The chairs may be made of metal or plastic or other non corrosive material.
Chairs in raft foundation.
Chairs are placed to minimize the bending of top reinforcement due to self weight and to keep the spacing between the top and bottom bars.
Of main bars supported on it i e.
Is spacing will be 800mm to 2000mm.
Spacing of chairs in raft footing depends on its diameter length height and no.
During site construction reinforcement chair or sometimes called as rebar spacer steel chair or simply chair is commonly seen in raft or mat foundations.
You need to use them because as workforce walks over the crossings they can alter reinforcement position level.
They are often used on foundation footings concrete slabs and other flatwork.
The stiffer the top reinforcement less is the number of chairs required.
If external loading like men walking over it is there heavy chairs will have to be placed at close spacings.