What is Reinforced Concrete?
Reinforced concrete is a system that is resistant to external effects, in which concrete and construction steel form a whole. This system has developed with the widespread use of concrete and steel as structural elements. Today, it is seen that reinforced concrete structures are in the foreground as the dominant carrier system. The use of concrete as a building material has been known since ancient times, but its spread began around the 19th century.
Concrete, which is the basic material of reinforced concrete structures, is very easy to process. Although its content varies from region to region, aggregate and water, which are raw materials, can be found easily. Steel bars form the skeleton of the reinforced concrete structure. Although steel is a material resistant to external forces, it is not a fire resistant material. This situation brings about the design of the reinforced concrete structure in the form of concrete around the steel.
One of the biggest features of reinforced concrete structures is that they are highly resistant to fire. The fact that building materials such as wood, which were used in housing construction in ancient times, were weak against external forces and were not protected against fires, reinforced concrete structures developed with the onset of the urbanization trend.
