All American Grating Form

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[Music] meet aldrid de souza engineering director at bedford reinforced plastics d'souza is the chair of american composites manufacturers association's fiberglass grading manufacturers council and was instrumental in releasing the industry's first ansi approved grading manual it's safe to say he knows a thing or two about grading grading can be defined as a lattice consisting of a set of parallel bearing bars connected perpendicularly by another set of parallel cross bars grating is primarily used as a walking surface fiberglass reinforced polymer grading is corrosion resistant it offers exceptional structural performance in highly corrosive environments it is more resilient and impact resistant than aluminum or steel grading it has a high strength to weight ratio it is less than half the weight of steel grading making it easier to handle and less expensive to transport it is easier to fabricate than metallic grading it can be cut using standard circular saws fitted with abrasive blad