When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of random cracks that may occur because of concrete shrinkage and temperature restraints ...

As part of addressing this problem, a team at TU Dresden in Germany have completed what is believed to be the world’s first building made with carbon-reinforced concrete, in which the steel ...

Around the late 1800s, someone thought to fortify spans of concrete with steel reinforcing bars, better known as rebar. Steel can stretch, adding steel bars gives the concrete some tensile ...

According to a July 2022 bulletin by the Concrete Reinforcement Steel Institute, concrete reinforcement bars marked with a W can be considered as dual grade. Changes to ASTM A615-20 specification ...

Dr. Rami Hawileh's research, conducted over ten years at the AUS Structures and Construction Materials Lab, focuses on ...

In a landmark event at the World of Concrete Show in Mumbai, India, Jogani Reinforcement, a leader in construction materials ...

Plymouth City Council The operation uncovered a large steel plate, the council confirmed PCC previously said the items, found in 2023, were most likely reinforced concrete or pieces of railway track.

Incorporating sustainable practices in flooring selection, including optimizing concrete mixes and reducing the carbon ...