Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete (Ferro concrete) is plain concrete in which reinforcement in the form of rods, bars ("rebars") or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the naturally brittle concrete. The use of reinforced concrete is a relatively recent invention, usually being considered as covering the last 150 years, and its accidental discovery is commonly ascribed to a Parisian gardener named Monier in about the year 1860. The vast majority of reinforcement is made of steel, but fiber-reinforced plastic materials are available.

See also

• Building construction
• Concrete
• Construction engineering
• Structural engineering
• Tie rod