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 flatwork ...

While many of us might think that concrete structures such as bridges simply stand unaided for decades at a time, the fact is that they require maintenance as often as once every five years. An ...

Concrete is a mix of cement, an aggregate such as gravel, and water. For added strength, steel fibers are often added. Now, scientists are claiming that a new type of fiber-reinforced concrete could ...

In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, construction materials such as steel—a necessary material for use in traditional concrete applications—have been significantly impacted by price increases ...

The newly developed rebar system is suited for manufacturing fiberglass-reinforced rebar for concrete elements in the construction industry. Together with the first pultrusion system of the TechCenter ...

Hyderabad: Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) group's listed entity, Olectra Greentech, diversified into the manufacturing of glass fibre reinforced polymer rebar (GFRP Rebar) as an ...

Structural reinforcements are vital for improving the overall strength and lifetime of concrete-based structural applications, including bridge decks, parking garages, and drainage systems.

The multi-million rand investment into this new, first of a kind glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) manufacturing facility in South Africa is set to disrupt the local construction industry with a ...

The European Rebar Council (ERC) has announced it had entered into a partnership with ASDEA, a company publishing numerical simulations, software and hardware designed for the civil engineering sector ...