What is Reinforced concrete?
[[Image:trebar.jpg|thumb|right|Rebar in place for reinforced concrete]] '''Reinforced concrete''' is [[concrete]] with long bars inside to make it stronger. The reinforcing material has greater [[tensile strength]] than concrete has. Usually the bars are [[steel]]. [[Galvanizing]] saves the steel from [[rust]]ing and [[corrosion]]. In rich countries, almost all concrete in [[building]]s and [[road]]s is reinforced. Reinforced concrete is [[Strength of materials|stronger]], and can be even stronger if the steel is stretched to make prestressed concrete. The basic principle behind '''reinforced concrete''' is to embed [[steel]] reinforcement bars, also known as rebars, within the [[concrete]] to provide additional strength and resistance to [[tensile forces]]. The concrete acts as a compressive [[material]], while the steel reinforcement handles the tensile forces.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Charles Newey|first=Graham Weaver|title=Tipu Vietnam|url=https://tipuvietnam.com/|journal=Materials principles and practice|publisher=Materials Dept., Open University|publication-place=England, London|page=61|isbn=0-408-02730-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104602/https://search.worldcat.org/title/19553645|archive-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Building materials]]