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I think you are overstating the problem. No one expects these buildings to start falling apart any time soon
by medo-bear 2y ago
I think you are overstating the problem. No one expects these buildings to start falling apart any time soon
- littlestymaar 2y agoIf they are 50 years old, they are already, it may be hidden but the concrete cancer has most definitely kicked in at that point. Don't worry it's not going to have dramatic structural impact for the next 50 years, but at some point the bill will start coming to try and keep the building from falling apart. Until it's not economical to do so…
- medo-bear 2y ago> concrete cancer You mean decay ?
- littlestymaar 2y agoI mean this: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatation_du_b%C3%A9ton#/media/Fichier:Betonrot_Hippodroom.JPG https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatation_du_b%C3%A9ton#/m...
- medo-bear 2y agoSo decay
- littlestymaar 2y agoCall that the way you please, it's also called “concrete cancer”, and I find the expression much more apt.
- medo-bear 2y agoIt isnt because we are not talking about living things.