Steel Bar Grating

Steel Grating Table of Spacings

Part No. Spacing Open Area*
4" 2" 2"
19-W-4 Bearing bars spaced at 1-3/16" on center and cross bars at 4" on
19-DT-4 1-3/16" 1-3/16"
78% center. The workhorse of industrial flooring, popular for platforms,
19-SL-4 catwalks, mezzanines, and stairways.
4" 2" 2"
4" 1-3/16" 2" 2" 1-3/16"
19-W-2 Bearing bars spaced at 1-3/16" on center and cross bars at 2"
19-DT-2 1-3/16" 4"
4" 73% on2"center.
2" 2"2"Excellent for short spans and applications where small
19-SL-2 wheeled carts continuously cross the grating surface.
4" 15/16" 2" 2"
1-3/16" 15/16"
1-3/16"
1-3/16" 4"
4" Bearing
2"2" 2"bars
2" spaced at 15/16" on center and cross bars at 4" on
15-W-4
4"
center. The closer spaced bearing bars increase load capacity by
4" 15-DT-4 15/16"
1-3/16" 2"
2" 2"
2" 75%15/16"
1-3/16" more than 26% when compared to similar gratings produced with
15-SL-4 4" 2" 2" 2" 2" bearing bars at 1-3/16" on center.
1-3/16"
15/16" 4"
4" 2" 2"
4"
4" 11/16"
1-3/16" 2"
2" 2"
2" 11/16"
1-3/16"
15-W-2 15/16" 15/16" Bearing bars spaced at 15/16" on center and cross bars
1-3/16" at 2" on center. The closer spaced bearing bars and cross bars
15-DT-2 15/16" 4" 69% 2"2" 2"2"
provide additional flooring surface to support pedestrian and
4"
4" 15-SL-2 2" 2"
11/16" wheeled traffic.
4" 11/16"
15/16" 2"
2" 2"
2" 15/16"
4" 2" 2"
1-3/16"
11/16"
15/16" 4"
4" 2"2" 2"2"
11-W-4 1/2"
4" 1/2"
4" 11-DT-4 15/16"
11/16" 2"
2" 2"
2" 68%
11/16"
15/16" Bearing bars spaced at 11/16" on center and cross bars at either
11-SL-4 4" 2"2" on
4" or 2"center. Types 11-4 and 11-2 with 3/16" thick bearing
11/16"
15/16" 4" 2" 2"
2" 2" 1/2" bars comply with the spacing requirements of the Americans with
4"
4"
4" 1/2" 2"
2" 2"
2" 11/16"
11-W-2 11/16" Disabilities Act. For ADA installations, specify that the bearing bars
1/2" 4" span
2" 2"2"2" perpendicular to the normal flow of traffic.
11-DT-2 11/16"
15/16" 4"
4" 63% 2"2"
4" 11-SL-2 7/16"
1/2" 2" 2" 7/16"
1/2"
4" 11/16" 2" 2" 11/16"
1/2" 4"
4" 2"2" 2"2"
8-W-4 11/16"
4" 1/2"
7/16" 2" 2" 1/2"
4"
4" 8-DT-4 2"
2" 2"
2" 58% 7/16"
8-SL-4 1/2" Bearing
2"
bars
2"
spaced at 1/2" on center and cross bars at 4" or 2" on
7/16"
11/16" 4"
4" 2" Types
2" 8-4 and 8-2 comply with ADA spacing requirements.
center.
1/2" 2" 2" 1/2" These products are popular for material handling platforms and
4"
4" 7/16" 2" 2" 7/16"
8-W-2 mezzanines subject to continuous cart and dolly traffic.
8-DT-2 1/2"
7/16" 4" 54% 2" 2"
4" 8-SL-2 2" 2"
4" 7/16" 2" 2" 7/16"
1/2"
7/16" 4" 2" 2"
7-W-4
7-DT-4 7/16" 7/16"
53% Bearing bars spaced at 7/16" on center and cross bars at 4" or 2"
4" 2" 2"
7-SL-4 on center. Types 7-4 and 7-2 comply with ADA spacing requirements
7/16" and are popular for applications in the public way. When specified
4" 2" 2" with 3/16” thick bearing bars, 7-4 and 7-2 gratings have a net
7-W-2 1/4" clear opening between the bearing bars and commonly reject
7-DT-2 7/16" 49% intrusion by high heeled shoes.
7-SL-2

* Percentage of open area is based upon 3/16" thick bearing bars and .275" cross bars. Contact Grating Pacific if exact open area calculation is required for alternative bearing bar thicknesses or cross bar sizes.

How to Specify Steel Bar Grating 4. Specify plain, serrated, or Algrip surface
1. Select type of grating 5. Specify banding or additional trim required
• “W” for welded steel grating 6. Specify finish
• “DT” for dovetail pressure locked grating • Bare steel (no finish)
• “SL” for swage locked grating • Painted (red, black, silver, other)
2. Select bar spacing from table above • Hot dip galvanized (per ASTM A-123)
3. Select bearing bar size (consult load tables on pages 6-10 • Other
considering service loads and clear spans) 7. Specify fasteners (if required) – see page 59

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