Forget buying a standard hammer; building a Custom Rebar Hammer is a rite of passage for any metalworker. Rebar (reinforcing bar) is designed for high-tensile strength in concrete, but when welded ...

Concrete contractors are still being penalized when welded wire reinforcement (WWR) is found to be incorrectly positioned in concrete slabs. We just heard of an interior topping slab for which ...

Concrete has enormous resistance to compressive stress, but it is a fragile material in terms of tension, which occurs when forces are applied in opposite directions of a structure, tending to ...

[Liebregts] is working on a trike design, and needed a pair of wheels to go up front. Regular bicycle wheels wouldn’t do, as they’re not designed to work with a single-sided support. They also wanted ...

American Transmission Co. and other utilities are finding high-voltage electrical transmission line and substation upgrade projects place increased structural demand on existing steel-pole support ...