniform Load
24" 30" 36" 42" 48" 54"

3/4 x 1/8" 42 U 355 227 158 116 89 70
3.99# Dc 0.099 0.155 0.223 0.304 0.397 0.503
C 355 284 237 203 178 158
Dc 0.079 0.124 0.179 0.243 0.318 0.402
3/4 x 3/16 46 U 533 341 237 174 133 105
5.67# Du 0.099 0.155 0.223 0.304 0.397 0.503
C 533 426 355 305 266 237
60" 66" 72"
Dc 0.079 0.124 0.179 0.243 0.318 0.402
1 x 1/8 51 U 632 404 281 206 158 125 101 84 70
5.15# Du 0.074 0.116 0.168 0.228 0.298 0.377 0.466 0.563 0.670
C 632 505 421 361 316 281 253 230 211
Dc 0.060 0.093 0.134 0.182 0.238 0.302 0.372 0.451 0.536
1 x 3/16 57 U 947 606 421 309 237 187 152 125 105
7.35# Du 0.074 0.116 0.168 0.228 0.298 0.377 0.466 0.563 0.670
C 947 758 632 541 474 421 379 344 316
78" 84"
Dc 0.060 0.093 0.134 0.182 0.238 0.302 0.372 0.451 0.536
1-1/4 x 1/8 61 U 987 632 439 322 247 195 158 130 110 93 81
6.20# Du 0.060 0.093 0.134 0.182 0.238 0.302 0.372 0.451 0.536 0.629 0.730
C 987 789 658 564 493 439 395 359 329 304 282
Dc 0.048 0.074 0.107 0.146 0.191 0.241 0.298 0.360 0.429 0.504 0.584
1-1/4 x 3/16 67 U 1480 947 658 483 370 292 237 196 164 140 121
9.03# Du 0.060 0.093 0.134 0.182 0.238 0.302 0.372 0.451 0.536 0.629 0.730
C 1480 1184 987 846 740 658 592 538 493 455 423
90" 96" 102" 108"
Dc 0.048 0.074 0.107 0.146 0.191 0.241 0.298 0.360 0.429 0.504 0.584
1-1/2 x 1/8 70 U 1421 909 632 464 355 281 227 188 158 135 116 101 89 79 70
7.35# Du 0.050 0.078 0.112 0.152 0.199 0.251 0.310 0.376 0.447 0.524 0.608 0.698 0.794 0.897 1.006
C 1421 1137 947 812 711 632 568 517 474 437 406 379 355 334 316
Dc 0.040 0.062 0.089 0.122 0.159 0.201 0.248 0.300 0.358 0.420 0.487 0.559 0.636 0.718 0.804
1-1/2 x 3/16 77 U 2132 1364 947 696 533 421 341 282 237 202 174 152 133 118 105
10.94# Du 0.050 0.078 0.112 0.152 0.199 0.251 0.310 0.376 0.447 0.524 0.608 0.698 0.794 0.897 1.006
C 2132 1705 1421 1218 1066 947 853 775 711 656 609 568 533 502 474
Dc 0.040 0.062 0.089 0.122 0.159 0.201 0.248 0.300 0.358 0.420 0.487 0.559 0.636 0.718 0.804
1-3/4 x 3/16 87 U 2901 1857 1289 947 725 573 464 384 322 275 237 206 181 161 143
12.62# Du 0.043 0.067 0.096 0.130 0.170 0.215 0.266 0.322 0.383 0.450 0.521 0.599 0.681 0.769 0.862
C 2901 2321 1934 1658 1451 1289 1161 1055 967 893 829 774 725 683 645
Dc 0.034 0.053 0.077 0.104 0.136 0.172 0.213 0.257 0.306 0.360 0.417 0.479 0.545 0.615 0.689
2 x 3/16 96 U 3789 2425 1684 1237 947 749 606 501 421 359 309 269 237 210 187
14.30# Du 0.037 0.058 0.084 0.114 0.149 0.189 0.233 0.282 0.335 0.393 0.456 0.524 0.596 0.673 0.754
C 3789 3032 2526 2165 1895 1684 1516 1378 1263 1166 1083 1011 947 892 842
Dc 0.030 0.047 0.067 0.091 0.119 0.151 0.186 0.225 0.268 0.315 0.365 0.419 0.477 0.538 0.603
2-1/4 x 3/16 105 U 4796 3069 2132 1566 1199 947 767 634 533 454 392 341 300 266 237
15.87# Du 0.033 0.052 0.074 0.101 0.132 0.168 0.207 0.250 0.298 0.350 0.406 0.466 0.530 0.598 0.67
C 4796 3837 3197 2741 2398 2132 1918 1744 1599 1476 1370 1279 1199 1128 1066
Dc 0.026 0.041 0.060 0.081 0.106 0.134 0.166 0.200 0.238 0.280 0.324 0.372 0.424 0.478 0.536
2-1/2 x 3/16 113 U 5921 3789 2632 1933 1480 1170 947 783 658 561 483 421 370 328 292
17.55# Du 0.030 0.047 0.067 0.091 0.119 0.151 0.186 0.225 0.268 0.315 0.365 0.419 0.477 0.538 0.603
C 5921 4737 3947 3383 2961 2632 2368 2153 1974 1822 1692 1579 1480 1393 1316
Dc 0.024 0.037 0.054 0.073 0.095 0.121 0.149 0.180 0.215 0.252 0.292 0.335 0.381 0.431 0.483
To obtain equivalent load for 15W grating, multiply by 1.27.
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Load Table for Welded Stainless Steel Walkway Grating Type 19-W
Recom. Max. Span
Bearing Bar (in.) for 1/4"
deflection under
Nominal Wt. (lbs.) 100 lb. Uniform Load
24" 30" 36" 42" 48" 54"

