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Modern concrete is what you need it to be. We know much more about concrete production today than the Romans did. We make compromises, it's not all about qualit
by sfn42 3y ago
Modern concrete is what you need it to be. We know much more about concrete production today than the Romans did. We make compromises, it's not all about quality. If you're building a garage you're fine with it lasting 100+ years, you don't give a shit about 1000+ years. So you don't pay for the stuff that will last for ever. If you're a civil engineer designing a huge dam you go for the good concrete. You also test the concrete before pouring to make sure it's up to spec. Because your budget and priorities make that make sense.
- mannyv 3y agoAnd yet, Frank Lloyd Wright made the wrong concrete choices at Falling Water. If he couldn't get it right then the average Joe won't get it right either.
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- coryrc 3y agoHis buildings are known for being high-maintenance. I've had houses with 70-year-old concrete foundations that are perfectly functional.
- defrost 3y agoClassic architect|designer fubar .. this is why they're great at conceptual design and mostly much weaker than they'd admit at pragmatic functional structural engineering. Not all architects, to be clear, some really know their foundations but...
- JohnAaronNelson 3y agoDon’t blame Wright. The builder changed the design and didn’t pick the right concrete.
- sfn42 3y agoI never claimed Frank Lloyd Wright knew more than the Romans..