>>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.
>>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...
>>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