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How Stirrups Prevent Structural Failure and Improve Building Safety
Designing strong concrete structures means carefully handling both the forces that pull (tension) and those that squeeze (compression). But there’s another often-overlooked force at play: shear, which tries to make parts of a structure slide past each other. The key to resisting this? Seemingly simple steel loops called stirrups. These aren’t just add-ons; they’re essential…
