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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by einpoklum on Monday October 24, 2022 @06:36PM (#33323554)
> a very long period of process optimization and corrosion testing

How long? 1 year? 10 years? 100? 1000?

If it's not the last option, isn't it worth figuring out?

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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by RajT88 on Monday October 24, 2022 @06:57PM (#33323744)
Imagine the wonders we could build if we could justify the investment based on the lifetime of the structure.

Actually, you don't have to imagine it. Go watch the show, "Peripheral". This idea of long-lasting concrete was actually what I found myself thinking about just last night watching it, in the scenes of future London.

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