Formwork, the temporary or permanent molds used to hold wet concrete until it sets, is a crucial element in concrete construction. Just as important is selection of the right formwork, as it greatly ...

In this video, I cut cardboard concrete tube forms to level and mix concrete for pouring footings and concrete piers for a workshop foundation. The video also includes a comparison of fiberglass rebar ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...

This video shows how to create a large concrete slab from start to finish. Chapters 00:00 - Clearing the Area 01:30 - ...

Rebar is a structural member that is cast into concrete and masonry to provide strength and reinforcement. A reinforcing bar, rebar is used to compensate for the relatively weak tensile strength of ...

Nearly 40% of failure of concrete structures occurs due to corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement. For this reason, corrosion control of steel reinforcement is essential to prevent damage and ...

Concrete has long been used as a building material for its high compressive strength, good durability and low cost. However, its well-known Achilles’ heel is its brittleness and limited tensile ...