Concrete is one of the most important building materials today. While it has excellent compressive strength, its tensile strength, flexural strength, crack resistance, and impact toughness are relatively poor. Over time, concrete structures can develop cracks, deformations, or even fail.   To ensure the safety and durability of concrete structures, concrete reinforcement is essential. The common strengthening methods of concrete structures: one is fiber reinforcement for concrete, and the other is rebar reinforcement. This article is about fiber reinforced concrete vs rebar.     What is Fiber Reinforced Concrete? Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) is a type of enhanced building material. It uses cement paste, mortar, or concrete as the base material and incorporates short discontinuous fibers or continuous macro synthetic fibers as reinforcement. These fibers are evenly distributed in the concrete, creating a material that can be poured or sprayed to improve its performance.   What is Rebar Reinforced Concrete? … Continue reading Fiber Reinforced Concrete Vs Rebar