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To: vannrox

Funny how the German bunkers on the Normandy beaches still look pretty good.

Built in a tough war economy and with steel reinforced concrete...


3 posted on 07/06/2016 4:31:55 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana

This was what was called working stress design. The steel is not designed to yield, so the concrete does not crack, therefore the steel is protected.


11 posted on 07/06/2016 4:59:30 PM PDT by D Rider
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