This is really bad and a new crisis/scandal. Hospitals, schools, courts, etc are not deemed safe!
Seems like a dumb idea to use that material in rainy Britain.
It inevitably happens when a country goes socialist. Those in charge start to take as much as they can for themselves at the expense of the country itself.
"Just going to see O'Reilly, dear!"
In the UK civilization itself is literally crumbling and in more ways than one. I’m eligible for a UK passport but I say why bother I wouldn’t want to live there anyway.
Oh boy, a new crisis!
Sorry, Brits need to send money to Ukraine.
Buildings falling apart is just part and parcel of living in a global country…
“Anyone in construction here?”
Yep, with concrete we require at least 1” of concrete FULLY surrounding rebar so as to prevent water from reaching the rebar and thereby (of course) causing the rebar to rust. Rebar gives concrete its tensile strength (concrete has excellent compressive strength without rebar), so take away the rebar, and any tension (pulling) on the concrete and it will fail.
At least that was the case when I managed major construction projects many years ago - cannot see why it would be different now.
I have NO CLUE as to why this crap was permitted in the UK, other than they may have had a Labor government at the time.
..light weight air entrained concrete .. they got what they paid for. Probably lasted longer then called for.
In a climate such as in England, why would you use such material?
“Public buildings are literally CRUMBLING in the UK in new crisis”
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Don’t say that to loud or our congressional “leaders” will propose the U.S. rebuilding the U.K.
I’m going to experiment mixing dirt with cement for walkways and don’t care if there is any organic matter in it.
My goal is simply to prevent weeds.
I worked with laying foundations and walls. You work to vibrate the air OUT of concrete, not put bubbles into it.
Tofu Dreg construction practices of the UK, apparently.
Except now and for the last 100 years, it has set big time for the Brits.
Consider a few other humanity greats like...
- Rome
- Dutch
- Spanish
Anybody want to guess who's next?
Hint: Civilization power tends to migrate from east to west.
Uh, no one cares.
The UK is dead and gone, let it decay.
Maybe when Russia gets that far they’ll kick out the Third Worlders who took over, but that’s none of our business. They produce nothing we need, provide no “services” we want, and are a constant source of hysterical nonsense as their “civilization” sinks into irrelevancy.