When drilling or coring into reinforced concrete, it’s critical to know what lies beneath the surface. Accidentally hitting a reinforcement bar (rebar) or embedded conduit can cause costly damage, ...

When concrete contractors need rebar cut or bent, they have three choices. They can have a fabricator pre-cut or pre-bend the rebar to the specs. They can have their crews use manual tools to hand cut ...

Concrete makes up a huge part of the built world, but steel rebar–reinforced concrete is difficult and dangerous for humans to make. Toggle thinks robots can make it faster and safer. (Courtesy Toggle ...

While many of us might think that concrete structures such as bridges simply stand unaided for decades at a time, the fact is that they require maintenance as often as once every five years. An ...

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 ...

In this video, learn how to build a round concrete "river" coffee table using conventional Quikrete concrete, rebar, and a welded steel three-legged base. If a welder is not available, wire the rebar ...

Occurrence of corrosion in rebars of reinforced concrete (RC) structures is a common problem faced by the ageing infrastructure across the world. This article presents a newly developed approach for ...

As you know, many structural elements like wire rope (the usual tower guy cable) only have strength in tension. Concrete has an opposite characteristic. It has its greatest strength in compression.

Just look around. Concrete columns hold up potted plants, drip water or turn modern landscapes into ancient ruins. So why not make one of your own? Don't hesitate because you think concrete is ...