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How Rebar Has Changed the Way We Live Today

Steel reinforcement, or rebar as it is known, has dramatically changed the way we build structures, with almost every building you see using rebar as a form of added structural strength. Rebar comes in a range of thicknesses, and typically, the steel bars would be wired together to form a framework, and this framework would be put into position and connected to another section of rebar, before the wet concrete is poured, and this will cover the rebar. Tensile Strength While concrete is very durable, it lacks tensile strength, and with the steel reinforcement, the structure would not be able…