An Investigative Approach on the Influence of Woven Wire Mesh in Concrete

Abstract

The traditional concrete cannot be used when it is subjected to cracks, spalling, wear and tear action having low tensile strength, however, it can be substituted by introducing ferrocement. Ferrocement also referred to as ferro concrete or reinforced concrete, a mixture of Portland cement mortar applied over layers of woven or expanded steel mesh and closely spaced small-diameter steel rods rebar. Ferrocement sheets are most commonly used as retrofitting material these days due to their easy availability, economy, durability, and their property of being cast to any shape without needing significant formwork. The influence of horizontally orientated woven wire mesh in the mechanical properties of ferrocement concrete cubes were examined with centrally placed single mesh and other being double meshes placed at equal distance perpendicular to the direction of loading. The failure load of the concrete with ferrocement wire mesh has been increased with the increase in layers of wire mesh.