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Graduating from WWM

Welded wire mesh has long been used to reinforce slab-on-ground concrete, bridge decks and thin-walled precast applications for temperature and shrinkage crack control. Although mesh provides adequate performance, it adds many downsides. The mesh takes time to transport, install and correctly chair.

Thus we've developed STRUX® 90/40 macro synthetic fibers, for example, to improve impact resistance, durability and long-term crack control properties of concrete by equally distributing structural fibers throughout the entire concrete matrix. There's no risk from corrosion, and none of the risk or jobsite obstruction inherent with the use of welded wire or mild steel reinforcement.

STRUX® macro synthetic fibers eliminate time and labor, versus installing welded wire mesh (WWM). They eliminate the need to lift, carry, hoist, position, cut and tie awkward, heavy sheets or rolls of welded wire fabric (WWF) and thus help to reduce construction time and labor costs. STRUX® macro synthetic fibers can replace non-structural steel for slab on ground, precast elements, elevated decks and tunnel liners.