Here are some interesting facts about this slab 1) Reinforcement of 681 MT high-grade steel 2) 6200 rebar couplers used 3) 2254 cubic metres M60 grade concrete 4) 4283 MT of aggregates Concrete is ...

Photo Credit: John Loo / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 A reinforced concrete patio slab contains features within itself that help increase its strength and durability. These reinforcing items include rebar or ...

Photo Credit: Roger Mommaerts / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Reinforcing your concrete slab increases its strength, durability, and quality. Concrete driveways are typically installed with wire mesh or rebar ...

UPDATE (Dec. 6): The closure of multiple lanes of southbound Interstate 795 for concrete pavement repairs has been postponed to 2025.ORIGINAL STORY (Dec. 2): Multiple lanes of southbound ...

While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of embedded steel rebar is the most common form of concrete deterioration.

Among those places that are familiar with traffic cones in summer is Michigan, where researchers say the fix may be in the concrete they’ve developed. There are plenty of factors that hinder ...

A team of researchers at Michigan State University are tackling the problem head-on with a new type of concrete that they claim is “flexible, self-heating and self-healing.” Not only could it ...