Concrete's greatest weakness is its tensile strength, which can be less than 10% of its compressive strength. So, we often reinforce it to create a composite material strong against all types of ...

concrete reinforcement bars marked with a W can be considered as dual grade. Changes to ASTM A615-20 specification reduced the tensile strength requirements for A615 Grades 60 and 80 to 80,000 psi ...

As slabs shrink due to cooling and drying, shrinkage or tensile stresses start building ... Slab on Ground to Control Cracking - Steel reinforcing bars and welded wire reinforcement provide ...

In a recent development in construction materials research, a study published in Engineering by Peizhao Zhou and Peng Feng from Tsinghua University has introduced a new composite material. Named ...