{"id":3882,"date":"2022-01-28T11:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T16:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2022\/01\/28\/hemp-based-rebar-could-replace-steel-in-construction-researchers-say\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T11:05:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T16:05:01","slug":"hemp-based-rebar-could-replace-steel-in-construction-researchers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2022\/01\/28\/hemp-based-rebar-could-replace-steel-in-construction-researchers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp-Based Rebar Could Replace Steel in Construction, Researchers Say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Hemp Today<\/em><\/p>\n

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY say they have developed a hemp\u2010based rebar reinforcing technology for cement construction.<\/p>\n

Alexandros Tsamis<\/span><\/a>, assistant professor of architecture and associate director of the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology, and\u00a0Dan Walczyk<\/span><\/a>, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Manufacturing Innovation Center, say the hemp-based natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic rebar could replace steel in concrete buildings and infrastructure projects, eliminating common problems with corrosion while extending the structures\u2019 lifetimes.<\/p>\n

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Rebar is used to construct skeletal frameworks in conventional cement buildings to provide tensile strength, which concrete lacks, the researchers reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Strong as steel<\/h2>\n

The research team said preliminary study of the material has shown strength characteristics comparable to steel, and potential for significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

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