3/4 x 1/8" 41 U 395 253 175 129 99 78
3.99# Dc 0.114 0.179 0.257 0.350 0.457 0.579
C 395 316 263 226 197 175
Dc 0.091 0.143 0.206 0.280 0.366 0.463
3/4 x 3/16" 46 U 592 379 263 193 148 117
5.67# Du 0.114 0.179 0.257 0.350 0.457 0.579
C 592 474 395 338 296 263
60" 66" 72"
Dc 0.091 0.143 0.206 0.280 0.366 0.463
1 x 1/8" 51 U 702 449 312 229 175 139 112 93 78
5.15# Du 0.086 0.134 0.193 0.263 0.343 0.434 0.536 0.648 0.771
C 702 561 468 401 351 312 281 255 234
Dc 0.069 0.107 0.154 0.210 0.274 0.347 0.429 0.519 0.617
1 x 3/16" 56 U 1053 674 468 344 263 208 168 139 117
7.35# Du 0.086 0.134 0.193 0.263 0.343 0.434 0.536 0.648 0.771
C 1053 842 702 602 526 468 421 383 351
78" 84"
Dc 0.069 0.107 0.154 0.210 0.274 0.347 0.429 0.519 0.617
1-1/4 x 1/8" 60 U 1096 702 487 358 274 217 175 145 122 104 90
6.20# Du 0.069 0.107 0.154 0.210 0.274 0.347 0.429 0.519 0.617 0.724 0.840
C 1096 877 731 627 548 487 439 399 365 337 313
Dc 0.055 0.086 0.123 0.168 0.219 0.278 0.343 0.415 0.494 0.579 0.672
1-1/4 x 3/16" 67 U 1645 1053 731 537 411 325 263 217 183 156 134
9.03# Du 0.069 0.107 0.154 0.210 0.274 0.347 0.429 0.519 0.617 0.724 0.840
C 1645 1316 1096 940 822 731 658 598 548 506 470
90" 96" 102" 108"
Dc 0.055 0.086 0.123 0.168 0.219 0.278 0.343 0.415 0.494 0.579 0.672
1-1/2 x 1/8" 69 U 1579 1011 702 516 395 312 253 209 175 149 129 112 99 87 78
7.35# Du 0.057 0.089 0.129 0.175 0.229 0.289 0.357 0.432 0.514 0.604 0.700 0.804 0.914 1.032 1.157
C 1579 1263 1053 902 789 702 632 574 526 486 451 421 395 372 351
Dc 0.046 0.071 0.103 0.140 0.183 0.231 0.286 0.346 0.411 0.483 0.560 0.643 0.731 0.826 0.926
1-1/2 x 3/16" 77 U 2368 1516 1053 773 592 468 379 313 263 224 193 168 148 131 117
10.94# Du 0.057 0.089 0.129 0.175 0.229 0.289 0.357 0.432 0.514 0.604 0.700 0.804 0.914 1.032 1.157
C 2368 1895 1579 1353 1184 1053 947 861 789 729 677 632 592 557 526
Dc 0.046 0.071 0.103 0.140 0.183 0.231 0.286 0.346 0.411 0.483 0.560 0.643 0.731 0.826 0.926
1-3/4 x 3/16" 86 U 3224 2063 1433 1053 806 637 516 426 358 305 263 229 201 178 159
12.62# Du 0.049 0.077 0.110 0.150 0.196 0.248 0.306 0.370 0.441 0.517 0.600 0.689 0.784 0.885 0.992
C 3224 2579 2149 1842 1612 1433 1289 1172 1075 992 921 860 806 759 716
Dc 0.039 0.061 0.088 0.120 0.157 0.198 0.245 0.296 0.353 0.414 0.480 0.551 0.627 0.708 0.793
2 x 3/16" 95 U 4211 2695 1871 1375 1053 832 674 557 468 399 344 299 263 233 208
14.30# Du 0.043 0.067 0.096 0.131 0.171 0.217 0.268 0.324 0.386 0.453 0.525 0.603 0.686 0.774 0.868
C 4211 3368 2807 2406 2105 1871 1684 1531 1404 1296 1203 1123 1053 991 936
Dc 0.034 0.054 0.077 0.105 0.137 0.174 0.214 0.259 0.309 0.362 0.420 0.482 0.549 0.619 0.694
2-1/4 x 3/16" 104 U 5329 3411 2368 1740 1332 1053 853 705 592 505 435 379 333 295 263
15.87# Du 0.038 0.060 0.086 0.117 0.152 0.193 0.238 0.288 0.343 0.402 0.467 0.536 0.610 0.688 0.771
C 5329 4263 3553 3045 2664 2368 2132 1938 1776 1640 1523 1421 1332 1254 1184
Dc 0.030 0.048 0.069 0.093 0.122 0.154 0.190 0.230 0.274 0.322 0.373 0.429 0.488 0.550 0.617
2-1/2 x 3/16" 112 U 6579 4211 2924 2148 1645 1300 1053 870 731 623 537 468 411 364 325
17.55# Du 0.034 0.054 0.077 0.105 0.137 0.174 0.214 0.259 0.309 0.362 0.420 0.482 0.549 0.619 0.694
C 6579 5263 4386 3759 3289 2924 2632 2392 2193 2024 1880 1754 1645 1548 1462
Dc 0.027 0.043 0.062 0.084 0.110 0.139 0.171 0.207 0.247 0.290 0.336 0.386 0.439 0.495 0.555
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Load Tables for Aluminum Walkway Grating 19-P
Recom. Max. Span
Bearing Bar
(in.) for 1/4"
deflection under
Nominal Wt. (lbs.)
100 lb. Uniform Load
24" 30" 36" 42" 48" 54"
1 x 1/8" 39 U 421 269 187 137 105 83
2# Dc 0.144 0.225 0.324 0.441 0.576 0.729
C 421 337 281 241 211 187
Dc 0.115 0.180 0.259 0.353 0.461 0.583
1 x 3/16" 44 U 632 404 281 206 158 125
or 1" I-bar Du 0.144 0.225 0.324 0.441 0.576 0.729
3# C 632 505 421 361 316 281
Dc 0.115 0.180 0.259 0.353 0.461 0.583
60" 66" 72"
1 x 1/4" 47 U 842 539 374 275 211 166 135 111 94
4# Du 0.144 0.225 0.324 0.441 0.576 0.729 0.900 1.089 1.296
C 842 674 561 481 421 374 337 306 281
Dc 0.115 0.180 0.259 0.353 0.461 0.583 0.720 0.871 1.037
1-1/4 x 1/8" 47 U 658 421 292 215 164 130 105 87 73
3# Du 0.115 0.180 0.259 0.353 0.461 0.583 0.720 0.871 1.037
C 658 526 439 376 329 292 263 239 219
Dc 0.092 0.144 0.207 0.282 0.369 0.467 0.576 0.697 0.829
78" 84"
1-1/4 x 3/16" 52 U 987 632 439 322 247 195 158 130 110 93 81
