Purposes of Mesh Reinforcement

 

Be aware that certain materials are required for certain projects under building regulations. A wire loom is set up with long lengths of wire strung parallel through the machine-like yarn warp threads. As the machine operates, wire harnesses lift alternate strands of the wire, allowing a shuttle to pass between strands perpendicularly, pulling along a filling wire, similar to a yarn weft. When working with concrete is difficult to know what mesh reinforcement method is best. Without reinforcement, concrete doesn’t stand up properly, cracks and crumbles under high pressure. When using concrete in different situations you need to work out what would be the best reinforcement method to use that will be cost-efficient. Making sure you choose the right reinforcement first time is very important, saves time and hassle of having to replace it after a few years due to cracks. Then a batten presses the filling wire against the mesh reinforcement and the harnesses lift the opposite strands so the shuttle can pass through in the opposite direction, producing an over-under weave.

 

A rebar cage is usually applied horizontally, while a purse looks like a standing rebar cage. The option for welded wire mesh made into galvanized panels that offer added reinforcement. This is a common solution for everyday residential driveways that are not regularly driven on by heavy trucks. Mesh is a bit thinner than rebar reinforcement, but it’s also less expensive. Mesh reinforcement sheets are designed to be immersed into the concrete while the concrete is setting allowing for stresses to be transmitted between the two materials, therefore, reinforcing the concrete, increasing the overall strength of the structure and assisting in the control of cracking. You can compare pure reinforcement with the reinforcement of a rebar cage.  The wire mesh reinforcement, is basically sheet metal placed in parallel lines and then expanded out into diamond or square shapes.  The said technique might be used when thick plaster is necessary or for reinforcement of light concrete installation. This type of mesh consists of a series of parallel and perpendicular wires spaced at equal distances and welded at the intersections.

 

Footing cage reinforcement is steel reinforcement for potting. A Footing cage is a support with which you transfer the forces of a structure to the subsurface. The combination of rebar with concrete makes it a very strong solution for a foundation. Additionally, when the bars are tied in a grid, with perpendicular overlaps, the tensile strength of the rebar is increased considerably.  To set up the machine, wire is strung through a row of automatic feeders that push the long parallel strands through the welder. To create the cross-wires, another feeder drops short perpendicular sections of wire down on top of the parallel wires. At the intersections between parallel and perpendicular wire, a row of electrical resistance weld heads then fuses the joints and the mesh reinforcement is pulled ahead, while another perpendicular wire drops down. A cross section showing the spacing and position of bars in each face and the arrangement of steel at the stem and foundation junction at the base of the wall where continuity is often required.