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 ...

Rebar estimation plays a vital role in construction projects. Accuracy is crucial in construction. A rebar is a steel bar ...

A look at how emerging technologies for FRP concrete provide alternatives to traditionally used steel and glass fibers.

An architecture PhD student at ETH Zurich has developed a simple solution for building concrete floors in a more ...

The image at the left shows the steel door frame clamped in position. Check out the finished version on the right after the shelter has been slid into place and bolted to the concrete slab.

Steel can stretch, adding steel bars gives the concrete some tensile strength to go along with its compressive strength. Rebar also allows for thinner slabs and other members. Rebar or mesh ...

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Made from cement, water, sand and gravel, this ...

Roads and Highways Minister-designate, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has cast doubt on claims that the government has significantly ...

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So Wilkinson noticed where the cracks were appearing in his concrete floor slabs and he ... Interviewer: Reinforced concrete might seem simple but it works because steel is the perfect partner ...