Fiber concrete reinforcement can be a cost-effective, durable and even sustainable alternative to conventional steel like rebar and wire mesh. Can synthetic fibers compete “head-to-head” with ...

Learn the essential techniques behind building a strong, accurate concrete foundation beam in this in-depth tutorial designed ...

Traditional concrete reinforcement relies on solid steel bars (rebar) placed within the concrete to provide tensile strength. The team, led by Amir Farnam, PhD, associate professor of civil, ...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the winners of its 2015 Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Competition. The competition took place at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in ...

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability ...

Standard reinforcing steel rods have a tensile strength of about 40,000 PSI. You should be able to see immediately it’s a good idea to use steel in concrete slabs!