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What is Rebar Splice Coupler? Advantages, Disadvantages

If you have ever worked on a mega Construction project you would have already know what is rebar splice coupler? What is mechanical splicing of rebars? What different types are of rebar splicing system? What are “type-1” or “type -2” mechanical splicing systems?If you don’t know answers to one or more of above mentioned questions than you are lucky to land…
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Strain Hardening Can Reduce The Ductility Of Steel Reinforcement

In a stress-strain curve there are various regions and limits like you might have heard about elastic limit and yielding point etc. However in this post we will not talk about all of these points and will only discuss about a phenomenon named “Strain Hardening”. This topic is very important for civil engineers and structural engineers, as the reinforcing steel bars go through this…
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