Designation:A1094/A1094M−18StandardSpecificationforContinuousHot-DipGalvanizedSteelBarsforConcreteReinforcement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA1094/A1094M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverssteelreinforcingbars,withprotectivezincorzinc-alloycoatingsappliedbythecontinuoushot-dipprocess.NOTE1—Thegalvanizerisidentifiedthroughoutthisspecificationasthemanufacturer.1.2Guidelinesforconstructionpracticesatthejob-sitearepresentedinAppendixX1.1.3Guidelinesforuseofcontinuoushot-dipgalvanizedreinforcingbarswithnon-galvanizedsteelformsarepresentedinAppendixX2.1.4Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotesshallnotbeconsideredrequirementsofthespecifi-cation.1.5Thisspecificationisapplicableforordersineitherinch-poundunits(asSpecificationA1094)orSIunits(asSpecificationA1094M).1.6Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththisspecification.1.7Thisspecificationdoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisspecificationtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.8Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1A...