ZwickRoell provides testing solutions to undertake tensile tests of up to 5,000 kN on concrete-reinforcing steel. Concrete has substantial compressive strength but lower tensile strength, and ...

Keywords: Blast, seismic, testing, composite columns, multi-hazard, retrofit, design, jacketed columns, concrete-filled steel tubes. Abstract: This report presents the results of an analytical and ...

Q. The outside of the Lally columns in my under-the-house garage have rusted out at the bottom. The inside concrete looks OK, but is the outside steel layer important? GUEST, in Hotton’s chat ...

Even worse, the steel bars embedded in concrete as reinforcement can corrode over time. Very tiny cracks can be quite harmful because they provide an easy route in for liquids and gasses – and ...