Why Concrete Cover Must Have a Minimum Thickness

The concrete cover must have a minimum thickness for three main reasons

  • To protect the steel reinforcement bars (rebars) from environmental effects to prevent their corrosion;
  • To provide thermal insulation, which protects the reinforcement bars from fire;
  • To give reinforcing bars sufficient embedding to enable them to be stressed without slipping.

 

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