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 ...

The concrete is poured onto the ground all at one time. Some foundations have post-tension cables or are reinforced with ...

If your slab is large or extra thick ... wire spikes left sticking out of the concrete chunks. If the concrete contains rebar, cut it with a reciprocating saw and metal blade or an angle grinder ...

As the demand for more sustainable construction grows and raw material shortages like steel continue to be a challenge, fiber-reinforced concrete has ... up through the slab than flexible fibers.

The facility, dedicated to medical innovation in New Zealand, involved integration of Mateenbar into the facility’s concrete slab. “Mateenbar was used ... selected Mateenbar GFRP rebar to reinforce ...

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 ...

The carbon fiber is woven into a mesh, or as a composite material that mimics existing rebar structures. These two types of reinforcement can be combined in a composite to produce a concrete ...