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That will be heavily spalled 50 years from now. Almost as dumb as building thin flexible skyscrapers with reinforced concrete.




I fail to see what's dumb about using concrete for skyscrapers. Tall buildings have been built this way for over 50 years without issue.


It's fine for skyscrapers. The Empire State Bldg isn't going anywhere. It's dumb for thin flexible skyscrapers that will accumulate microfractures in a relatively short time span and whose steel structure is insufficient to support the building in the face of significant concrete degradation.


Microfractures =/= global strength loss. Additionally, the concrete itself tends to strengthen over time. I guess I just don't understand what failure mode you are worried about.

There are thousands of slender concrete structures that have been in service (thus far) without issue.




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