6 Reasons why Mild Steel is most commonly used metal in Civil Engineering for Reinforced Concrete

High Tensile Deformed Bar

Why Mild Steel is most commonly used metal in Civil Engineering for Reinforced Concrete? Even though there are lots of metals (like Aluminium, Cast iron ) available for reinforcing concrete, Mild Steel is the most widely used reinforcing material in reinforced concrete. Following are the major reasons behind this. It is highly ductile. The Young’s … Read more

Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson Ratio of concrete

Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson Ratio of Concrete (with example) Outline Find the modulus of Elasticity of concrete Find Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete Introduction Compressive Strength of Concrete –        Standardardized test of concrete  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) –        Specifications include  Correct mix  Properly affixing strain gauges Properly capping the cylinder with sulfur … Read more