young’s modulus

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

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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

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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