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Originally Posted by Salty
Mr. Gerald,
A buddy just called and said there is some stuff called 'hi-way mesh'. It is used instead of wire. It comes in 6'x12' sheets. You just lay it down between your form boards. I guess cut it to fit.  I'm not real comfortable not using any wire in the slab. I'd hate to go to all this expense and have it crap out. Whatcha think? |
I am not familar with the term "Hi way mesh", so I googled it. It looks like it is large mats made of much heavier "wire" [1/4" or larger dia.] than what is used normally for concrete driveways. Due to your heavy load requirements this maybe what you need.
I did pour a big slab at work one time that was designed for heavy loads. I think it was 6" thick with a fairly heavy mesh wire. The concrete held up fine while I worked there for 2 more years. The soil had a good limestone base foundation.