Mesh Reinforcement

 

Mesh reinforcement is used in construction to improve concrete adhesion and minimizes possible concrete cracking due to stress or shrinkage. Mesh reinforcement is commonly available either in rectangular or square mesh patterns. With a textured surface and strong design, mesh reinforcement is widely used to reinforce road surfaces, masonry walls, and other concrete structures. Mesh reinforcement is a very important and indispensable part of concrete construction. Different types of mesh reinforcement are available to meet every concrete construction requirement or specification.

Mesh reinforcement increases concrete's tensile strength. Mesh reinforcement can significantly improve the durability and increases the stress-resistance of concrete structures against structural flexing and compression. Mesh reinforcement increases a concrete structure's crush resistance due to stresses and heavy loadings. Mesh also reduces engineering costs by making concrete designs more adaptable for a wider variety of structural uses.  Mesh reinforcement is widely used for reinforcing walls and foundations or as an additional roadbed reinforcement to improve the adhesion of concrete, prevent untimely cracking, and increase load-bearing. Mesh reinforcement is generally made of high-strength, highly-rigid, corrosion-resistant, and rust-proof material.

Galvanized steel is also used as a material for mesh reinforcement depending on specific concrete reinforcement requirements. Mesh reinforcement gives concrete high strength and rigidity making structural concrete less prone to easily break or crack. It can increase the bearing weight of concrete structures allowing it to be used in high stress and compression applications. Mesh reinforcement allows concrete to have a durable and long service life as a load-bearing structure for foundations or other building construction applications. Mesh reinforcement when used as concrete road reinforcement allows roads to withstand cracking and surface breaking from high loading and road vibrations.    

Mesh reinforcement allows concrete structures to resist the bending and flexing stresses in structural concrete. Since concrete structures carry many structural members that cause bending stress and high loads, adding mesh reinforcement material into the concrete allows it to be able to withstand high loads and bending. Steel, either galvanized or stainless, when utilized as mesh reinforcement material for concrete construction, is the ideal material due to its high tensile and bending strength relative to the minimal amounts of steel material need to manufacture the required mesh reinforcement needed.

Steel mesh reinforcement can effectively transfer high stress bending and structural loading between the steel and concrete allowing for a strong concrete structure able to withstand various combined daily stresses in its lifetime. Also, due to the exceptional bond between steel mesh reinforcement and concrete, a high degree of expansion and contraction resistance is introduced into the concrete structure to prevent cracks due to rapid temperature changes.

Mesh reinforcement can limit the spread of cracks in the concrete due to stresses and shrinkage. It also allows concrete to resist pressures and stresses on round concrete structures. Mesh reinforcement, such as spiral steel types also allows concrete structures to resist bursting stresses due to high compression loads.

Mesh reinforcement also allows concrete structures to resist diagonal tension stresses and shear stresses in load-bearing concrete beams, columns, and walls. Mesh reinforcement permits all types of concrete structures to safely withstand daily structural stresses throughout the estimated useful life of a concrete structure.