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To: Captain Peter Blood

Oh and yes rebar is fundamentally required in many cases, but the Romans didn’t have it.


6 posted on 01/27/2021 5:26:12 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (17)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

The rebar doesn’t make cement stronger. It just keeps it in one piece after it cracks.


10 posted on 01/27/2021 5:42:21 PM PST by ArtDodger
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To: Daniel Ramsey
Any Compression Testing data of this 3D concrete for failure load comparison to conventual pours?

*Tell the 3D printing guys that sugar makes the concrete flow better...s/

11 posted on 01/27/2021 5:45:25 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

No rebar; they used volcanic ash. We can use fly ash.

Interesting wiki article!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete


24 posted on 01/27/2021 7:22:23 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Daniel Ramsey

My understanding is that Rebar makes concrete more resilient and tougher, while limiting its lifespan.


31 posted on 01/27/2021 11:06:49 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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