An earring is a piece of jewelry that is worn on the ear. They are worn by both genders, although until recently in western cultures, they were more typically worn by women. Earrings are attached to the ear through a piercing in the earlobe or some other external part of the ear. Common locations other than the earlobe for piercings include the ro...
Steel rods or metal fabric placed in concrete slabs, beams, or columns to increase their strength. 
(Learning Modules / Mathematics / Bridges) Where a structure such as a girder or a concrete slab has been strengthened or stiffened by extra material or by the addition of trusses.
To strengthen a structure by the addition of something to that structure
The process of strengthening a member with some additional piece of material.