Finally, he snagged a couple of pieces of what looked like reinforcing bar.
For example, he can sell reinforcing bars, used in construction, about 50 percent cheaper than the big steelmakers.
Below their feet it was at least six inches broad, the opposing lips only held together by the net of reinforcing bars.
The metal rods perform the same function as reinforcing bars in ordinary construction.
But we know today that it is not enough to tie rods around each bundle of reinforcing bars.
Then, they are progressively rolled to reduce the billets to the final size and shape of reinforcing bar.
Reinforcing bars are produced in certain sizes, with certain unit weights.
A likely area for substitution would be the steel reinforcing bars used in highway bridge decks.
Raul and I slammed shut the doors, lifting a bronze reinforced bar into place to secure them.
Worse still, the number of steel reinforcing bars embedded into the concrete was 8, not the required 16, giving the building only half its needed strength.