Four concrete cooling towers at a coal-fired electrical generation plant exhibited reinforcing steel corrosion that was causing concrete deterioration. This case study follows the repairs to those ...
Need a quick reference for common reinforcing steel data and information? Enter the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute’s Rebar Reference mobile app. Rebar Reference provides ASTM standard rebar ...
Rebar, which is short for "reinforcing bar", is a type of bar typically made from carbon steel. It is normally installed inside cast cement concrete in order to increase the tension strength of the ...
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute has released an updated version of its Rebar Reference mobile app, a digital reference tool for reinforced concrete construction professionals working in the ...
Reinforcing steel and ribbed reinforcement bars (rebars) are essential to civil engineering, forming a category of key structural materials which, in the case of concrete-reinforcing steel, are ...
NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IndexBox, a leading market research firm, has published a new report on the global concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) market, providing detailed insights, ...
Engineers studying the collapsed Florida tower said there seemed to be less steel reinforcement in certain areas than would have been expected from the 1979 design drawings. Share full article ...
Ben Bowsher, boss of UK-based steel certification body, Cares, tells us how the traceability of steel is vital in ascertaining how sustainable it is Environmental performance of structures, and the ...
Concrete has long been used as a building material for its high compressive strength, good durability and low cost. However, its well-known Achilles’ heel is its brittleness and limited tensile ...