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Setting Concrete Forms and Preparing for a Successful Pour

TIME TO EXPAND! I'm adding onto my shop! The expansion is going to be 20x30 making the total size of the building 30x60. Follow along today as Ramone and I set the concrete forms and rebar in ...
Mena FN

Inventionhome® Product Developer Creates Insert That Streamlines Concrete Forming Process For Rebar-First Applications

PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, August 7, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Todd K. of Otis Orchards, WA is the creator of the Snap Cone, a reusable plastic cone insert developed to enhance flexibility and ...
Forbes

The Advantages Of Insulated Concrete Form Foundations

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...
For Construction Pros

The Benefits of Protecting Rebar With Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors

Nearly 40% of failure of concrete structures occurs due to corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement. For this reason, corrosion control of steel reinforcement is essential to prevent damage and ...
Engineering News-Record

Tests of Concrete Walls with High-Strength Rebar Lay Foundation for Code Change

If structural engineers have their way, building codes will take a leap forward in the next couple of years to allow the use of higher-strength 80-ksi reinforcing steel in concrete shear walls in high ...