Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and plastic

Re:Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and pla... by katbyte on Thursday October 21, 2021 @04:17PM (#28950295)

Does that not depend if it’s stainless or not?

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Re:Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and pla... by zardo on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:42PM (#28952199)

I think that's only used for structures immersed in seawater.

It's not that we can't design buildings to last longer, it's that you don't want to design a building to last two centuries when you know it's probably going to be torn down in 50 years no matter what shape it's in.

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Re:Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and pla... by meltedcapacitor on Friday October 22, 2021 @04:25AM (#28954834)

Stainless steel rebar is also used for (not only seaside) bridges etc, but at 10x the cost it's not going to be in ordinary buildings.

If a building is made harder to demolish than its neighbours it's got a better chance to survive. I plan plutonium-core concrete walls for my mausoleum to prevent future generations from interfering with it.

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