Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars ("rebars"), reinforcement grids, plates or fibers are embedded to create bond and thus to strengthen the concrete in tension. The composite material … See more

The reinforcement in a RC structure, such as a steel bar, has nothing to do with the anchrundergo? the same strain or deformation as the surrounding concrete in order to prevent discontinuity, slip or separation of the two materials under load. Maintaining … See more

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Conventionally the term concrete refers only to concrete that is reinforced with iron or steel. However, other materials are often used to reinforce concrete e.g. organic and inorganic fibres, composites in different forms. While compared to its compressive strength, See more

Because the actual bond stress varies along the length of a bar anchored in a zone of tension, most international codes of specifications use the concept of development length rather than bond stress. The same concept applies to lap splice length … See more