- Real Name
- Larry Zasitko
- Device
- iPad (Generic)
Love your Skylight!
Really liking your series here!
For those that want to know....
Rebar is a metal rod or a mesh in some cases (mostly in floor slabs) that gives the concrete more strength. Normally in a wall they are run both vertically as well as horizontally. The distance between them is determined by building codes for where the house is built. The loop that is part of the picture is actually a form tie these hold the sections of forms together. In some places the ties are a flat bar that has a slot at the end. Once the concrete has set the forms are removed there and the ties are snapped off. If this were the actual rebar it would fail the inspections because rebar has to have a min of a couple inches of concrete over them. If exposed rebar will corrode and rust and become ineffective. Most bridges use concrete with rebar but because it is exposed to more stress and salt will eventually leech through the concrete, this is why they redo bridge decks more often.
Really liking your series here!
For those that want to know....
Rebar is a metal rod or a mesh in some cases (mostly in floor slabs) that gives the concrete more strength. Normally in a wall they are run both vertically as well as horizontally. The distance between them is determined by building codes for where the house is built. The loop that is part of the picture is actually a form tie these hold the sections of forms together. In some places the ties are a flat bar that has a slot at the end. Once the concrete has set the forms are removed there and the ties are snapped off. If this were the actual rebar it would fail the inspections because rebar has to have a min of a couple inches of concrete over them. If exposed rebar will corrode and rust and become ineffective. Most bridges use concrete with rebar but because it is exposed to more stress and salt will eventually leech through the concrete, this is why they redo bridge decks more often.
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