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A '''steel fixer''' is a [[tradesman]] who positions and secures steel [[reinforcing bar]]s, also known as [[rebar]], and steel mesh used in [[reinforced concrete]] on construction projects.<ref>{{citebook|title=Civil Engineering Project Management |author=Alan Charles Twort, Gordon J. Rees|year= 2003|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=0750657316 |url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0750657316&id=7vdIliLEzykC&pg=PA254&lpg=PA254&ots=IYaDVOJHBH&dq=%22Steel+fixer%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=jSkm5bcM3A8H0l3AOrxU7XgD-TI}}</ref> The work involves following [[engineering drawing]]s that detail the type of bar and the spacing used and setting out the work. The reinforcing bars are tied together with wire, which is cut using [[Tin snips|snips]]. Steel fixers are also responsible for attaching 'spacers' and 'chairs' that determine the amount of [[concrete cover]].<ref>{{citebook|title=Reinforced Concrete Design to Bs8110: Simply Explained|author= Arthur Horace|year= 1988|publisher=Spon Press|isbn=0419145508|url= http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0419145508&id=n2RP6HRXawMC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=%22Steel+fixer%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=UNIw8IM1yizRqSNrOvOWS6FGAF8}}</ref> In the United States, the people doing this job are often referred to as [[ironworkers]] or rod busters.
A '''steel fixer''' is a [[tradesman]] who positions and secures steel [[reinforcing bar]]s, also known as [[rebar]], and steel mesh used in [[reinforced concrete]] on construction projects.<ref>{{citebook|title=Civil Engineering Project Management |author=Alan Charles Twort, Gordon J. Rees|year= 2003|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=0750657316 |url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0750657316&id=7vdIliLEzykC&pg=PA254&lpg=PA254&ots=IYaDVOJHBH&dq=%22Steel+fixer%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=jSkm5bcM3A8H0l3AOrxU7XgD-TI}}</ref> The work involves following [[engineering drawing]]s that detail the type of bar and the spacing used and setting out the work. The reinforcing bars are tied together with wire, which is cut using [[Pincers|nips]]. Steel fixers are also responsible for attaching 'spacers' and 'chairs' that determine the amount of [[concrete cover]].<ref>{{citebook|title=Reinforced Concrete Design to Bs8110: Simply Explained|author= Arthur Horace|year= 1988|publisher=Spon Press|isbn=0419145508|url= http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0419145508&id=n2RP6HRXawMC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=%22Steel+fixer%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=UNIw8IM1yizRqSNrOvOWS6FGAF8}}</ref> In the United States, the people doing this job are often referred to as [[ironworkers]] or rod busters.


[[Image:Construction worker.jpeg|thumb|150px|A steel fixer with column reinforcement steel.]]
[[Image:Construction worker.jpeg|thumb|150px|A steel fixer with column reinforcement steel.]]

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A steel fixer is a tradesman who positions and secures steel reinforcing bars, also known as rebar, and steel mesh used in reinforced concrete on construction projects.[1] The work involves following engineering drawings that detail the type of bar and the spacing used and setting out the work. The reinforcing bars are tied together with wire, which is cut using nips. Steel fixers are also responsible for attaching 'spacers' and 'chairs' that determine the amount of concrete cover.[2] In the United States, the people doing this job are often referred to as ironworkers or rod busters.

A steel fixer with column reinforcement steel.
Fixing reinforcement for foundations and walls of sewage pump station.

See also

References

  1. ^ Alan Charles Twort, Gordon J. Rees (2003). Civil Engineering Project Management. Elsevier. ISBN 0750657316.
  2. ^ Arthur Horace (1988). Reinforced Concrete Design to Bs8110: Simply Explained. Spon Press. ISBN 0419145508.