Aban, Hannah Wynzelle T.

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REINFORCED CONCRETE CONCRETE

Reinforced concrete, or RCC, is a Plain concrete, also known as plain
concrete that includes steel bars, plates cement concrete or PCC, is most widely
or fibers that reinforce the material. The used for flooring and paving. It is made
capacity to bear loads with these from a mixture of cement, aggregate and
materials is magnified, and as a result the water. The different types of aggregates
RCC is used extensively in all and the proportion of materials used can
constructions. In fact, it has become the give different kinds of cement with
most widely used construction material. slightly different properties.
>Has steel that acts as a support. >Does not have a steel.
>Reinforced concrete has a high >It is used as a protective shield for the
compressive strength relative to other RCC above so that the water from the
construction materials. RCC is not absorbed by the ground
below.
>Due to the reinforcement given,
reinforced concrete can also withstand a >Provides a foundation for the concrete
fair amount of tensile stress. and also allows worker to put up the
above structures more quickly.
>Reinforced concrete's fire and weather
resistance is fair enough. >Act as a mask for reinforced concrete,
i.e. prevent corrosion of steel bars in the
>The reinforced concrete construction
foundation.
system is more robust than any other
building system.
>Reinforced concrete, as a fluid material,
can be commercially shaped into an
almost infinite variety of shapes.
>Maintenance costs for reinforced
concrete are very minimal.
>The most economical construction
material is the reinforced concrete when
it comes to the structures like footings,
dams, piers, etc.