or 1-1/4" I-bar Du 0.115 0.180 0.259 0.353 0.461 0.583 0.720 0.871 1.037 1.217 1.411
4# C 987 789 658 564 493 439 395 359 329 304 282
Dc 0.092 0.144 0.207 0.282 0.369 0.467 0.576 0.697 0.829 0.973 1.129
1-1/4 x 1/4" 55 U 1316 842 585 430 329 260 211 174 146 125 107
5# Du 0.115 0.180 0.259 0.353 0.461 0.583 0.720 0.871 1.037 1.217 1.411
C 1316 1053 877 752 658 585 526 478 439 405 376
90" 96" 102" 108"
Dc 0.092 0.144 0.207 0.282 0.369 0.467 0.576 0.697 0.829 0.973 1.129
1-1/2 x 1/8" 53 U 947 606 421 309 237 187 152 125 105 90 77 67 59 52 47
3# Du 0.096 0.150 0.216 0.294 0.384 0.486 0.600 0.726 0.864 1.104 1.176 1.350 1.536 1.734 1.944
C 947 758 632 541 474 421 379 344 316 291 271 253 237 223 211
Dc 0.077 0.120 0.173 0.235 0.307 0.389 0.480 0.581 0.691 0.811 0.941 1.080 1.229 1.387 1.555
1-1/2 x 3/16" 59 U 1421 909 632 464 355 281 227 188 158 135 116 101 89 79 70
or 1-1/2 I-bar Du 0.096 0.150 0.216 0.294 0.384 0.486 0.600 0.726 0.864 1.014 1.176 1.350 1.536 1.734 1.944
4# C 1421 1137 947 812 711 632 568 517 474 437 406 379 355 334 316
Dc 0.077 0.120 0.173 0.235 0.307 0.389 0.480 0.581 0.691 0.811 0.941 1.080 1.229 1.387 1.555
1-1/2 x 1/4" 64 U 1895 1213 842 619 474 374 303 251 211 179 155 135 118 105 94
5# Du 0.096 0.150 0.216 0.294 0.384 0.486 0.600 0.726 0.864 1.014 1.176 1.350 1.536 1.734 1.944
C 1895 1516 1263 1083 947 842 758 689 632 583 541 505 474 446 421
Dc 0.077 0.120 0.173 0.235 0.307 0.389 0.480 0.581 0.691 0.811 0.941 1.080 1.229 1.387 1.555
1-3/4 x 3/16" 66 U 1934 1238 860 632 484 382 309 256 215 183 158 138 121 107 96
or 1-3/4" I-bar Du 0.082 0.129 0.185 0.252 0.329 0.417 0.514 0.622 0.741 0.869 1.008 1.157 1.317 1.486 1.666
5# C 1934 1547 1289 1105 967 860 774 703 645 595 553 516 484 455 430
Dc 0.066 0.103 0.148 0.202 0.263 0.333 0.411 0.498 0.592 0.695 0.806 0.926 1.053 1.189 1.333
1-3/4 x 1/4" 71 U 2579 1651 1146 842 645 509 413 341 287 244 211 183 161 143 127
6# Du 0.082 0.129 0.185 0.252 0.329 0.417 0.514 0.622 0.741 0.869 1.008 1.157 1.317 1.486 1.666
C 2579 2063 1719 1474 1289 1146 1032 938 860 794 737 688 645 607 573
Dc 0.066 0.103 0.148 0.202 0.263 0.333 0.411 0.498 0.592 0.695 0.806 0.926 1.053 1.189 1.333
2 x 3/16" 73 U 2526 1617 1123 825 632 499 404 334 281 239 206 180 158 140 125
or 2" I-bar Du 0.072 0.113 0.162 0.221 0.288 0.365 0.450 0.545 0.648 0.761 0.882 1.013 1.152 1.301 1.458
5# C 2526 2021 1684 1444 1263 1123 1011 919 842 777 722 674 632 594 561
Dc 0.058 0.090 0.130 0.176 0.230 0.292 0.360 0.436 0.518 0.608 0.706 0.810 0.922 1.040 1.166
2 x 1/4" 79 U 3368 2156 1497 1100 842 665 539 445 374 319 275 240 211 186 166
7# Du 0.072 0.113 0.162 0.221 0.288 0.365 0.450 0.545 0.648 0.761 0.882 1.013 1.152 1.301 1.458
C 3368 2695 2246 1925 1684 1497 1347 1225 1123 1036 962 898 842 793 749
Dc 0.058 0.090 0.130 0.176 0.230 0.292 0.360 0.436 0.518 0.608 0.706 0.810 0.922 1.040 1.166
2-1/4 x 3/16" 80 U 3197 2046 1421 1044 799 632 512 423 355 303 261 227 200 177 158
or 2-1/4" I-bar Du 0.064 0.100 0.144 0.196 0.256 0.324 0.400 0.484 0.576 0.676 0.784 0.900 1.024 1.156 1.296
6# C 3197 2558 2132 1827 1599 1421 1279 1163 1066 984 914 853 799 752 711
Dc 0.051 0.080 0.115 0.157 0.205 0.259 0.320 0.387 0.461 0.541 0.627 0.720 0.819 0.925 1.037
2-1/4 x 1/4" 86 U 4263 2728 1895 1392 1066 842 682 564 474 404 348 303 266 236 211
8# Du 0.064 0.100 0.144 0.196 0.256 0.324 0.400 0.484 0.576 0.676 0.784 0.900 1.024 1.156 1.296
C 4263 3411 2842 2436 2132 1895 1705 1550 1421 1312 1218 1137 1066 1003 947
Dc 0.051 0.080 0.115 0.157 0.205 0.259 0.320 0.387 0.461 0.541 0.627 0.720 0.819 0.925 1.037
2-1/2 x 3/16 87 U 3947 2526 1754 1289 987 780 632 522 439 374 322 281 247 219 195
or 2-1/2" I-bar Du 0.058 0.090 0.130 0.176 0.230 0.292 0.360 0.436 0.518 0.608 0.706 0.810 0.922 1.040 1.166
7# C 3947 3158 2632 2256 1974 1754 1579 1435 1316 1215 1128 1053 987 929 877
Dc 0.046 0.072 0.104 0.141 0.184 0.233 0.288 0.348 0.415 0.487 0.564 0.648 0.737 0.832 0.933
2-1/2 x 1/4" 93 U 5263 3368 2339 1719 1316 1040 842 696 585 498 430 374 329 291 260
9# Du 0.058 0.090 0.130 0.176 0.230 0.292 0.360 0.436 0.518 0.608 0.706 0.810 0.922 1.040 1.166
C 5263 4211 3509 3008 2632 2339 2105 1914 1754 1619 1504 1404 1316 1238 1170
Dc 0.046 0.072 0.104 0.141 0.184 0.233 0.288 0.348 0.415 0.487 0.564 0.648 0.737 0.832 0.933
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Walkway Grating
Manufacturing Tolerances
All dimensions given are maximum permissible tolerances.

