When concrete contractors need rebar cut or bent, they have three choices. They can have a fabricator pre-cut or pre-bend the rebar to the specs. They can have their crews use manual tools to hand ...

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An experimental new type of rebar, however, could drastically change that. The problem with existing concrete structures lies in the steel rebar rods that are embedded within them for support.