Riveted Grating
Riveted Grating is the oldest style of grating made today. It is the most rugged and reliable, as it is based on the truss principle, which provides excellent lateral stability and distribution of loads.
Available in light duty carbon steel, heavy duty carbon steel and aluminum, riveted grating uses individually cold-pressed rivets through hydraulically and mechanically operated riveting tools that provide bearing bars and reticulated bars sealed together as a high-strength joint, freeing the grating from the residual stresses that cause warp and joint failures.
With the truss design, Riveted Grating is particularly suited to walking, working and wheeling in all directions. The depth of the reticuline bars and their tight riveted fit to the load bearing bars provide strong bearing bar stability. No heat is used to assemble riveted grating and the rivets are cold driven under hydraulic pressure.
Applications:
Riveted Grating is the first choice by many engineers for many applications. Compared to welded or swage-locked grating, riveted has a greater load carrying capacity for the same span and depth of grating. Reticulated bars, riveted to the bearing bars increase resistance to buckling caused by vehicular loading conditions.