Salahuddin, "Seismic vulnerability assessment of strengthened glass fiber
reinforced concrete (GFRC)," KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, vol.
Thus, under the influence of external loads or impacts, the internal forces in the most intense section of
reinforced concrete elements, as well as deformation of concrete in its extreme fiber, increases from zero to some limits.
Eventually, when a code of practice has to be agreed upon it is of great importance that protection of
reinforced concrete by surface coating systems is considered and included.
Reinforced concrete also provides a thermal barrier that prevents energy costs (both financial and environmental) from soaring.
"The results suggest strongly that
reinforced concrete sleepers result in lower life cycle greenhouse emissions than timber sleepers," according to the researchers.
Reinforced concrete buildings could be about twice as tall as the new record holder.
Selley, "Concrete contribution to the shear resistance of fiber reinforced polymer
reinforced concrete members," Journal of Composites for Construction, vol.
You can't really have a major fire today in a good
reinforced concrete building."
Mission to the United Nations is particularly intriguing: Its structure will be framed entirely in cast-in-place
reinforced concrete. Don't get too curious, though.
Not only does it seem that the GSA recognizes the benefits of a cast-in-place reinforced concrete-framed office building, but NIST's findings with regard to the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers has borne out what the Concrete Alliance of New York City has been saying since September 11, 2001--that cast-in-place
reinforced concrete, due to its strength and lower thermal conductivity rating, is safer than any other building material, according to Alfred G.
The concrete construction industry is full of tough talk when it comes to portraying
reinforced concrete as a "must-have" for building safety.