South Florida building collapse

MaineLonghorn
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:19:24 +0000

There is a range of reinforcement percentage for reinforced concrete that is ideal. You don’t want it under-reinforced or over-reinforced. Concrete is excellent in compression and steel is excellent in tension, and they have to work together. Also, if you have too much congestion with reinforcing bars, there’s not enough room for the concrete to flow and you can get voids, which is not good.