👉tension and compression play crucial roles in its structural integrity:
💫Compression: Concrete is inherently strong in compression.
⏺This means it can withstand significant compressive forces without failing.
⏺When a load is applied to a concrete structure, the concrete primarily handles the compressive stresses.
💫Tension: Concrete, however, is weak in tension.
It tends to crack and fail under tensile stresses.
⏺To counteract this, steel reinforcement (rebar) is embedded within the concrete.
⏺Steel is strong in tension, so it absorbs the tensile forces that the concrete cannot handle
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💫Compression: Concrete is inherently strong in compression.
⏺This means it can withstand significant compressive forces without failing.
⏺When a load is applied to a concrete structure, the concrete primarily handles the compressive stresses.
💫Tension: Concrete, however, is weak in tension.
It tends to crack and fail under tensile stresses.
⏺To counteract this, steel reinforcement (rebar) is embedded within the concrete.
⏺Steel is strong in tension, so it absorbs the tensile forces that the concrete cannot handle
@etconp