News
September 2011 - Wire Reinforcement Institute announces Scholarship winners.
The 2011-12 winners are: Aurora Castaneda of San Antonio, Texas, who will be attending the University of Texas Austin as an incoming Freshman and studying Civil Engineering, Heather Knabe of Baltimore, Maryland, who is studying Civil Engineering at the University of Delaware, Gretchen Heberling of Greensboro, Maryland, who is studying Civil Engineering at the University of Wyoming, and Jessica Benaglio of Livonia, Michigan who is seeking her Masters in Structural Engineering at the University of Michigan.
September 2010 - Wire Reinforcement Institute announces Scholarship winners.
The 2010-11 winners are: Katharine Courtright of Houston, Texas, who will be attending the Colorado School of Mines as an incoming Freshman and studying Civil Engineering,George T. Alvarez of Rancho Cucamonga, California, who is a graduate student seeking his Masters in Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University – Pomona, Matthew Winters of Sandusky, Ohio, who is a Civil Engineering major at Cleveland State University, Anthony Thomas Kulesa of Aberdeen, South Dakota, who is studying Civil Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
September 2009 - Wire Reinforcement Institute announces Scholarship winners.
(AMM) Wire Reinforcement Institute awards scholarships Metalbulletin.com - London,England,UK The Wire Reinforcement Institute (WRI) Education Foundation has awarded $9000 in scholarships to four students pursuing engineering studies. ...Making New From Old - CBS 60 Minutes - Lesley Stahl saw how steel is recycled at Nucor, 60 tons at a time! Click here to view the video.
August 18, 2008 - Wire Reinforcement Institute announces Scholarship winners.
Publications
A Look at... Welded Wire Reinforcement
Concrete Today JUNE 2008
Industry Issues
"Detecting the Cover and Spacing of Welded Wire Reinforcement" by Luke M. Snell and Naweed A. Khan. Presented April 2006
Did You Know That...
A collection of useful information related to welded wire reinforcement, including conversions from inch-pounds to metrics, WWR support spacing advice, and info on WWR ductility.
Fatigue Research Comments and Dr. Maher Tadros's Responses
A Q&A discussion of fatigue research and issues surrounding study questions.
Fibers and WWR
There's a big difference between the two. Fibers are not concrete reinforcement. Welded wire reinforcement is concrete reinforcement.
"Why Steel Reinforcement is Needed in Concrete Slabs", by Roy H. Reiterman, WRI, published in Concrete International, December, 1996
"Concrete Cracking", by Roy H. Reiterman, WRI, published in the WRI UPDATE newsletter, January, 2000
News Archives
11.13.2002 - Technology Puts Welded Wire Reinforcement On A More Equal Footing with Rebar
7.9.2001 - Welded Wire Reinforcement: Celebrating a 100 Year Anniversary
6.12.2001 - Scoring A Touchdown with Welded Wire Reinforcement
4.20.2001 - Using Welded Wire Reinforcement in Residential Construction
3.12.2001 - Welded Wire Reinforcement: The Hidden Cost Advantage