Concrete Reinforcing Steel aka rebar

Overview: 

Reinforcing steel commonly called rebar is used in bridges, buildings, skyscrapers, homes, warehouses, and foundations to increase the strength of a concrete structure. Reinforcing steel is used in concrete to provide additional strength, as concrete is weak in tension, while steel is strong in both tension and compression.   

We will provide placing drawings, in accordance with CRSI, ACI, Specs, DWGS etc.  The drawings will include bent bar details, mesh and bar supports. We will deal directly with you or your contractor concerning questions.

We produce drawings using AutoCAD.  We can send them via internet, UPS, FedEx or our sales team.

Our in house detailing is done keeping in mind the ease of rebar placement in the field and minimum waste of steel.

Specification: 

Reinforcing bar is  produced to meet ASTM   specifications:

A615/A615M: Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

A706/A706M: Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Low-Alloy Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

A775/A775M: Standard Specification for epoxy coated rebar

A955/A955M: Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Stainless-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

A996/A996M: Standard Specification for Rail-Steel and Axle-Steel Deformed Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

A1035/A1035M: Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain, Low-Carbon, Chromium, Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

Rebar Weights Chart

Table 1: Grades of Rebar in Different Codes

Steel reinforcement bars or rebars are used to improve the tensile strength of the concrete, since concrete is very weak in tension, but is strong in compression. Steel is only used as rebar because elongation of steel due to high temperatures (thermal expansion coefficient) nearly equals to that of concrete.