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Do you or anyone know if the plant’s steel construction means better rubble conditions than if it were masonry?


108 posted on 02/07/2010 10:55:53 AM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: Gondring

FWIW, from the live photos it does look like large sections of the siding of the plant (which appears to be of corrugated steel construction - but that is just a guess) have been ripped off...


112 posted on 02/07/2010 10:59:50 AM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Gondring
Do you or anyone know if the plant’s steel construction means better rubble conditions than if it were masonry?

I'd much rather be surrounded by steel than masonry. Steel has more ductility than any kind of bricks or concrete. I guess reinforced concrete has resistance to shock as a result of the steel rebar.

205 posted on 02/07/2010 12:41:37 PM PST by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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