Reinforcing mesh is a welded wire fabric, prefabricated steel reinforcement material. It has a rectangular or square grid pattern and is produced in flat sheets. The fabric is used to provide tensile strength and crack control to structural concrete elements.
Welded mesh reinforcing is a convenient and cost effective alternative to conventional bar reinforcement for the following reasons :
a.The mesh is generally specified and manufactured according to standard references making for easy site identification, quality control and management.
b.The mesh is manufactured in sheets or rolls resulting in a quick and simple site installation process.
Although generally used in surface beds (concrete floor slabs on fill) and concrete roads, mesh can also be used in suspended floor slabs, concrete walls, culverts / drains and composite brick / concrete retaining walls.