Transportation Defined: Rebar Caps

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Rebar caps

This blog’s “Building a Freeway” series is our attempt atexplaining the many steps involved in constructing a major transportationcorridor...

We’ve visited several construction sites in order to sharewith you this up-close look at the process, but we have to admit sometimeswe’ll see some construction-related object and have absolutely no idea what itis.
It’s a good thing there are plenty of people on the site ofwhom we can ask: “what is that?”
We thought we’d share their answers here on the blog andwe’ll get started with rebar caps.
A rebar cap is a special steel-reinforced plastic “mushroom”cap that is placed on protruding rebar at construction sites.

Rebar caps protect from injuries.

Even though it’s small, it serves an important purpose:these caps provide protection from injuries. An exposed piece of rebar can meanscratches and minor injuries … or, worse, if someone were to fall from aboveonto a piece of rebar that’s sticking up.
If there’s a long row of rebar, a 2x4 piece of lumber canactually be placed on top of these caps providing another layer of safety.
Transportation Defined is a series of explanatory blog postsdesigned to define the things you see on your everyday commute. Let us know ifthere's something you'd like to see explained ... leave a comment here on theblog or over on our Facebook page!