Inside nearly everything made of concrete, you’ll find reinforced steel rods that compress the material, making buildings, bridges, and other structures even stronger. The rods aren’t designed to ...

The magic touch of an arc welder's stinger gives a standard con rod the strength to resist the forces in a competition engine. Who has more trouble than hot rodders?. Nobody. who makes all the trouble ...

Concrete is a very durable material. Fine examples of its first structural use by the Romans are still standing, and concrete is now probably the most widely used building material in the world.