Reinforced Concrete

The Life Expectancy of Reinforced Concrete is About 50 to 100 Years.

Steel reinforcement was a revolutionary invention of the nineteenth century. Steel bars provide strength, allowing for long, cantilevered structures and thinner, less-supported slabs. And because less concrete is required to pour such slabs, construction times are reduced significantly. But do you know how long reinforced concrete lasts? Engineers in the early twentieth century predicted that […]

The Life Expectancy of Reinforced Concrete is About 50 to 100 Years. Read More »