costs of epoxy coated rebar versus normal high yield uncoated
costs of epoxy coated rebar versus normal high yield uncoated
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Can anyone please advise typical cost comparison of using epoxy coated rebar versus uncoated high yield rebar, egs. initial construction costs, what are potential long term benefits when measured against any reduced maintenance requirements. Contract is very large and proposed in Middle-East.





RE: costs of epoxy coated rebar versus normal high yield uncoated
In the Midwest, the cost is about $0.60 to $0.9 per pound for black and about $1.00 pound for green.
Since there are numerous issues for either are numerous I would like to point you to the following thread:
Thread167-10281
If its not discussed, please keep in mind that there are some issues with failure of the coating and additional development length and so on. Much of the discussion regarding this may be found in a CRSI report or perhaps from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
One last note, several states in the midwest use exclusively green steel in all brigde elements while others use it only for the deck.
RE: costs of epoxy coated rebar versus normal high yield uncoated