Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos is coming to the rescue of concrete-frame designers and contractors in earthquake country, long bedeviled by rebar-congested coupling beams that span openings in seismic ...

Trailblazers seeking a faster, safer and less costly way to build concrete shear walls in seismic-zone high-rises have pioneered the use of steel fibers as link-beam reinforcing-steel "decongestants." ...

Where a cantilevered concrete system may be a fairly common feature in today’s concrete buildings, a cantilevered concrete system that the majority of the building rests above draws some attention.

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are investigating after fallen beams shut down an overpass construction site in La Pine. The Bulletin reports that two 130-ton concrete and steel rebar beams crashed ...

Reinforced concrete relies on correctly positioned reinforcement bars to achieve the strength and durability expected from ...

Davie, Fla.-based Shelby Erectors is a bridge rebar contractor, competing and winning in Florida’s market for government highway and transportation projects. Founded in 1997, the company now employs ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon officials are investigating after fallen beams shut down an overpass construction site in La Pine. The Bulletin reports (https://bit.ly/2cchHYX ) that two 130-ton concrete and ...

Thomas Wodcke, Product Engineer and Applications Specialist for Instron's Industrial Products Group, talks to AZoM about the challenges faced in rebar testing and the solutions Instron can offer. Due ...