The
concrete that's used in the buildings has to be
reinforced for the purposes of making the columns which were erected in the
building firmer and the reinforced concrete can also be used in the making of
the foundation for the building. The reinforcement bars strengthen the concrete
through the tension forces as was discovered by the engineers.
The
compression assists the steel fibres for
concrete but the Steel Wire bars strengthen the
bars through the exertion of tension
forces. The reinforced buildings might be reinforced using different materials
such as steel bars, plates, and even
plastic fiber. The method of reinforcing concrete was started back in the 1850s
by a contractor called Coignet Francoise. The houses that he built back then
using this method, still stand today.
It
was at that time that building companies started coming up using the reinforced
concrete as their main building method.
In
the use as a significant construction element,
the use of Steel Wire Manufacture may be used in making of foundations, walls or even walls. The
concrete used in the making slabs and foundations differs in that a few of the
areas need harder concrete than others. The concrete that has been reinforced,
the steel beams enable the structure to stand firm in cases such as earth
quakes that cause the steel fibres for concrete structure
to bend. Depending upon the height of the structure or just generally how big
the structure is, the reinforced bars change in diameter. For sky scrapers, the
reinforced bars are normally very wide and the foundation is quite secure to
enable the building to manage tension from factors that can cause it to bend
such as the wind.
The
steel fibre reinforced concrete also
has anti corrosion measures taken to ensure that the elements of the weather
such as moisture and in some case the salt doesn't affect the metal palates used. A Zinc phosphate coating could be
used on the metal beams and bars which were used for reinforcement. Other
structures that are made using reinforced concrete are for example bridges and
highways. These structures are also very much at risk of rusts and deicing from
elements such salt and exposure to moisture. The use of plastic fiber
reinforcements is therefore very advisable where possible.