Re:Are we stuck with cement?
by dzhiurgis on Sunday July 01, 2018 @08:10PM
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At some point it must be cheaper to just cut a massive piece of rock and ship it to the construction site, isn't it?
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Re:Are we stuck with cement?
by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday July 02, 2018 @02:38PM
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Depends. Are you taking into account reconfiguring bridges and overpasses to make the loads fit, or factoring traffic management costs into the equation? The truckloads of concrete to make a structure individually take up a lot less space and weigh less than the final structure itself.