Table 9 Comparisons of the three types of meshes performance in compression.
Number of layers | Compressive strength of the cubes due to addition of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicken wire mesh (Mpa) | Welded square wire mesh (Mpa) | Expanded metal mesh (Mpa) | ||||
Ultimate resistance | Resistance increments in consecutive layers (%) | Ultimate resistance | Resistance increments in consecutive layers (%) | Ultimate resistance | Resistance increments in consecutive layers (%) | |
Reference | 36.88 | 36.88 | 36.88 | |||
One layer | 36.56 | − 0.87 | 36.46 | − 1.14 | 33.66 | − 8.73 |
Two layers | 35.12 | − 7.87 | 34.67 | − 4.91 | 31.74 | − 5.7 |
Three layers | 30.12 | − 14.24 | 33.9 | − 7.7 | 30.81 | − 2.93 |
Average increment | − 7.66% | − 4.58% | − 5.79% | |||
