"Many people do not know that concrete is porous. So when it is wet, the water can make its way into the other side, and as moisture begins to seep into the concrete eventually, the water will break it down, causing cracks and leaks.
The combination of water and air encountering the rebar creates a chemical reaction called iron oxide, also known as rust.
The rebar inside the concrete will begin to rust once it is exposed to these elements.
Without them, the rebar will not rust.
Once the rebar begins to rust, it can cause the steel components of the building to expand 6 times the original size. This force created by the expanding rusted rebar causes the cracking and gaps you see."
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Keziah 2 year s ago
Seeing those gives me a slight eyetwitch. I am a german civil engineer.
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Tim 2 year s ago
Keziah,
only a slight twitch?
Dem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör.
only a slight twitch?
Dem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör.
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Josiah 2 year s ago
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I realize that's it's unlikely to collapse right that second but I still wouldn't stand that close to a masonry wall with that much of a lean...
I realize that's it's unlikely to collapse right that second but I still wouldn't stand that close to a masonry wall with that much of a lean...
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Tim 2 year s ago
confused german screaming. how can any of that even be called a foundation. 
how can any of that even be called a foundation.
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Mally 2 year s ago
Some of these problems were in the building that collapse in Florida last year killing a lot of people
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Mally 2 year s ago
This s#it is real, if you see something like that report it right away and get out
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Missy 2 year s ago
I'll never understand why Americans built their houses so badly and then wonder why hurricanes disassemble them like garden sheds
only a slight twitch?
Dem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör.
I realize that's it's unlikely to collapse right that second but I still wouldn't stand that close to a masonry wall with that much of a lean...