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chrisdhoover
on Jan 7, 2023
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Why was Roman concrete so durable?
So the Hoover dam will fail in 10 years?
adgjlsfhk1
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Concrete lasts a really long time when it's under pure compression. You only run into issues when you try to build structures that need to survive in tension. That's when you start having to add rebar and lower weight and you run into issues.
moloch-hai
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Fortunately, Hoover Dam is under compressive load.
anamexis
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Only if the Hoover dam was made with standard concrete using standard building methods, I suppose.
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