Getting Stirrup Concrete Right in Your Next Project
It's easy to overlook those small steel loops inside a beam, but stirrup concrete wouldn't hold up much of anything without them. If you've ever walked past a construction site and seen a skeleton of rebar before the pour, you probably noticed those rectangular or circular wire cages. Those are the stirrups. While the heavy longitudinal bars get most of the glory for carrying the weight, the stirrups are the unsung heroes doing the dirty work of holding everything together and fighting off forces that would otherwise snap a beam like a dry twig. ...