Two bundles of full-length rebar, which will be placed, bent, or cut as required by installation
Rebar (short for reinforcing bar), known when massed as reinforcing steel or steel reinforcement,[1] is a steel bar used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures to strengthen and aid the concrete under tension. Concrete is strong under compression, but has low tensile strength. Rebar significantly increases the tensile strength of the structure. Rebar's surface features a continuous series of ribs, lugs or indentations to promote a better bond with the concrete and reduce the risk of slippage.
The most common type of rebar is carbon steel, typically consisting of hot-rolled round bars with deformation patterns embossed into its surface. Steel and concrete have similar coefficients of thermal expansion,[2] so a concrete structural member reinforced with steel will experience minimal differential stress as the temperature changes.
Other readily available types of rebar are manufactured of stainless steel, and composite bars made of glass fiber, carbon fiber, or basalt fiber. The carbon steel reinforcing bars may also be coated in zinc or an epoxy resin designed to resist the effects of corrosion, especially when used in saltwater environments. Bamboo has been shown to be a viable alternative to reinforcing steel in concrete construction.[3][4] These alternative types tend to be more expensive or may have lesser mechanical properties and are thus more often used in specialty construction where their physical characteristics fulfill a specific performance requirement that carbon steel does not provide.
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^"Bamboo Reinforced Concrete". The Constructor. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^Brink, Francis E.; Rush, Paul J. "Bamboo Reinforced Concrete US Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory". Roman Concrete Research. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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