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minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoWdym? Just replace the iron rebar with gold
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoGold is no where near strong enough. Titanium would work just as well, and last quite a bit longer.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months agoIsn’t titanium too rigid for this application though? I’ve worked with both for a mechanical application, and titanium has no flex, so stresses get passed in to other components. I don’t know, I’m no civil engineer. Any civvies wanna fill us in?
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat could be. Maybe some alloy? Not sure
Wdym? Just replace the iron rebar with gold
Gold is no where near strong enough.
Titanium would work just as well, and last quite a bit longer.
Isn’t titanium too rigid for this application though? I’ve worked with both for a mechanical application, and titanium has no flex, so stresses get passed in to other components.
I don’t know, I’m no civil engineer. Any civvies wanna fill us in?
That could be. Maybe some alloy? Not sure