a team at TU Dresden in Germany have completed what is believed to be the world’s first building made with carbon-reinforced concrete, in which the steel rebar is replaced with carbon fiber.

As the demand for more sustainable construction grows and raw material shortages like steel continue to be a challenge, fiber-reinforced concrete has become an increasingly popular choice for ...

While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of ...

In a landmark event at the World of Concrete Show in Mumbai, India, Jogani Reinforcement, a leader in construction materials ...

“We are looking forward to seeing more projects like SoFi Stadium constructed with Euclid fibers in the future.” With the ability to reinforce concrete without the weight of steel ...

Concrete production is a major source ... The researchers proposed techniques to overcome this issue, including fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)/steel confinement, steel fiber addition, and ...

Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Laminates ... Experimental and Analytical Investigation on the Structural Behavior of Steel Plate and CFRP laminate ...

then reinforced concrete bridges must be strengthened. Sika has long been involved in structural strengthening using bonded steel plates and is a pioneer in the development of carbon fiber ...