Structure material - Engineering Class Home Pages
Structure material - Engineering Class Home Pages
Structure material - Engineering Class Home Pages
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Concrete properties:<br />
• strong in compression<br />
• weak in tension<br />
• steel re-bars resist tension<br />
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Site cast concrete<br />
facilitates free forms but<br />
formwork may be costly<br />
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Precast Concrete<br />
Advantages:<br />
• repetitive use of formwork<br />
• factory quality control<br />
Challenges:<br />
• element joints<br />
• transportation cost<br />
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