1/8
WIDTH (W) overall ± 1/4" 12
o.c. ± 1/32" Cross bar

1/8" 1/8"
shall not var y
more than 1/8
in 12 in either
direction from
perpendicular
alignment with
bearing bars.
±1/4" o-c end cross bars in 5'0" length

" cross bar alignment and spacing
/4
=1
1/16"
D
=D
SPAN ± 1/4"
D1
cross bars
bearing bars
cross bar location
D and D' are
overall diagonal
dimensions
W and W' are

overall lengths
of cross bars at bearing bars
opposite ends
of panel.
W1 ± W = 1/4"
overall dimensions and squareness

transverse bow
12
bearing bar lean
1-1/4
1/200 of span bearing bars
12
longitudinal bow
cross bar lean 2-1/2
Stair Tread Tolerances

WIDTH ± 1/8"
12
carrier plate lean 1/2
1/16" ± 1/16"
LENGTH = 0" – 1/8"
overall dimensions
NOTE: Length of tread is distance between outer faces
of carrier plates or back-to-back of carrier angles.
carrier angle overrun
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Walkway Grating
Standard Installation Clearances
SPAN
(direction of bearing bars)
1/4" 1/4"
panel span panel span
bearing bearing
bars bars
panel width
1/4"
1/4"
1/4" clearance
panel width
between ends
of cross bars bearing bearing
on rectangular bars bars
grating.
3/8" *
*
bearing bearing
bars bars
min. clearance
equal to support 1/2"
angle thickness
Clearances shown are recommended, but vary in accordance with
dimensional tolerances shown on page 30. bearing
bearing
bars bars
Cutouts for circular obstructions are recommended to be at
least 2 in. larger in diameter than the obstruction. It is further
recommended that cutouts for all piping 4 in. or less in diameter *This dimension varies due to bearing bar
spacing but will not exceed bearing bar spacing.
be made in the field.
As shown in the drawing at left, all rectangular cutouts are made to

the next bearing bar beyond the penetration with a clearance not
to exceed bearing bar spacing.
specified
cutout – 4" x 6"
actual
cutout – 5 3/4" x 6"
bearing bar spacing-1 3/16"
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Walkway Grating
All gratings are to be firmly anchored to their supports by positive means.
Anchoring Details
one weld in middle

of panel at each
intermediate suppor t 3/16" 3/4" 1 Welded Anchorage
(in field by others)
Recommended for all permanently

installed gratings.
Welds at ends of bearing

bar approximately 6 in.
3/16" 3/4" from each side of panel
bearing bars
2 Saddle Clips
Available in steel, stainless steel
and aluminum (it is sometimes
necessary to cut cross bars during
installation for fastener clearance.)
Used for installations where

grating is subject to removal.
Will be in same location as welds
in 1 unless otherwise specified.
Clips are available from
grating manufacturer. Other
Fasteners are 1/4 in. diameter.
fastening accessories are
available upon request
3 Weld Lugs
shop welded to bearing bars —
must be specified when ordering
Used for installations where

grating is subject to removal.
Will be in same location as welds
in 1 unless otherwise specified.
Fasteners are 1/4 in. diameter.
Lugs are available from

grating manufacturer. Bolts
and other fastening
accessories are available
upon request.
4 Other Types mechanical friction anchors which can be installed without

requiring access to the underside of the grating and which
Other types of anchors which have been appropriately eliminate field welding and/or drilling. These anchors are
tested and have demonstrated satisfactory performance removable and may be used where gratings are subject to
may be used also. Included in other types are top-mounting frequent removal.
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Walkway Grating
Welding Standards
The welding standards shown here apply to those gratings and treads STANDARD MBG 533 “Welding Specifications for Fabrication of Steel,
having a clear opening of not less than 5/8 in. between bearing bars Aluminum and Stainless Steel Bar Grating” for welding specifications
and those galvanized as per Specifications, page 23. See NAAMM and certification of welders.
Toe Plates
depth of toe plate to be in multiples of 1/2
in. with a maximum of a + d and a minimum
of 4 in. recommended for “a” dimension. at each bearing bar for
load-carr ying toe plates
t
toe
toe plate 3/4" plate
5" = o.c. for
toe plate
a 1/8" 1-12 1/8" 3/4"
bearing bars bearing bars
t = bearing bar thickness d = bearing bar depth
Banding
at each bearing bar for
t load-carr ying band
d 1/4"
5" = o.c. for trim bands

and trench gratings
1/8" 3/4"
band band
bearing bars bearing bars
standard trim band load banding

(must be specified)
Stair Treads
1/8" 1/8"
carrier carrier
plate angle
1/8" 5" 1/8"
1/8" 1/8"
1/8" 1" at mid-span* 1/8" 1" at mid-span*
When carrier plates are used, the bearing bars in the front On treads over 9-3/4 in. wide, weld end of center bar also.
five inches plus the nosing shall be welded to the carrier *Treads spanning 4 ft. or more shall have two welds, located at
the third points.
plate as shown.
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Walkway Grating
Laurel Steel Stair Treads
Laurel Steel stair treads fabricated from electro-forged steel walkway grating can be supplied with either steel checkered plate nosing,
or a cast aluminum abrasive nosing. If steel treads are to be galvanized, the aluminum nosing is bolted to the tread after hot dip galvanizing.
All aluminum treads receive a corrugated nosing.
The dimensions and details shown on the following pages apply to all Laurel Steel treads.
Checker Plate Nosing (Steel)
Cast Aluminum Abrasive Nosing
Corrugated Nosing (Aluminum only)
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Walkway Grating
Tread Dimensions and Recommended Details
tread width
nosing 7/16" ∅ holes in stringer

B
1 1/8" A RUN
7/16" slot
carrier plate
7/16" ∅ hole
2-1/2" x 1/8" minimum
tread with carrier plate detail 1/2" (min)

RISE
TREAD with carrier angles available. Consult

Laurel Steel for details.
RISE
top of platform
or finished floor
Dimension A in tread with carrier plate
detail. (inches)
tread
tread
WIDTH
Nominal Tread Width
(approximate)** Dimension NOTE: Tread width should always be greater than tread run by 1/2 in. minimum.
Bearing Bar Centers A
Dimension B in tread with carrier plate
1 3/16 15/16 detail. (inches)
6 1/4 6 2 1/2 Grating

