What Is Lap Length in RCC and How to Calculate It? [IS 456:2000 Explained]
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If you’ve ever been on a construction site, you’ll know that concrete alone can’t handle all the loads in a structure. That’s why we place steel bars inside it—to take care of the tension. But these bars are never long…