For Construction Pros

Understanding Concrete Slab Load Capacity

Concrete slabs form the backbone of countless industrial and material-handling facilities. Whether supporting heavy machinery, mezzanines, pallet racks, or conveyors, a slab must be able to bear ...
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Enhancing punching shear and post-punching behavior of flat slabs using wire mesh, integrity bars and fibers

Punching shear failure is a common issue in the connection between flat slabs and reinforced concrete columns. Once failure occurs, a supplementary load-carrying mechanism is necessary to prevent the ...
For Construction Pros

The Contractor’s Welded Wire Reinforcement (WWR) Dilemma

Concrete contractors are still being penalized when welded wire reinforcement (WWR) is found to be incorrectly positioned in concrete slabs. We just heard of an interior topping slab for which ...
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Experimental investigation on structural behavior of composite slabs with steel decking, fiber-reinforced concrete, and lightweight aggregate concrete layers

This study experimentally investigates the structural behavior of steel–concrete composite slabs under monotonic loading, with a focus on evaluating the influence of fiber content, fiber types, layer ...
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Basanite Announces Approval from the Government of Bahamas for BFRP to Replace Steel in Concrete Reinforcement and Engagement of Basanite's First Distributor for The Bahamas

POMPANO BEACH, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 25, 2022 / Basanite Industries, LLC (hereafter referred to as "Basanite") (OTCQB:BASA), a manufacturer of advanced composite products for use in reinforcing ...
Orange County Register

Ask the Builder: Don’t let contractor skip steel reinforcement in concrete driveway or patio

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. What’s your ...