7 1/4 7 4 1/2
Dimension B
Depth
8 1/2 9 4 1/2
3/4 to 1-1/4 1-3/4
9 3/4 10 7
1-1/2 and up 2-1/4
11 10 3/4 7
12 11 3/4 7 aluminum is usually 2-1/4 regardless of depth
**Consult manufacturer for exact dimension.
Recommended Bearing Bar Sizes
Steel Treads
Bearing Bar Size Maximum Tread Length*

inch @ 1 3/16 o.c. @ 15/16 o.c.
Plain Serrated Plain Serrated

3/4 x 3/16 2' - 4" — 2' - 8" —
1 x 3/16 3' - 5" 2' - 10" 4' - 0" 3' - 4"
1 1/4 x 3/16 4' - 8" 4' - 2" 5' - 1" 4' - 6"
1 1/2 x 3/16 5'- 6" 5' - 3" 5' - 6" 5' - 6"
NOTE: When tread length exceeds 5' - 6", design tread for 300 lb.concentrated loads at one-third points.
Aluminum Treads
Rectangular Bars I Bars
Bearing Bar Size Maximum Tread Length* Bearing

inch @ 1 3/16 o.c. @ 15/16 o.c. Bar Size Maximum Tread Length*
inch
Plain Serrated Plain Serrated @ 1 3/16 o.c. @ 15/16 o.c.
1 x 3/16 2' - 4" — 2' - 6" — 1I 2' - 4" 2' - 6"
1 1/4 x 3/16 2' - 10" 2' - 7" 3' - 1" 2' - 9" 1 1/4 I 2' - 10" 3' - 1"
1 1/2 x 3/16 3' - 6" 3' - 2" 3' - 10" 3' - 6" 1 1/2 I 3' - 6" 3' - 10"
1 3/4 x 3/16 4' - 3" 3' - 10" 4' - 8" 4' - 3" 1 3/4 I 4' - 3" 4' - 8"
*Maximum tread length based on 300 lb.concentrated load on front 5 in. of tread at center of tread length and
deflection limitation of 1/240 of length. For maximum length under other loadings, consult the manufacturer.
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Expanded Metal
Complementing Laurel Steel’s Heavy-Duty

and Walkway Grating product offerings is
terminology
Expanded Metal. Used extensively in
STYLE DIMENSION - Nominal dimension Short
industrial settings to enclose machinery Long Way of Design Way of Design (SWD)
and protect personnel, it is also an LWD DESIGN SIZE - Actual dimension SWD and
LWO
extremely lightweight option for supporting LWD. Measured from a point to a corresponding
point on the following design.
certain pedestrian and light machinery
SWO- Short Way of Opening.
loads. Its familiar diamond-shaped pattern SWD
SWO LWO - Long Way of Opening.
Shor t Way
is also used in situations requiring a
of Design
STRANDS - The sides of design.
decorative appearance.
STRAND THICKNESS - Gauge thickness of
Expanded metal is made from a process metal expanded.
Strand Thickness
Strand Width
that begins with a solid plate, which is then STRAND WIDTH - Amount of metal fed under
dies to produce one strand.
‘slit’ by a series of dies to create diamond
patterns of varying configurations. The
resulting product is lightweight and easy to
fabricate on-site. Laurel Steel stocks all of
the common patterns and sheet sizes for
immediate delivery. The Design Tables on
pages 37 to 40 describe the available
shearing tolerances
patterns, sizes, materials and sheet sizes
BOND - Where two strands intersect.
typically stocked. Call for availability. Random Sheared
Eliminate sprongs or jagged edges.
TOLERANCE - Minus 0 plus 1/2 the design
size, either SWD or LWD.
RANDOM - This type of shearing leaves

prongs or jagged edges.
TOLERANCE ± 1/4"
Bonds Bonds Sheared
GRATING: ± 1/4"
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Expanded Metal
Stainless #304 and #316 1/2 - 1-1/2" Diamond
Pounds Standard Sheet Overall (%)

Design Size Opening Size Strand Size Number of Designs
Style per Size
(Inches) (Inches) (Inches)
Thickness
per foot
Open
100 SF (feet) (Inches) Area
Plain Width Length SWD LWD SWO LWO Width Thickness SWD LWD
SWD LWD
standard*
1/2" - # 18 73 4 8 0.500 1.20 0.437 0.937 0.087 0.050 0.164 24 10 70
1/2" - # 16 91 4 8 0.500 1.20 0.437 0.937 0.087 0.062 0.164 24 10 70
1/2" - # 13 187 4 8 0.500 1.20 0.325 0.875 0.119 0.093 0.225 24 10 70
3/4" - # 18 48 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.812 1.750 0.106 0.050 0.202 13 6 85
3/4 - # 16 60 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.812 1.750 0.106 0.062 0.202 13 6 83
3/4 - # 13 91 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.750 1.687 0.107 0.093 0.202 13 6 80
3/4" - # 9 (10 ga.) 205 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.687 1.562 0.160 0.140 0.300 13 6 67
1-1/2" - # 16 45 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.250 2.750 0.115 0.062 0.222 9 4 85
1-1/2" - # 13 68 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.250 2.625 0.115 0.093 0.222 9 4 83
1-1/2" - # 9 (10 ga.) 137 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.250 2.500 0.155 0.140 0.280 9 4 77
*Above material conforms to Militar y Specifications MIL-S-46044A (MR) Type I.
flattened**
1/2" - # 18 69 4 8 0.500 1.26 0.312 1.000 0.098 0.040 0.040 24 9.5 60
1/2" - # 16 86 4 8 0.500 1.26 0.312 1.000 0.099 0.050 0.050 24 9.5 60
1/2" - # 13 178 4 8 0.500 1.26 0.240 0.915 0.132 0.080 0.080 24 9.5 57
3/4" - # 18 46 4 8 0.923 2.10 0.750 1.812 0.118 0.040 0.040 13 5.7 75
3/4 - # 16 57 4 8 0.923 2.10 0.750 1.812 0.118 0.050 0.050 13 5.7 75
3/4 - # 13 86 4 8 0.923 2.10 0.625 1.750 0.120 0.070 0.070 13 5.7 75
3/4" - # 9 (10 ga.) 195 4 8 0.923 2.10 0.562 1.687 0.165 0.119 0.119 13 5.7 61
1-1/2" - # 16 43 4 8 1.33 3.15 1.062 2.750 0.128 0.050 0.050 9 3.8 80
1-1/2" - # 13 65 4 8 1.33 3.15 1.000 2.625 0.130 0.079 0.079 9 3.8 80
1-1/2" - # 9 (10 ga.) 131 4 8 1.33 3.15 0.937 2.625 0.165 0.119 0.119 9 3.8 75
**Above material conforms to Militar y Specifications MIL-S-46044A (MR) Type II.
Aluminum 5005 H-34 1/2 - 1-1/2" Diamond

