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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by pmontra on Sunday February 07, 2021 @04:38AM (#26053832)
Do they use concrete in those towers or is it all steel?
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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by OJFord on Sunday February 07, 2021 @04:42AM (#26053848)
Generally concrete slabs form the rough shape of it, on top of a framework of steel. At least from what I see in the UK. I know NY & London do have, at very least historically but I assume now too, quite different heights and construction methods, due to differences in the geology.
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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday February 07, 2021 @12:38PM (#26056530)
All of the new thin supertall residential towers in NYC are reinforced concrete. It is incredibly stupid to allow such construction methods.
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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by vineyardmike on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:21AM (#26075447)
> It is incredibly stupid to allow such construction methods.

Why? Seems pretty standard construction, and unusual that something so common is "incredibly stupid"

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