What is Reinforced Cement Concrete?
Reinforced Cement Concrete
When a structural concrete is reinforced with a reinforcing material such as steel it forms a composite building material called the Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC). Due to its complementary properties steel is mostly used as the reinforcement. It is called steel reinforced cement concrete or simply Reinforced Cement Concrete.
Reinforcing bars or reinforcements are the steel bars which are used in concrete. Two major grades in which reinforcement bars are found are mild steel and high yield strength steel.
Concrete
For every living human being about one ton of structural concrete is used as it the most common constructional material. Other than water no other material is used in such high quantity. It is so commonly used as it can be molded into different shapes using suitable frameworks. A heterogeneous mixture of cement, fine aggregate (sand), coarse aggregate (boulders or gravels) and water is used to form the concrete.
The concrete then solidifies into a strong mass as a result of hydration of cement. A number of additives are also used to enhance the properties of concrete, properties such a workability, durability, time of setting etc.