Test Methods and Specifications
Supply and Placement of Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete
- Publication no: ATS-5310-20
- Published: 10 July 2020
- Edition: 1.0
- Superseded
- PDF (free) Download
Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5310 sets out the requirements for the supply, fabrication, handling and placement of steel used for the reinforcement of concrete (‘reinforcing steel’). Two types of reinforcing steel are covered:
- carbon reinforcing steel, as described in AS/NZS 4671; and
- stainless reinforcing steel, as described in BS 6744.
The reinforcing steel must be supplied and installed in accordance with the drawings, AS 5100.5 and this Specification.
The technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
Edition 1.0 was superseded by Edition 1.1 in July 2025.
- 1. Scope
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Referenced Documents
- 4. Quality System Requirements
- 5. Materials
- Carbon Reinforcing Steel
- Stainless Reinforcing Steel
- Bar Chairs and Spacers
- Mechanical Splices
- 6. Handling, Storage and Surface Condition
- Handling and Storage
- Surface Condition
- 7. Placing and Fixing
- General
- Prefabrication of Reinforcing Cages
- Cages Fabricated Outside Australia
- Electrical Conductivity
- 8. Bending
- General
- Hot Bending
- 9. Splicing of Reinforcement
- General
- Lap Splicing of Bars
- Mechanical Splices
- Welded Splices
- 10. Welding of Carbon Steel Reinforcement
- General
- Welders
- Locational Welding of Reinforcement
- Splice Welding
- 11. Welding Stainless Steel Reinforcement
- General
- Welding Procedure Qualification
- Inspection and Quality of Welds
- Cleaning of Welds
- Corrosion Resistance of Welds
- 12. Tolerances
- Fabrication
- Position
- Annexure A: Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
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