26.66Providing and fixing in position, 130 mm thick factory made Expanded Polystyrene Core (EPS Core) wall panels consisting of EPS core sandwiched between two Engineered sheets of welded wire fabric mesh duly finished with shortcrete materials on outer faces. The fabric mesh shall be made of 3 mm dia zinc coated G.I. wire mesh with 50 mm pitch in both the directions and on both faces of the wall and connected by GI wire of 3 mm dia at alternate row by welding. The EPS core shall consist of 60 mm thick EPS of density not less than 16 kg/ cum. Both the outer faces of the panel shall be finished by applying the layer of 35 mm thick cement mortar 1:3 {1 cement: 3 coarse sand (not having more than 40% stone chips of size upto 6 mm)} with the help of shotcreting/guniting equipment etc at a pressure not less than 1 bar (100KN/m2) and both surfaces finished with trowel. Fixing operations of wall panels shall be completed in all respect as per drawings and specifications and under the overall direction of the Engineer-in-charge.