"Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net...
"basskisser" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
You still know less than ****. Well, you do know ****! Rust and
expansion
is a major item for rebar in concrete bridge construction. Actually I
know
a lot about rebar. My buddy, who we debate some construction issues, is
the
son of the owner of the last american owned rebar manufacturer, and
still
sells rebar, now that the foundry's have been sold.
Bill

And this somehow qualifies you as a concrete bridge expert??
Bwaaahaaa!!!!!!

I hate to burst your bubble, but reinforcing rust and expansion has
been an issue forever, and has been dealt with many, many times over.
Old hat. I began dealing with the issue while still in undergrad
school. Still dealing with it. May I suggest that you take a look at
ACI 318 for starters? You actually gain REAL knowledge there, more
than you'll get from a reinforcing salesman.

I hate to burst your bubble, but you mostly repeated what I said about rebar
and expansion.

If you follow ACI 318, and it's sub-publications, you'll find that
with the proper coverage, rust and expansion is NOT problem. That is
the ONLY reason that ACI specifies minimum coverage of ferrous types
of reinforcement.