When a 12-story condominium building suddenly collapsed last June in Surfside, Florida, one reason was was hiding deep inside the structure. Within its concrete foundation, walls, and floors was a ...

The Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) rebar industry is about thirty years old. The industry started by molding aramid and carbon fibers with various thermoset resins, and then expanded to glass fibers ...

A neuro-research center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis required 6,700 tons of rebar, a material currently in high demand. Photo courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos. September ...

TROY – A pair of professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are working with researchers to develop hemp-based rebar, which is typically made as a steel reinforcement, that can be used for cement.

Roughly 11,000 kilometers of GFRP rebar reinforce this concrete flood mitigation channel in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, and enable its 100-year service life. Photo Credit for all images: Mateenbar Worldwide, ...

A construction worker was seriously injured after falling onto a piece of rebar at a Miami job site on Wednesday. The City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to the grisly scene at 77 SE Fifth St. in the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I love rebar. It’s most often used in concrete as a ...

Forget buying a standard hammer; building a Custom Rebar Hammer is a rite of passage for any metalworker. Rebar (reinforcing bar) is designed for high-tensile strength in concrete, but when welded ...

While many of us might think that concrete structures such as bridges simply stand unaided for decades at a time, the fact is that they require maintenance as often as once every five years. An ...

Ottawa, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global steel rebar market size was valued at USD 243.85 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 426.51 billion by 2034, growing at a ...