Style per Size
Thickness
per foot
Open
Plain Width Length SWD LWD SWO LWO Width Thickness SWD LWD
SWD LWD
standard*
1/2" - .051 27 4 8 0.500 1.20 0.375 0.937 0.093 0.051 0.158 24 10 65
1/2" - .081 44 4 8 0.500 1.20 0.375 0.937 0.096 0.081 0.186 24 10 60
3/4" - .051 17 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.812 1.750 0.109 0.051 0.200 13 6 78
3/4" - 081 (Lt.) 32 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.750 1.680 0.129 0.081 0.220 13 6 76
3/4" - .081 (Hvy.) 41 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.750 1.680 0.165 0.081 0.300 13 6 69
3/4" - .125 65 4 8 0.923 2.00 0.687 1.680 0.169 0.125 0.305 13 6 68
1-1/2" - .081 22 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.187 2.500 0.128 0.081 0.240 9 4 85
1-1/2" - .125 43 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.187 2.500 0.162 0.125 0.300 9 4 79
*Above material conforms to Militar y Specifications MIL-M-17999B Class I. Weights, gauges , dimensions and sizes are subject to mill tolerances.
flattened**
1/2" - .051 26 4 8 0.500 1.27 0.312 1.000 0.104 0.040 0.040 24 9.50 61
1/2" - .081 42 4 8 0.500 1.27 0.312 1.000 0.105 0.060 0.060 24 9.50 58
3/4" - .051 16 4 8 0.923 2.125 0.750 1.812 0.122 0.040 0.040 13 5.66 72
3/4" - 081 (Lt.) 30 4 8 0.923 2.125 0.687 1.750 0.143 0.070 0.070 13 5.66 70
3/4" - .081 (Hvy.) 39 4 8 0.923 2.125 0.687 1.750 0.181 0.070 0.070 13 5.66 63
3/4" - .125 62 4 8 0.923 2.125 0.625 1.750 0.187 0.095 0.095 13 5.66 62
1-1/2" - .081 21 4 8 1.33 3.15 1.062 2.750 0.143 0.055 0.055 9 3.80 77
1-1/2" - .125 41 4 8 1.33 3.15 1.000 2.750 0.181 0.080 0.080 9 3.80 70
**Above material conforms to Militar y Specifications MIL-M-17999B Class II. Weights, gauges , dimensions and sizes are subject to mill tolerances.
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Expanded Metal
Standard
Carbon Steel

Style per Size
Thickness
per foot
Open
Plain Galv. Width Length SWD LWD SWO LWO Width Thickness SWD LWD
SWD LWD
1/4" - # 20 86 4 8 0.250 1.00 0.125 0.718 0.072 0.036 0.135 48 12 45
1/4" - # 18 114 4 8 0.250 1.00 0.110 0.718 0.072 0.048 0.147 48 12 43
1/2" - # 20 43 4 8 0.500 1.20 0.438 0.938 0.072 0.036 0.140 24 10 80
1/2" - # 18 70 88 4&6 8 & 10 0.500 1.20 0.438 0.938 0.088 0.048 0.172 24 10 72
1/2" - # 16 86 104 4&6 8 & 10 0.500 1.20 0.375 0.938 0.087 0.060 0.175 24 10 65
1/2" - # 13 147 174 4&6 8 & 10 0.500 1.20 0.312 0.938 0.096 0.092 0.204 24 10 57
3/4" - # 16 54 61 4&6 8 & 10 0.923 2.00 0.813 1.750 0.101 0.060 0.210 13 6 78
3/4" - # 13 80 94 4&6 8 & 10 0.923 2.00 0.750 1.688 0.096 0.092 0.205 13 6 76
3/4" - # 10 (13 ga.) 120 134 4&6 8 & 10 0.923 2.00 0.750 1.625 0.144 0.092 0.290 13 6 72
3/4" - # 9 (10 ga.) 180 198 4&6 8 & 10 0.923 2.00 0.688 1.562 0.150 0.134 0.312 13 6 68
1" - # 16 44 51 4 8 1.00 2.40 0.938 2.062 0.087 0.060 0.192 12 5 82
1-1/2" - # 18 20 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.313 2.625 0.068 0.048 0.140 9 4 90
1-1/2" - # 16 40 48 4 8 1.33 3.00 1.250 2.625 0.108 0.060 0.230 9 4 85
1-1/2" - # 13 60 68 4&6 8 & 10 1.33 3.00 1.188 2.500 0.105 0.092 0.242 9 4 85
1-1/2" - # 10 (13 ga.) 79 90 4&6 8 & 10 1.33 3.00 1.188 2.500 0.138 0.092 0.284 9 4 80
1-1/2" - # 9 (10 ga.) 120 144 4&6 8 & 10 1.33 3.00 1.125 2.375 0.144 0.134 0.312 9 4 76
1-1/2" - # 6 (6 ga.) 250 275 4&6 8 & 10 1.33 3.00 1.110 2.313 0.203 0.198 0.433 9 4 69
2" - # 10 (13 ga.) 68 81 4 8 1.85 4.00 1.625 3.438 0.164 0.092 0.327 6.5 3 82
2" - # 9 (10 ga.) 90 99 4 8 1.85 4.00 1.563 3.375 0.149 0.134 0.312 6.5 3 84
Above material conforms to Militar y Specification MIL-M-17194C Type I Class I
1/4" #18 Std. Mesh 1 1/2" #9 Std. Mesh
1/2 # 16 Std. Mesh 3/4" #13 Std. Mesh
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Expanded Metal
Flattened
Carbon Steel
Pounds Overall (%)

Standard Sheet Size Design Size Opening Size Strand Size Number of Designs
Style per
(feet) (Inches) (Inches) (Inches)
Thickness
per foot
Open
100 SF (Inches) Area
Plain Galv. Width Length SWD LWD SWO LWO Width Thickness SWD LWD
SWD LWD
1/4" - #20 82 4&6 8 0.250 1.05 0.084 0.715 0.079 0.030 0.030 48 11.600 35
1/4" - #18 108 4&6 8 0.250 1.05 0.075 0.715 0.080 0.040 0.040 48 11.600 35
1/2" - #20 40 51 4&6 8 0.500 1.25 0.375 1.000 0.079 0.029 0.029 24 9.500 65
1/2" - #18 66 83 4&6 8 & 10 0.500 1.25 0.312 1.000 0.097 0.039 0.039 24 9.500 60
1/2" - #16 82 98 4&6 8 & 10 0.500 1.25 0.312 1.000 0.096 0.050 0.050 24 9.500 63
1/2" - #13 140 161 4&6 8 & 10 0.500 1.25 0.265 1.000 0.107 0.070 0.070 24 9.500 52
3/4" - #16 51 57 4&6 8 & 10 0.923 2.10 0.750 1.750 0.111 0.048 0.048 13 5.700 74
3/4" - #14 63 74 4&6 8 & 10 0.923 2.10 0.688 1.813 0.105 0.061 0.061 13 5.700 74
3/4 - #13 75 88 4&6 8, 10 & 12 0.923 2.10 0.688 1.781 0.106 0.070 0.070 13 5.700 74
3/4" - #10 (13 ga.) 114 128 4 8 0.923 2.10 0.637 1.755 0.160 0.070 0.070 13 5.700 68
3/4" - #9 (10 ga.) 171 188 4&6 8, 10 & 12 0.923 2.10 0.563 1.688 0.165 0.120 0.120 13 5.700 63
1" - #16 41 50 4&6 8 1.000 2.50 0.813 2.250 0.098 0.050 0.050 12 4.684 78
1-1/2" - #16 38 46 4&6 8 1.330 3.20 1.062 2.750 0.119 0.048 0.048 9 3.750 83
1-1/2" - #14 46 54 4&6 8 1.330 3.20 1.062 2.750 0.134 0.060 0.060 9 3.750 80
1-1/2" - #13 57 66 4&6 8 & 10 1.330 3.20 1.062 2.750 0.116 0.070 0.070 9 3.750 80
1-1/2" - #9 (10 ga.) 114 125 4&6 8, 10 & 12 1.330 3.20 1.000 2.563 0.158 0.110 0.110 9 3.750 75
Above material conforms to Militar y Specification MIL-M-17194C Type II Class I
1/4" #18 Flat Mesh 3/4" #13 Flat Mesh
1/2" #16 Flat Mesh 1-1/2" #9 Flat Mesh
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Expanded Grating Data
Carbon Steel Expanded Grating
Standard Sheet Size Overall (%)

