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There are several things that you can do. 0) Build using appropriate materials/design/construction. It's mostly a solved problem, it just takes wanting to spen
by wiredfool 10y ago
There are several things that you can do.
0) Build using appropriate materials/design/construction. It's mostly a solved problem, it just takes wanting to spend enough money to do the process right.
1) Use epoxy coated rebar. It's commonly used in places where there's a large risk of cracking and rebar corrosion (e.g. roadways)
2) Use prestressing/posttensioning to put an overall compressive force on the concrete to prevent cracking.
- HillaryBriss 10y agoThe American Galvanizers association makes the case for hot-dipped, galvanized rebar, for what it's worth: https://www.galvanizeit.org/uploads/publications/Galvanized_Rebar_vs_Epoxy_Rebar.pdf https://www.galvanizeit.org/uploads/publications/Galvanized_...