For those who don't know, the steel reinforcing in concrete (the wires in this case) is because concrete is supper strong in compression (squishing) but very weak in tension (pulling apart), so the wires take the tension load, keeping the concrete from cracking.
For those who don't know, the steel reinforcing in concrete (the wires in this case) is because concrete is supper strong in compression (squishing) but very weak in tension (pulling apart), so the wires take the tension load, keeping the concrete from cracking.