Pounds per (feet) Design Size Opening Size Thickness Open
Size SF Width Length (Inches) (Inches) Width (Inches) Area
Plain Galv. Wt. SWD LWD SWD LWD SWO LWO Thickness SWD LWD
3.0 lbs. 3 3.15 4&6 8, 10 & 12 1.33 5.33 0.940 3.440 0.264 0.183 9.540 9 2.25 60
3.14 lbs. 3.14 3.30 4, 5, & 6 8 & 10 2.00 6.00 1.625 4.880 0.312 0.250 6.656 6 2.00 69
4.0 lbs. 4 4.18 4, 5, & 6 8 & 10 1.33 5.33 0.940 3.440 0.300 0.215 9.618 9 2.25 55
4.27 lbs. 4.27 4.46 4&6 8 & 10 1.41 4.00 1.000 2.880 0.300 0.250 8.625 8.5 3.00 58
5.0 lbs. 5 5.20 4, 5, & 6 8 & 10 1.33 5.33 0.813 3.380 0.331 0.250 9.655 9 2.25 50
6.25 lbs. 6.25 6.47 4&6 8 & 12 1.41 5.33 0.813 3.380 0.350 0.312 8.715 8.5 2.25 50
7.0 lbs. 7 7.25 4 8 1.41 5.33 0.813 3.380 0.391 0.312 8.740 8.5 2.25 45
Above material meets all requirements of Militar y Specifications MIL-M 17194C (Metals, Expanded, Steel) and MIL-G 18015 (Ships) Gratings, Metals, other than Bar
Type) and the deflection requirements of Federal Specification RR-G-661-B.
Carbon Steel Flattened Grating
Standard Sheet Size Overall (%)

Pounds per (feet) Design Size Opening Size Thickness Open
Size SF Width Length (Inches) (Inches) Width (Inches) Area
Plain Galv. Wt. SWD LWD SWD LWD SWO LWO Thickness SWD LWD
2.8 lbs. 2.8 — 4 8 1.33 5.67 .81 4.00 .285 .16 .160 9 2.25 55
2.95 lbs. 2.95 — 4 8 2.00 6.38 1.31 5.50 .340 .220 .220 6 2 64
3.75 lbs. 3.75 — 4 8 1.33 5.67 .81 4.00 .320 .190 .190 9 2.25 50
4.02 lbs. 4.02 — 4 8 1.41 4.25 .75 3.50 .315 .210 .210 8.5 3 53
Carbon Steel Catwalk Grating Grating Selection Chart (Carbon Steel)

Expanded metal grating produced in 10'
Concentrated Load Clear Span
sections the short way diamond, by 24",
(Lbs. Per Foot of (Distance between suppor ts, measured
30" and 36" long way of diamond. The Length of Catwalk from the inside edge of one support to the
or Platform) inside edge of the next suppor t)
advantages of catwalk grating are:
reduced installation costs, ease of 23" 30" 35" 42" 47" 54" 60"
SWD
10'
fabrication and field handling, unit 50 lbs. 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Light or Occasional 3.14 3.14 3.14 3.14 3.14 4.27 6.25
economy and maintenance costs. Pedestrian Traffic
Style 100 lbs. 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.0
Normal or Frequent 3.14 3.14 3.14 4.27 6.25
Lbs./ Pedestrian Traffic
Sq. Ft. 10' x 2' 10' x 2'6" 10'3'
150 lbs. 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.25 7.0
Heavy or Constant 3.14 4.27 4.27 6.25
Pedestrian Traffic
3 60 lbs. 75 lbs. 90 lbs. 200 lbs. 3.0 4.0 4.27 6.25 7.0 7.0
3.14 63 lbs. 79 lbs. 94 lbs.
4 80 lbs. 100 lbs. 120 lbs. Pedestrian Traffic 3.14 4.27 5.0
4.27 85 lbs. 107 lbs. 128 lbs. with Light Equipment
5 100 lbs. 125 lbs. 150 lbs. 2', 2'6", or 3' 250 lbs. 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.0
LWD 4.27 6.25
Weights, Gauges, Dimensions and Sizes listed above
are subject to mill tolerances. 300 lbs. 4.0 5.0 6.25 7.0
4.27 6.25
350 lbs. 4.0 6.25 7.0
4.27
The concentrated load deflections for the above selection char t do
not exceed the 1/4" maximum deflection as stated by Federal
Specification RR-G-661b and the generally accepted recommenda-
tion for normal pedestrian comfor t.
Expanded metal inventory
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Glossary
AASHTO: American Association of State Highway GRATING SPAN: The direction of the grating bearing bars. Often
and Transportation Officials referred to as grating length.
BAND BAR: Bar welded perpendicular to ends of grating bearing bars Effective Clear Span: The distance between points of
or along the line of a cutout, that extends neither above grating support, as defined in a variety of support
nor below the bearing bars. Band bars can be used for conditions. (See sketches on page 17)
cosmetic reasons, to protect ends of bearing bars from
GRATING WIDTH: The overall dimension of a grating panel measured
impact or to enhance load distribution properties of grating.
perpendicular to the bearing bars.
Trim Banding: A condition in which a band bar is welded to
NAAMM: National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers
ends of bearing bars of a grating panel at about 5” centers;
used primarily to improve appearance and stability. NOSING: A component applied to front edge of stair tread or to a
grating platform at the top of a stair, for visual safety and
Load Banding: A condition in which a band bar is welded to
to sustain edge loads.
every bearing bar of a grating panel; load bands transfer
load between bearing bars. PLATE LUG: A fastening device (shop welded into grating panels)
that allows grating to be bolted to supports; used when
BEARING BAR: Primary load-carrying component of grating; bearing
removable grating is desirable.
bars always run in the direction of the grating span.
SADDLE CLIP: A fastening device (supplied loose) that allows
CLEAR OPENING: The distance between the faces of adjacent bearing
grating to be bolted to supports; used when removable
bars of a grating.
grating is desirable.
CROSS BAR: Grating component oriented perpendicular to bearing
SERRATED GRATING: Grating that has the top surface of the bearing
bars that rigidly hold bearing bars at proper spacing.
bars or cross bars (or both) notched or scalloped to improve
CUTOUT: An area of grating removed to clear an obstruction, or to the skid resistance of the grating.
permit pipes, ducts, columns to pass through the grating.
ELECTROFORGED GRATING: Grating in which bearing bars and cross

