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I see steel reinforced concrete with the steel exposed in overhead beams. This thing is gonna have to come down. Good steel reinforced concrete starts deterior
by Geonode 4y ago
I see steel reinforced concrete with the steel exposed in overhead beams. This thing is gonna have to come down.
Good steel reinforced concrete starts deteriorating before a hundred years. It's no material for a cathedral.
- SECProto 4y ago> Good steel reinforced concrete starts deteriorating before a hundred years. It's no material for a cathedral. La Sagrada Familiar uses steel reinforced concrete (though technically it's a minor basilica, not a cathedral) https://blog.sagradafamilia.org/en/divulgation/construction-temples-towers/ https://blog.sagradafamilia.org/en/divulgation/construction-...
- bobthechef 4y ago> technically it's a minor basilica, not a cathedral) This is a category mistake, no? A cathedral isn't an architectural term, but a designation granted to the central church of a diocese (i.e., the seat of a bishop, hence "cathedra" which means "seat" in Latin). A basilica is both an architectural term and a designation.
- SECProto 4y agoI was using both Cathedral and Basilica in the religious designation sense - I was unaware that either word had purely architectural meanings. The self-correction was somewhat tongue in cheek, as the real mistake would be from the article, calling a homemade Church a cathedral.
- TuringTest 4y agoBasilica was a Roman public building with a specific shape - a rectangular building with several parallel arcades. Classic Christianity took the shape for their early churches, and later cathedrals and larger churches were built over them maintaining the basic shape (and extending it in the shape of a cross, for symbolism).
- pvaldes 4y agoBut they are true architects and know what are doing, totally different leagues. The place has a touristic appeal and will be probably exploited for Mensajeros de la Paz (the quickest to see its potential, appear with some money and take the keys), as another similar Christneylands are, but the fact is that no sane architect wanted to be responsible of it.
- arbuge 4y agoEverything has to come down eventually, but all else being equal, exposed steel is better for ease of access and maintenance than steel buried in concrete.
- Intermernet 4y agoExposed steel connected to the steel in concrete is a recipe for disaster.
- caymanjim 4y agoWhy would you want access to steel that's supposed to be reinforcing concrete? What kind of maintenance do you think is occurring? It's great for water infiltration.
- Spunkie 4y agoIn central america most things are built with cheap cinderblock and concrete and the vast majority of them leave rebar exposed and coming out of the top floor/roof. I've been told its for tax reasons, something about not needing to pay taxes on a building that is still "under construction"
- arinlen 4y ago> (...) but all else being equal, exposed steel is better (...) No, it's way worse. The outermost concrete layer serves multiple purposes, including corrosion protection and fire resistance. Exposed rebar can and will start corroding immediately if not covered or treated, and in turn it loses grip and resistance.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoIt’s even worse than that… > He piled empty paint cans on top of one another and filled them with concrete to make columns. He bent corrugated iron rods and fed them through slinky-like springs to create the structure for arches. When the columns he built were too short, he filled the gaps with clumps of iron, piling them up like mismatched books to the height of the support beams. He’d then solder them together.
- grosswait 4y agoThe article states that architects have reviewed and found it to be surprisingly well built. They made some reinforcements. Definitely not a “have to come down” situation according to experts