ACR has announced an updated version able to drive on the concrete form instead of rail. Once set up and calibrated, a camera detects the necessary rebar intersections. Wisconsin DOT requires 50% ...

On May 2, the ASTM announced that its composite materials committee (D30) had developed a “new standard specification for the latest generation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)” rebar.

The carbon fiber is woven into a mesh, or as a composite material that mimics existing rebar structures. These two types of reinforcement can be combined in a composite to produce a concrete ...