What is BS EN 845-3 - Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork for masonry about?
BS EN 845-3 is the third part of the multiple series that is applicable to bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork for masonry
BS EN 845-3 specifies the requirements for masonry bed joint reinforcement for structural use (see 5.2.1) and for non-structural use (see 5.2.2).
Where products are intended for use in cavity wall construction, BS EN 845-3 covers only the performance of the meshwork as reinforcement in bed joints and not its performance as wall ties across the cavity.
Note-
BS EN 845-3 is not applicable to:
- Products in the form of individual bars or rods
- Products formed from materials other than specified grades of austenitic stainless steel, austenitic-ferritic stainless steel, zinc pre-coated steel sheet or zinc-coated steel wire with or without organic coating
Who is BS EN 845-3 - Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork for masonry for?
BS EN 845-3 on bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork for masonry is useful for:
- Builders 
- Architects 
- Contractors 
- Manufacturers and suppliers of ancillary components
- Quality control inspectors 
- Construction industries
Why should you use BS EN 845-3 - Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork for masonry?
Bed joint reinforcement is steel reinforcement that is prefabricated for building into a bed joint.
BS EN 845-3 exemplifies materials and corrosion protection systems for bed joint reinforcement.
You can use BS EN 845-3 to examine the product performance:
- At the beginning of the production of a new or modified bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork (unless a member of the same product range),
- At the beginning of a new or modified method of production (where this may affect the stated properties)
- That will be repeated for the appropriate characteristic(s), whenever a change occurs in the bed joint reinforcement design, in the raw material or in the supplier of the components, or in the method of production (subject to the definition of a family), which would affect significantly one or more of the characteristics
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 845-3:2013+A1:2016 supersedes BS EN 845-3:2013 which is withdrawn.
