Four concrete cooling towers at a coal-fired electrical generation plant exhibited reinforcing steel corrosion that was causing concrete deterioration. This case study follows the repairs to those ...

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has released a new Technical Note to its online collection. The new Technical Note is Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Stainless Steel Reinforcing ...

Many bridges in Switzerland were built before the 1980s – and are therefore approaching the end of their service life. Empa researchers are now ...

Consider the following case. Contract documents call for #6 reinforcing bars embedded in a concrete wall and with right angle bends that will be the top bars in a floor slab to be added later. But ...

Research shows ECC shells can transform RC beam-column joints, enhancing load capacity and energy dissipation, crucial for earthquake-resistant design.

Reinforcing steel and ribbed reinforcement bars (rebars) are essential to civil engineering, forming a category of key structural materials which, in the case of concrete-reinforcing steel, are ...

Concrete is an integral part of any construction project, whether you are building roads, a a ground floor in your private home, or a power plant. This is because concrete is very durable, but it can ...

Rendering of CUBE building at TU Dresden and Hitexbau carbon fiber grid. Source | © Iurii Vakaliuk, HENN, TU Dresden and Hitexbau. Technical University Dresden in ...

The electrons produced during this process are conducted through the metal whilst the ions formed are transported via the pore water which acts as the electrolyte. Concrete as an Environment The ...