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To: TSgt
"Rebar was there to prevent the falling concrete from crushing the workers below."

So THAT'S what rebar is for! I was always under the impression that it was there to carry the tensile loads because concrete is weak in tension. Silly me.

9 posted on 12/16/2011 5:20:46 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
So THAT'S what rebar is for! I was always under the impression that it was there to carry the tensile loads because concrete is weak in tension. Silly me.

See how lucky we are to have college-edumacated journalists to keep us properly informed?

It'd really be interesting to hear this reporters description of fly ash.

18 posted on 12/16/2011 5:48:40 PM PST by digger48
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