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1. opwieu+r6[view] [source] 2021-05-25 22:05:03
>>hrl+(OP)
Reinforced concrete has achieved regulatory capture via the building codes. If you try to build with anything non-standard, prepare to deal with a mountain of red tape.
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2. Jweb_G+Bh[view] [source] 2021-05-25 23:16:46
>>opwieu+r6
Given past "innovations" in the space of building materials, I think this is just about the last place people should be complaining about needing to comply with regulations...
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3. leoc+km[view] [source] 2021-05-25 23:47:08
>>Jweb_G+Bh
And in fact it seems that one attempted fix to the corrosion problem, epoxy-coated rebar, has already proven much worse than uncoated rebar at dealing with rust in production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVDy84rR5Z8

(That, BTW, is from a channel devoted to concrete made by a civil-engineering academic who specialises in the stuff https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvfiHNDS_QI-FgKQSmTITQ )

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