Cathodic Protection of Historic Bridges

Concrete International;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......diffusing into the concrete to the reinforcing bars, chlorides depassivated the steel...concrete provide the electrolyte and the reinforcing bars provide anodes and cathodes with electrical...it is electrically connected to the reinforcing bars and kept in contact with the concrete...

British Inventor Develops Coupling Device

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 27, 2006 ;     246 words ......developed a coupling device for coupling reinforcing bars. According to the U.S. Patent &...coupling device for the coupling of reinforcing bars, the coupling device comprising an...tubular body configured for receiving reinforcing bars, in particular their end portions...

Bond and Development of Deformed Square Reinforcing Bars

ACI Structural Journal;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Square deformed reinforcing bars were widely used prior to and...deformed square and circular reinforcing bars both prior and subsequent to...development of deformed square reinforcing bars in vintage and historic structures...

Performance of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcing Bars in Tropical...

ACI Structural Journal;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcing bar in a tropical environment. Beams were cast with the GFRP reinforcing bars as internal reinforcement...loads kept the cracks open for reinforcing bars to remain exposed to hot water...and 30 months duration. The reinforcing bars were ...

Maintenance and repair of parking garages. (Operating Techniques &...

Journal of Property Management;  November 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......slabs causing severe corrosion of the reinforcing bars and deterioration of concrete slabs...usually caused by corrosion of steel reinforcing bars embedded in the concrete. Normally...concrete provides protection for steel reinforcing bars. However, if the protective concrete...

COLD-ROLLED TWISTED REINFORCING BARS POPULAR

AsiaInfo Services;  March 6, 1998 ;     126 words ......Services 03-06-1998 Cold-rolled Twisted Reinforcing Bars Popular CHINA, March 6, AsiaInfo Services...materials market, the cold-rolled twisted reinforcing bars used for the concrete enjoys a great...popularization meeting of Cold-Rolled Twisted Reinforcing Bars. The building area ...

Revisiting Low-Alloy Steel Reinforcing Bars

Concrete International;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......specification1 for low-alloy steel reinforcing bars and the ASTM A 615/A 615M specification2 for carbon-steel reinforcing bars. The aim of this article is...relative costs of low-alloy steel reinforcing bars (A 706 bars); and * Offer insight...

CERTAIN STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR IMPORTS SAID TO INJURE U.S....

Advanced Materials & Composites News;  August 6, 2001 ;     326 words ......imports of certain steel concrete reinforcing bars from Belarus, China, Korea, Latvia...duties on imports of certain concrete reinforcing bars of steel from these countries. Product...cover all deformed steel concrete reinforcing bars, sold in straight lengths. However...

Placing Reinforcing Bars.(TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES)

Concrete Concepts;  June 1, 2006 ;     64 words ......Reinforcing Steel Institute has released the 8th edition of Placing Reinforcing Bars. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Presents the best accepted practices for placing reinforcing bars, bar supports and welded wire reinforcement in concrete construction...

Placing Reinforcing Bars.(WORLD OF CONCRETE PREVIEW)

Concrete Concepts;  December 1, 2005 ;     60 words ......Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute has released the 8th edition of Placing Reinforcing Bars. * Presents the best accepted practices for placing reinforcing bars, bar supports and welded wire reinforcement in concrete construction * New...

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., The Road Warrior column: Replacing...

Morning Call (Allentown, PA);  September 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......figured out that rusting, uncoated reinforcing bars cause concrete spalling, as described...George Ashman Palmerton A: Rusting reinforcing bars, or rebars, embedded in concrete structures...adhere to the concrete, Picca said. The reinforcing bars then were rewired, or reattached to...

Strength of Rectangular Concrete Columns Reinforced with Fiber-Reinforced...

ACI Structural Journal;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......design of flexural members with FRP reinforcing bars can be found in ACI 440.1R-01...fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcing bars. The study reported that the glass fiber reinforcing bars would only be stressed up to 20...

Corrosion Resistance Performance of Steel-Reinforced Engineered...

ACI Materials Journal;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......test specimens and the mass loss of reinforcing bars embedded in specimens were determined...omitted.) INTRODUCTION The corrosion of reinforcing bars is one of the main causes of early...volumetric expansion of the rust around the reinforcing bars against the surrounding concrete.2...

FREEWAY WELDS PASS CALTRANS TEST.(News)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  September 14, 1999 ;     347 words ......spokesman said Monday. Welded steel reinforcing bars encased in concrete piers supporting...peel off concrete and remove steel reinforcing bars containing welds, which are tested...small section of the concrete and reinforcing bars can be removed at a time. New rebar...

Corps ordered to pay contractor for claim related to job...

Corps Report;  May 12, 2004 ;     328 words ......specifications depicted the use of reinforcing bars in the construction of footings. Other...drawings, however, did not indicate reinforcing bars, although they did reference wall...where the drawings did not depict reinforcing bars, the contractor was still obligated...