Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway ... it’s a good idea to use steel in concrete slabs! You can use either 1/2 inch diameter ...

Large concrete slabs are now being produced more efficiently using reinforced styrofoam, a method that combines the lightness of styrofoam with the durability of concrete. This innovative process ...

Most slabs-on-ground ... into the subbase. Use support spacings that ensure reinforcement does not sag between supports or is not pushed down by foot traffic or fresh concrete.

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 ... force to the pipe using a hydraulic ...

Designers use ... concrete proved in trials to be an ideal composite, as confirmed by durability and load-bearing tests on the new, eco-friendly textile-reinforced concrete. "The natural fibers ...

The technique is a form of pre-stressing where the stressing of the tendons is done after pouring and setting of the concrete ... Post-tensioned slabs tend to have longer life span, concretes ...