Reinforced concrete walls

All About Reinforced Concrete Walls

Fibers are all time favorite concrete reinforcement since ancient time. Since, then number of advancement and technologies have made revolutionary changes in the reinforcement area. In the past era, straw and mortars were used in the evolution of bricks and horsehairs that are generally used for support. With the introduction of fiber technology, cement reinforcement is done by asbestos fiber from the beginning phase of 20th century. Reinforced concrete walls are well designed as compression member that are used when beams are not included and the load is too heavy for the slab to bear or when masonry wall has a restricted thickness.

Based on the technical ground there are two classifications made i.e. plain concrete wall and another is reinforced concrete wall. This classification is entirely based upon load bearing capacity and thickness of wall. Extensive research has been made for the use of composite material for creation of concrete reinforcement. After sometime, detection of health hazard caused restriction for using asbestos as a material. This finally leads to the replacement of asbestos to other synthetic fibers, steel or glass. The introduction of progressive technologies such as fiber reinforced concrete walls has won the heart of engineers and builders.

Reinforced concrete wall’s major advantage comes with its high compressive strength which in comparison of other material is more durable and powerful. This material has great power to withstand the maximum amount of tensile force. It is even resistive to fire and climatic changes. Since in the beginning stage, reinforced concrete is a fluidic material, so molding can be done economically to any shape and size. Therefore, it is widely used as a precast structural component which helps in the production of minimum deflection with rigid members. In comparison to other materials, reinforced concrete wall construction requires less manpower.  

The conditions that affect the features of reinforced concrete wall can be faced anytime in its life span. The mechanism behind the repair and maintenance are related to the condition to revive serviceability. Weathering in the freezing climate turns out to be biggest trouble for reinforced concrete wall as it comes in contact of spray and water molecules. Howsoever, methacrylate formulations, epoxy formulations, etc serve as the modern option for concrete sealing which provides superior sealing in comparison to ancient linseed oil-turpentine-oil paint that is no longer in demand. 

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