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TSR80 · April 22, 2010, 03:57 PM

Rebar will increase the tensile strength of the wall against a distributed load but I'm not sure what it would do against the concentrated load of a high speed projectile like say a .30-06. I'm not ballistics expert though so I could be wrong.

One thing is for certain that with rebar the opportunity exists for the bullet to penetrate the concrete, impact the rebar and be stopped, without the rebar this opportunity (however small it may be) will be absent.

April 22, 2010, 03:57 PM	#8
TSR80 Member Join Date: February 18, 2010 Posts: 65	Rebar will increase the tensile strength of the wall against a distributed load but I'm not sure what it would do against the concentrated load of a high speed projectile like say a .30-06. I'm not ballistics expert though so I could be wrong. One thing is for certain that with rebar the opportunity exists for the bullet to penetrate the concrete, impact the rebar and be stopped, without the rebar this opportunity (however small it may be) will be absent. __________________ TSR80 - Firmly seated in reality. Basing conclusions on emotions is like wiping before you poop, it doesn't make any damn sense.