Arcelormittal and USP Are Developing a New Type of High-Strength Rebar That Could Revolutionize Construction

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 14/07/2021 at 12:16

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Arcelormittal In Partnership With USP Is Developing a Rebar for Civil Construction. The Product Promises Better Use of Steel and a Reduction in Concrete Use

Some days after the Brazilian Chamber of Construction announced a major import of steel from steel mills in other countries, aiming to balance prices in the national market, Arcelormittal announced that it is developing a new rebar for the civil construction sector alongside the University of São Paulo (USP).

Expanding the Limits of Civil Construction

In conjunction with the Innovation and Product Development area for Civil Construction of the Long Steel segment of ArcelorMittal, the Building the Future Chair (a partnership between ArcelorMittal and USP) and the Center for Innovation and Sustainable Construction (CICS/USP), the team is working on launching a new rebar that will be responsible for expanding limits in civil construction, allowing projects to be created more safely.

The CA50/S-AR rebar is a solution with surprising resistance and a yield strength of at least 700 MPa. The new product, made in partnership with USP, will provide, in some operations, a better utilization rate of steel and a significant reduction in concrete use.

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Words from the CICS/USP Coordinator

The challenge of the project for civil construction was to create a rebar with high technical competence, focused on special operations and compliant with the ABNT NBER 7480 standard.

According to Professor Vanderley John, Coordinator of CICS/USP, large-scale works face difficulties with large material rates, limiting concrete flow.

According to the coordinator, this leads to a greater number of voids, meaning a loss of steel bonding to the concrete. With the increase in concrete strength, the steel in the rebar needs to keep up with these developments.

USP Campus Building Will Test the New Product

The new product from ArcelorMittal will be used in the experimental building CICS Living Lab, located on the USP campus. According to ArcelorMittal’s General Manager of Product and Service Development, Joaquim Burrel, the CICS is under construction on campus, and the behavior of the rebar will be monitored over the long term.

According to Burrel, through the partnership, not only this product but also other products with special properties are being analyzed and promise to innovate in the civil construction sector.

Professor Vanderley John emphasizes that in large-scale constructions where there is a high use of steel per cubic meter, this solution could promote the dematerialization of construction through the use of high-performance rebars.

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