Reinforced concrete is one of the world’s most widely used building materials. From bridges and skyscrapers to foundations and walls, reinforced concrete is essential to modern construction. Despite its prevalence, many people need to become more familiar with the key ...
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Practical Tips for Placement of Reinforcements in Concrete Members
The placement of reinforcement in concrete members should conform to the applicable code and design requirements. It should also be ensured that concreting and consolidation processes of concrete are carried out properly. Site engineers should closely monitor the installation of ...
Minimum and Maximum Reinforcement Ratio in Different Reinforced Concrete Members
The minimum reinforcement ratio is the lowest possible quantity of steel that should be embedded in structural concrete elements to prevent premature failure after losing the tensile strength. The minimum reinforcement ratio controls the cracking of concrete members. The maximum ...
How to Choose the Right Reinforcement Material?
Steel is a conventional reinforcing material used in construction for imparting tensile strength and ductility to concrete structures. Steel and concrete possess similar thermal characteristics that make them to expand and contract at similar rates. Both of them, hence, work ...
How to Identify Reinforcing Bars?
Reinforcement bar or reinforcement steel, widely known as rebar, is a steel bar that is used in masonry and concrete structures to reinforce and strengthen the concrete in tension. Generally, all types of rebars have more or less the same ...
Reinforcement Repair: Methods, and Procedures
Repair of corroded or deteriorated steel reinforcement and prestressing stands is one of the techniques by which deteriorated structural elements are rehabilitated to regain its original load carrying capacity. Corrosion of reinforcements is frequent due to chemical attacks, fire, and ...
Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement – Characteristics, Construction, and Comparison
Continuously reinforced concrete pavement is a jointless concrete pavement continuously reinforced throughout the pavement length in the longitudinal direction to control cracking without the aid of weekend transverse joint. CRCP has all the good features of concrete pavement such as ...
Reinforcement Treatment Methods for Corrosion Protection
Treatment of reinforcements with proper materials and agents one of the defensive layers against corrosion attacks in aggressive environments. There are many reinforcement treatment methods for instance anticorrosive treatment using acid or alkali agents and fusion bonded epoxy coating. The ...