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U-M researchers make bendable concrete
University of Michigan ^
| 04 May 2005
| Laura Bailey
Posted on 05/06/2005 1:46:04 AM PDT by explodingspleen
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To: explodingspleen
Jimmy Hoffa not likely to roll over in his grave after hearing this news.
To: battlegearboat
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posted on
05/06/2005 2:16:01 AM PDT
by
The Duke
To: concrete is my business
To: explodingspleen
I thought Frank Lloyd Wright already discovered that concrete bends when he built Fallingwaters.
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posted on
05/06/2005 2:20:44 AM PDT
by
JoeGar
To: explodingspleen
Thanks for the concrete article, I'm a mech engineer but took a few concrete classes. There is a yearly concrete canoe contest at the university.
To: explodingspleen
"cost less in the long run" = cost more now
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posted on
05/06/2005 2:50:48 AM PDT
by
PieroC
(pieroc)
To: explodingspleen
Perfect for new runways built for the new monster Airbus.
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posted on
05/06/2005 3:13:44 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
(Sane, and have the papers to prove it!)
To: explodingspleen
Picture shows mechanical simulation of Rosie O'Donnell sitting in armchair made out of the material.
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posted on
05/06/2005 3:38:17 AM PDT
by
ikka
To: explodingspleen
I bet it bends to the left a whole lot better than it bends to the right, this is afterall, from the people's university of Michigan.
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posted on
05/06/2005 3:46:40 AM PDT
by
RushLake
(Permission from the UN...we don't need no stinking permission slip from the UN.)
To: explodingspleen
Hey, great! Nothing like a sagging parking deck!
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posted on
05/06/2005 3:50:36 AM PDT
by
Adder
(Can we bring back stoning again? Please?)
To: explodingspleen
the Curtis Road bridge over M-14 in Ann ArborThis bridge is about eight miles from where I live. I'll have to go check it out. My driveway is a disaster. There are springs in the area undermining its foundation and I wonder if this would keep it from cracking should we use this to replace it.
To: explodingspleen
Bet it would be great for cement boats. Remember the Ferocement boats?
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posted on
05/06/2005 4:29:50 AM PDT
by
G-Man 1
To: explodingspleen
What will they think of next? Transparent aluminum?
To: explodingspleen
So does this mean in the future it won't be a matter of when concrete will crack because it does but when will it bend?
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posted on
05/06/2005 4:45:50 AM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
To: The Electrician
Yes. Transparent aluminum would be quite useful for transporting endangered whales across time and space in poorly concieved sequels. Live long and prosper.
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posted on
05/06/2005 4:50:49 AM PDT
by
AndrewB
To: G-Man 1
Yep.
hereAlways wanted one....dream(ed) of building one to be unsinkable. (I know, I know:)
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posted on
05/06/2005 4:54:18 AM PDT
by
1john2 3and4
(Conservatives rage because the truth isn't told. Liberals rage because it IS.)
To: explodingspleen
Interesting. Thanks for the post.
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posted on
05/06/2005 5:12:16 AM PDT
by
PGalt
To: The Electrician
To: explodingspleen
Bouncing down the road will now take on a literal meaning.
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posted on
05/06/2005 5:29:45 AM PDT
by
sergeantdave
(Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin)
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