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Reinforcing rebar with fibers made
from various materials has been taking
place for years, but a recent develop-
ment has been the use of fibers made
from basalt rock.
These have the
advantage of
being nontoxic,
having a very
high chemi-
cal resistance,
being less ex-
pensive than
other types of
reinforcement
fibers, and
they will not
react with any
components of
concrete.
BuildWithStrength.com , produced by a
coalition of the National Ready Mixed
Concrete Association, promotes the
benefits of concrete construction, pri-
marily in the low to mid-rise building
sector, but much of the information on
the website applies to the landscape
sector as well. Besides being a mar-
keting tool you can send customers
to, it has a design center for profes-
sionals and is a resource for technical
guides, software tools and educational
courses.
http://buildwithstrength.com/
concrete-at-work/
"With Build with Strength we have
an opportunity to re-energize the
concrete industry and better position
concrete products in the construction
marketplace… reminding people in-
side and outside of the industry that
no product is as safe, strong or durable
as ready mixed concrete."
Ted Chandler, incoming NRMCA
chairman and president of Chandler
Concrete Co., Inc.
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