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Plastic reinforcement often is stronger, or at least has a better strength to weight ratio than reinforcing steels. Also, because it resists corrosion, it does not need a protective concrete cover as thick as steel reinforcement does (typically 30 to 50 mm or more). FRP-reinforced structures therefore can be lighter and last longer.
The reinforcement in a RC structure, such as a steel bar, has to undergo the same strain or deformation as the surrounding concrete in order to prevent discontinuity, slip or separation of the two materials under load. Maintaining composite action requires transfer of load between the concrete and steel.
BS 4482: Steel wire for the reinforcement of concrete products. Specification (2005) BS 4483: Steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete. Specification (2005) BS 6744: Stainless steel bars for the reinforcement of and use in concrete. Requirements and test methods. (2001/2009) DIN 488-1: Reinforcing steels - Part 1: Grades, properties ...
The durability design of reinforced concrete structures has been recently introduced in national and international regulations. It is required that structures are designed to preserve their characteristics during the service life, avoiding premature failure and the need of extraordinary maintenance and restoration works.
This required minimum isotropic reinforcement (0.3%) in bridge deck slabs, provided certain boundary conditions were satisfied. In the 1990s Mufti et al. [ 40 ] extended this research and showed that significant enhancements in the durability of laterally restrained slabs can be achieved by utilising fibre reinforced deck slabs without steel ...
The reinforcement is directed in the x, y and z direction. The reinforcement ratio is defined in a cross-section of a reinforcing bar as the reinforcement area A r {\displaystyle A_{r}} over the total area A {\displaystyle A} , which is the brittle material area plus the reinforcement area.
A reinforced concrete column is a structural member designed to carry compressive loads, composed of concrete with an embedded steel frame to provide reinforcement. For design purposes, the columns are separated into two categories: short columns and slender columns.
conventional reinforcement See unstressed reinforcement. coupler A rigid component, commonly constructed from cast iron, which is located at the end of a tendon and transfers the tendon force from the end of one tendon segment to another. [1]: 19 [3]: 27 cut-off See tendon cut-off.