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In experiment, a reinforcing steel rod was placed into concrete prior to casting. After solidification, the rod was pulled out of the sample structure at a constant velocity of the clamp. During withdrawal of the rod, the loading force and the clamp velocity were measured and the accompanying acoustic emission was monitored. It is established that the intensity of acoustic emission exhibits a sharp increase before the onset of the macroscopic loss of stability. It is concluded that the macroscopic fracture of loaded reinforced-concrete structures can be, in principle, predicted using acoustic emission measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]