Science and Technology

Has reinforced concrete been improved over time?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/has-reinforced-concrete-been-improved-over-time-134845.html" >Has reinforced concrete been improved over time?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Reinforced concrete was improved by the development of prestressed concrete—that is, concrete containing cables that are placed under tension opposite to the expected compression load before or after the concrete hardens. Another improvement, thin-shell construction, takes advantage of the inherent structural strength of certain geometric shapes, such as hemispherical and elliptical domes; in thin-shell construction great distances are spanned with very little material. The perfecting of reinforced concrete has profoundly influenced structural building techniques and architectural forms.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about concrete . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What advancements have been made in reinforced concrete? How has reinforced concrete changed? How has reinforced concrete advanced? What improvements have been made to reinforced concrete? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Flexible fibre reinforced concrete.(Infrastructure/construction)
Newspaper article from: Advanced Composites Bulletin ...a type of reinforced concrete that provides improved performance...The material has already been used to retrofit...concrete is 500 times more resistant...levels. The reinforced version...concrete. ECC has already been...bridge deck over a ...
A comparative experimental investigation of concrete, reinforced-concrete and...
Magazine article from: Construction and Building Materials ...on plain concrete, reinforced-concrete...those of reinforced-concrete...superior to reinforced-concrete...pipes have been in widespread...concrete has found many...appreciably improved by addition...and it is time-consuming...
Freeze-thaw and thermal degradation influence on the fracture properties of...
Magazine article from: Construction and Building Materials ...years, it has been found that some concrete structures...structure has been completed...properties of fiber reinforced polymer concrete...Although 3-5 times stronger...takes place over a wide temperature...concrete are improved by adding...
Effects of tensile reinforcement ratio and compressive strength on the...
Magazine article from: Construction and Building Materials ...strength concrete has improved over the last...It has been observed...in beams has only been developed...of over-reinforced helically...construction time, material...concrete that has a compressive...ductility can be improved ...
Anxiety in Italy over building collapses.(Statistical Data Included)(Brief...
Magazine article from: Business Insurance ...the 1960s, the concrete used in reinforced concrete buildings...performance of concrete improved, and regulations...Italy also improved its building...for the first time since 1939, he noted. The code has been updated more...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.