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It's been maintained with constant supervision. Probably regular inspections and fixes. Watch what happens in as little as ten years once it has no human interv

by s_dev 5y ago

It's been maintained with constant supervision. Probably regular inspections and fixes. Watch what happens in as little as ten years once it has no human intervention at all.

tokai 5y ago
Ten years of no-maintenance is unhealthy for any type of building.
- bruce343434 5y ago
  What does the maintenance look like? Try to spray wd40 in between the concrete cracks? I can't really find anything about this anywhere.
  - Red_Leaves_Flyy 5y ago
    The eli15 answer is that concrete is repaired by excising the damage and replacing what was removed. If you're really interested check out Sikas brochures.0 if you prefer video form I found this [1] that seems to cover a good variety of applications and can probably be comfortably watched at 2x speed. Maintaining concrete is a matter of having routine structural inspectors come out to poke and prod the concrete. Worn traffic areas get patches and sealants. Areas with a lot of runoff get seals to direct water in ideal ways. Etc. 0. https://www.sika.com/en/construction/structural-strengthening.html https://www.sika.com/en/construction/structural-strengthenin... 1. https://youtu.be/c0Pj5Qdy9IU https://youtu.be/c0Pj5Qdy9IU
  - mr_overalls 5y ago
    Probably the most important one: keeping the roof from leaking. Uncontrolled moisture incursion is one of the quickest ways to destroy any structure.
  - baud147258 5y ago
    plugging/checking for holes in the roof so there's no water infiltration in the walls (water in the wall will quickly degrade them, especially if temperatures to freezing levels)
  - Spooky23 5y ago
    Pretty much. Water is the enemy of any construction. A farm near where I grew up had a big barn, built in the 1700s that was in daily use until the mid 80s. Due to a family/inheritance dispute, maintenance ceased in the 90s. At some point, the roof leaked and that set in motion things that resulted in collapse last year.

by s_dev 5y ago

It's been maintained with constant supervision. Probably regular inspections and fixes. Watch what happens in as little as ten years once it has no human intervention at all.

tokai 5y ago

Ten years of no-maintenance is unhealthy for any type of building.

bruce343434 5y ago
What does the maintenance look like? Try to spray wd40 in between the concrete cracks? I can't really find anything about this anywhere.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 5y ago
  The eli15 answer is that concrete is repaired by excising the damage and replacing what was removed. If you're really interested check out Sikas brochures.0 if you prefer video form I found this [1] that seems to cover a good variety of applications and can probably be comfortably watched at 2x speed. Maintaining concrete is a matter of having routine structural inspectors come out to poke and prod the concrete. Worn traffic areas get patches and sealants. Areas with a lot of runoff get seals to direct water in ideal ways. Etc. 0. https://www.sika.com/en/construction/structural-strengthening.html https://www.sika.com/en/construction/structural-strengthenin... 1. https://youtu.be/c0Pj5Qdy9IU https://youtu.be/c0Pj5Qdy9IU
- mr_overalls 5y ago
  Probably the most important one: keeping the roof from leaking. Uncontrolled moisture incursion is one of the quickest ways to destroy any structure.
- baud147258 5y ago
  plugging/checking for holes in the roof so there's no water infiltration in the walls (water in the wall will quickly degrade them, especially if temperatures to freezing levels)
- Spooky23 5y ago
  Pretty much. Water is the enemy of any construction. A farm near where I grew up had a big barn, built in the 1700s that was in daily use until the mid 80s. Due to a family/inheritance dispute, maintenance ceased in the 90s. At some point, the roof leaked and that set in motion things that resulted in collapse last year.