SFRC—typically used for crack control in footings, piles, slabs, walls, beams, columns and roofs—is not yet in the seismic building code. For permitting, Kopczynski applied for use of the SFRC under ...

July 01, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Foundation Steel, an AISC-certified steel erector headquartered in Swanton, Ohio, has ...

"Design strength and ductility issues need to be resolved," among other issues, says Kelly. The research also will confirm long-held assumptions about 60-ksi rebar that were based on judgment or past ...

A concrete pump hose feeds directly into a dense rebar mat, filling the voids between tightly packed steel bars as workers ...

Nearly 40% of failure of concrete structures occurs due to corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement. For this reason, corrosion control of steel reinforcement is essential to prevent damage and ...

Roughly 11,000 kilometers of GFRP rebar reinforce this concrete flood mitigation channel in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, and enable its 100-year service life. Photo Credit for all images: Mateenbar Worldwide, ...

Finding rebars inside concrete is vital for contractors, drillers, and construction engineers. Detecting the rebars’ position, including depth, is vital for many reasons; very often, there is the need ...

Reinforced concrete relies on correctly positioned reinforcement bars to achieve the strength and durability expected from ...

EMSTEEL Group, one of the region’s largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers, today announced the official launch of its ES600 high-strength steel rebar, the highest-strength ...

In this video, I demonstrate the process of creating a large concrete slab from start to finish. **CHAPTERS:** 00:00 - Clearing the Area 01:30 - Surveying the Site 02:28 - Building the Frame 06:13 - ...