| There is a number of building materials
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| | reinforced concrete in their construction
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| that have been found to be exceptional
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| | began popping up all over the world,
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| when used in the construction of
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| | especially in the United States, Canada
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| buildings. One of these exceptional
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| | and Europe. This caused the buildings to
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| building materials is steel reinforced
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| | have stronger support and last longer,
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| concrete. Steel reinforced concrete is a
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| | allowing constructors to begin building
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| specific type of concrete that has had
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| | upward and reducing limitations on weight
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| strong steel rebar or fibers added to it
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| | and height for the buildings. One company
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| while wet, creating a very strong type of
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| | in Europe completed over 7,000 buildings
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| concrete that is able to withstand almost
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| | using steel reinforced concrete during
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| anything when it has dried. Because the
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| | its first ten years of operation.
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| results of using steel reinforced
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| | In 1878, the first reinforced concrete
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| concrete are so good for the strength of
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| | system was patented in the United States
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| the building, most modern buildings today
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| | by an American by the name of Thaddeus
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| use steel reinforced concrete in the
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| | Hyatt. The Pacific Coast Borax Company
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| construction process.
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| | refinery, located in Alameda, California,
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| The advantages of using steel reinforced
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| | was the first building constructed in the
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| concrete in building construction was
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| | United States using this new system. The
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| first discovered in the mid 1800's by a
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| | popularity of the process skyrocketed in
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| man by the name of Joseph Louis Lambot.
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| | the early 1900's and soon, a majority of
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| He found that by adding thin steel bars
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| | the developers in the country were using
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| or steel fibers to concrete, he could
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| | steel reinforced concrete in the
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| greatly increase the strength of the
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| | construction of their steel buildings.
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| concrete, making it better for use in a
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| | The process has been refined over the
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| variety of applications. In the early
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| | years, constantly changing and improving
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| years, reinforced concrete was used for
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| | the formula for making high-quality steel
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| making a number of items, such as
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| | reinforced concrete.
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| reinforced garden tubs, road guardrails,
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| | Today, many of the buildings located in
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| and reinforced concrete beams. There were
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| | industrialized nations use steel
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| a number of different types of reinforced
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| | reinforced concrete to make the buildings
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| concrete products on the market because
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| | stronger and better able to withstand the
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| construction firms all wanted to use the
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| | ravages of time and the weather.
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| product, but no standard method of
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| | Reinforcing the concrete that will be
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| production had yet been developed.
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| | used on the building adds tensile
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| Over time, many different companies tried
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| | strength to the concrete, making it much
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| their hand at creating the perfect type
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| | stronger and more flexible that regular
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| of steel reinforced concrete. Through
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| | concrete, which helps prevent cracking
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| much trial and error, the best versions
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| | and breakage. Steel reinforced concrete
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| of steel reinforced concrete became
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| | can be used in a number of building
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| widely known while the lesser brands
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| | applications, including floors, beams,
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| slowly faded away. Buildings that used
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| | supports, walls, and frames.
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