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Why place steel reinforcing bars in the piers?

April 26, 2017bars piers reinforcing steel

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Why place steel reinforcing bars in the piers?

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Concrete has great compressive strength. Piers can transfer large downward loads without the help of reinforcing steel. The steel is placed in the piers to prevent the pier from being pulled apart or sheared by forces exerted by expansive soils.