bars are joined at their intersections by an automated,
resistance weld.
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Code of Standard Practice
The NAAMM Heavy-Duty Metal Bar Grating Manual (MGB 532-00) Quantity Measurements
contains a complete Code of Practice. Excerpts from that manual
Quantity measurements for gratings ordered to specific dimensions,
are reproduced below and represent generally accepted practice in
without drawings, shall be based on width times span of each panel,
the metal bar grating industry.
with no deduction made for cutouts, unless allowances for cutouts
Drawings and Specifications have been negotiated.
The buyer shall be expected to furnish to the seller a set of Final grating quantities supplied from drawings shall be on the basis
construction drawings and specifications of current issue showing of gross area measured center to center of supports, or back to back
the layout of supports and floor openings correctly dimensioned, of supporting angles or channels, or overall dimensions of grating,
together with the sizes and types of grating required. whichever is larger, with no deductions for clearances. Allowances for
cutouts will be determined as follows:
Limits of Responsibility: In the absence of written notice
to the contrary, the buyer’s construction plans and • Deductions in area for circular cutouts will only be
specifications shall be assumed by the seller to be correct in all allowed when the diameter of the cutout exceeds 3’-6”.
details, and the seller’s responsibility shall be limited to furnishing The deductions allowance shall be equal to one half
the products in accord with these documents. the square of the diameter of the cutout.
Information to be provided: If drawings and specifications are not • Deductions in the area for cutouts other than circular
available, buyer shall provide the following: shall be allowed only when the cutout area exceeds
nine (9) square feet.
Description of grating, using standard nomenclature
Plain or serrated surface • No deductions shall be allowed for any triangular
Area to be covered with grating segment or corners of grating wasted in skew cuts.
Type of anchorage
• Measurements of cuts shall be on the basis of a
Span (direction of bearing bars)
minimum of one (1) lineal foot per cut per panel. Any
Finish
cut in excess of one (1) lineal foot shall be measured
Method of support
to the next highest lineal foot. Measurement of banding,
Shipping instructions
toe plates and nosing shall be on the same basis as
All critical dimensions
that of cuts.
Approval Drawings: If requested by the buyer, seller shall submit
drawings for approval. Buyer shall return drawings marked with his
Backcharges
approval or desired changes. Any additional work not contemplated by
the contract may result in additional negotiations between buyer and Buyer shall immediately notify seller upon discovery of
seller to reach agreement on the cost of the changes. After unsatisfactory material; seller shall acknowledge complaint and
all necessary changes are made, the drawings shall be re-submitted initiate an investigation. Seller shall be given the opportunity
to the buyer for final approval. The seller shall not proceed with any to inspect product PRIOR TO ANY CORRECTIVE WORK BEING DONE.
shop work until drawings are finally approved. (Note: All Laurel Steel Seller is responsible for providing grating in accordance with
drawings are completed using the latest CADD technology; drawings approved drawings and specifications. Seller is NOT responsible
can be e-mailed to minimize the time needed for the drawing for field changes not received and approved by seller prior to
approval process.) grating fabrication, improper fabrication and/or erection of
supporting members.
If the inspection and investigation confirm errors in seller’s

fabrication, the seller agrees to replace defective material at
no charge to the buyer.
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Laurel Steel Division
18 Mount Pleasant Road
Scottdale, PA 15683
(800) 426-1983
(724) 887-7720
(724) 887-9494 Fax
www.mlpsteel.com

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Heavy-Duty

Steel Bar Grating

Located in rural Everson, PA, but convenient

Laurel Steel has continually modernized

In addition to its core heavy-duty grating

Company Profile ............................................................................Inside Front Cover

Laurel Steel built its business and its

This versatile product can safely support

A complete description of standard

Standard Grating Designation the application. Bearing bars are connected

SERRATED BEARING BAR

SMOOTH BEARING BAR

SPECIFY HEIGHT & THICKNESS

SMOOTH RECTANGULAR CROSS BAR

BAND BAR (OPTIONAL)

Uniform Load Concentrated Load

1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8"

1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8"

WIDTH (W) overall ± 1/4"

o.c. ± 1/16" 1/8"

± 1/4" c-c end cross bars in 5'-0" length

overall dimensions and squareness cross bar location

1/8" per foot of width bearing bars

1/8" per foot of width

1/240 of span bearing bars

Standard Installation Clearances

SPAN 1/4" 1/4"

(direction of bearing bars)

3/8" clearance bearing bearing

Heavy-duty grating shall be designed to have structural support under

Definition of Effective Spans

center-to-center beams back-to-back channels

Size and pattern of welds shall be

Additional welding to supports required

bearing bars 2 Weld Lugs

Size and pattern of bolts or studs shall

Grating panels shall be used as a template

Used for installations where grating is

Clips are available from

Laurel Steel adheres to the following NAAMM standards for the

at each bearing bar for

band bearing bars band bearing bars

For depth 2-1/2 in. or

SERRATED BEARING BAR

SMOOTH BEARING BAR

SPECIFY HEIGHT & THICKNESS

SMOOTH RECTANGULAR CROSS BAR

BAND BAR (OPTIONAL)

Type 12W4 Grating with 1/4" thick Bearing Bars; and

Type 14W4 Grating with 3/8" thick Bearing Bars

14W4 or 14W2 12W4 or 12W2

Weight Section Modulus Weight Section Modulus

1 x 3/8" 18.6 0.857 1'-4" 1 x 14" 14.7 0.667 1'2"

Laurel Steel welcomes the opportunity to utilize its basic

Supplementary Bar Grating

The design versatility and short fabrication

Laurel utilizes robotic technology to maintain

• H-25 Straight Grate 2 x 4

2 x 2 Frame/Grate: Consistent quality, ready availability makes

Straight/Vane Grates: Contractors rely on

Structural frames complement inlet grating line.

Standard Panel Widths

3/4 x 1/8 1/4 N/A 3.99 4.63 4.95 5.59