Those gray bumpy rods are ½-inch steel reinforcing bars that will strengthen a garage footing. The contractor now needs to put supports under them so about 3 or 4 inches of concrete separates the rods ...

Q. Tim, I’m flummoxed. I’m about to build a large detached garage. The plans call for a 10-inch-thick by 20-inch-wide poured concrete footing with two ½-inch steel bars that run continuously in the ...

Researchers at the University of Sharjah have demonstrated that concrete can be reinforced using polymer plates instead of ...

Crews have drilled thousands of steel bars into the ground at the Regent’s Slide to stabilize the hillside and prevent the slope from continuing to slide. According to a news release from Caltrans, ...