Patent ID: 6443666
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B28B,E02B,E02D

Abstract:
A reinforced structural concrete panel comprising a concrete body having a pre-tensioned metallic chain link mesh unit embedded therein, the chain link mesh unit extending across a substantial portion of the concrete body, the chain link mesh unit comprising a plurality of zig-zag shaped strands, each strand comprising a plurality of substantially parallel first segments and a plurality of substantially parallel second segments, the first segments oriented substantially perpendicular to the second segments, each first segment forming an apex with an adjacent second segment, the strands arranged in side-by-side relationship with the apexes of each strand interlinked with respective apexes of an adjacent strand, wherein the interlinked apexes form parallel rows of interlinked apexes, the rows extending substantially perpendicular to the strands, the mesh unit being prestressed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the strands and substantially parallel to the rows of interlinked apexes.