Perry Home no rebar in driveway concrete?

[DSL_PWR]

The concrete used to pour for driveways and sidewalks is supposed to be a high tensile PSI concrete and should hold just fine without rebar for general use. Our last driveway was just high PSI concrete and it held fine. Never had any issues with parking either my truck or my boat on it and it was 10 yrs old when we moved out.

I guess it's all about the concrete, the ground under, and how it is poured.

[moonwalker2]

That's great that you had a good experience. You are the exception, believe me.
Most substrata is not dependable. If, as you experienced, you are lucky and it's solid it will work. But since most sites are on expansive or otherwise moveable ground they will not have the same outcome.
The idea is to have a standard method that will cover most situations, not exceptional ones. Do what you like in the future, but don't bet you'll be so lucky again.

[moonwalker2]

p.s. There is no such thing as high tensile concrete. What gives it tensile strength is steel. Otherwise it's simply, crumbly, man-made rock.