Friday, November 7, 2008

Re: Twisting of rebar

Government doesn't force you to stay healthy. They just tax all those
things you enjoy. Air will be next.
Gary

Steve Gordin wrote:
> Harold,
>
> I can see how a long enough rebar can be twisted 360 degrees. The
> thing is - will is stay that way, or can the needed plastic
> (permanent) torsional deformation to 90 degrees be achieved without
> rendering the rebar non-usable?
>
> By the way, coming from so many grateful engineers, those beers may be
> really bad for your health. Hopefully, as it goes now, the government
> will force you to stay healthy...
>
> V. Steve Gordin, SE
> Irvine CA
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Harold Sprague <mailto:spraguehope@hotmail.com>
> *To:* seaint@seaint.org <mailto:seaint@seaint.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:24
> *Subject:* RE: Twisting of rebar
>
> <...If the twist occurs over a long enough length, it is not a
> problem...>
>

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