Environmental rules have a favorable impact on the demand for concrete reinforcing fibers. The evolution of environmental rules has compelled numerous end-use industries to adopt more fiber-based ...

the concrete block starts to resemble reinforced poured concrete. It’s best to use the same reinforcing steel to connect the concrete block walls to the poured concrete footer. I did this on all ...

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has released a digital version of its Design Guide on the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, a design guide based on the ...

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability ...

As a result, concrete is often reinforced with other materials like steel. Iran's concrete chefs have experimented widely with adding extra ingredients (known as admixtures) to that mix to improve ...