Why is Reinforcing Mesh so popular at construction sites?

There are many essential building materials in the construction engineering industry. Needless to say, steel bars, cement, and wood are needed in large quantities at basically every construction site. There are also many auxiliary materials, such as water-stop steel plates, iron horse stools, and water-stop screws, which are indispensable products in construction projects. Reinforced mesh is also an indispensable building material. Reinforced mesh is used when repairing floor roofs, wall tunnels, airport floors, highway floors, and bridge paving. Some people even say that today is the era of steel mesh.
Reinforced mesh has four advantages:
1. Save working hours and speed up construction
Reinforcement mesh can also be said to be a prefabricated component, because most steel mesh is made in factories, except of course for most large construction companies. After the factory completes the production in advance, it is transported to the construction site for direct use. In the construction layout of the steel mesh, it is only necessary to lay it out according to the drawings, and then weld or tie it. There is no need for workers to perform secondary welding, which can greatly reduce the steel installation time. The data obtained from the actual construction proves that it is better than manual welding. Or tying can save 50% to 70% of the construction speed.
2. Tight structure to prevent cracks
The steel bars of the steel mesh are relatively densely spaced and are welded by vertical and horizontal steel bars crossing at 90° angles. This kind of mesh structure jointly plays a bonding and anchoring role, which can improve the quality of concrete and prevent the occurrence of concrete cracks. With the development of welding mesh on roads, floors, and floors, we can reduce concrete surface cracks by about 75%.
3. Good physical properties, can improve project quality
Reinforcement mesh is particularly suitable for large-area concrete projects. The mesh steel itself has good physical properties and complies with the grade specifications corresponding to the steel bar standards. The mesh diameter is regular, good integrity, high stiffness, and good elasticity. The steel bars are not easy to bend locally when pouring concrete. , deformation and slipping phenomena, the thickness of the concrete protective layer is easy to control and uniform, which significantly improves the quality of reinforced concrete projects.
4. Standardized production, high economic benefits
The steel mesh is produced in a chemical factory and has good economic efficiency. The design strength of the steel bars is 50% to 70% higher than Class I steel bars (smooth laid bar welded mesh) (ribbed steel welded mesh). Consider some structural requirements. In the end, it can still save about 30% of steel bars. In addition, the processing cost of loose steel bars with a diameter of less than 12mm is about 10% to 15% of the material cost. Comprehensive consideration (compared with Grade I steel bars) can reduce the cost of steel bar projects by about 10%.