FORMS OF STEEL USED FOR BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
,Historically, Steel has proved to be an ideal material as a Steel Reinforcement to
complement concrete because the thermal expansion of both materials is the same.
In other words, when cooled or heated both concrete and steel they expand or
contract equally.
Steel also bonds well with concrete. In a composite material, the bond between two
materials is necessary so that it functions as a single material. The bond between
the two materials is due to the chemistry of the two materials, which produces a
chemical bond between them. Besides, as the water from concrete evaporates, it
shrinks and grips the steel bars also making a mechanical bond.
, STEEL REINFORCEMENT
Steel Reinforcement is in the form of rebar or wire of steel, which is utilized in concrete
members to resist primarily tensile forces caused by externally applied loads or volume
changes.
In Concrete steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in
resisting forces. The reinforcing steel-rods, bars, or mesh-absorbs the tensile, shear, and
sometimes the compressive stresses in a concrete structure. Plain concrete does not
easily withstand tensile and shear stresses caused by wind, earthquakes, vibrations and
other forces and is therefore unsuitable in most structural applications.
CONSTRUCTION
,Historically, Steel has proved to be an ideal material as a Steel Reinforcement to
complement concrete because the thermal expansion of both materials is the same.
In other words, when cooled or heated both concrete and steel they expand or
contract equally.
Steel also bonds well with concrete. In a composite material, the bond between two
materials is necessary so that it functions as a single material. The bond between
the two materials is due to the chemistry of the two materials, which produces a
chemical bond between them. Besides, as the water from concrete evaporates, it
shrinks and grips the steel bars also making a mechanical bond.
, STEEL REINFORCEMENT
Steel Reinforcement is in the form of rebar or wire of steel, which is utilized in concrete
members to resist primarily tensile forces caused by externally applied loads or volume
changes.
In Concrete steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in
resisting forces. The reinforcing steel-rods, bars, or mesh-absorbs the tensile, shear, and
sometimes the compressive stresses in a concrete structure. Plain concrete does not
easily withstand tensile and shear stresses caused by wind, earthquakes, vibrations and
other forces and is therefore unsuitable in most structural applications.
