Thursday, October 12, 2017

New super concrete makes buildings strong enough to withstand magnitude 9 earthquakes

In the wake of recent natural disasters, including hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in Mexico, it makes sense that residents and architect aficionados would want to reinforce the structure of local buildings. Thanks to a new invention developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), it is now possible to do this in an eco-friendly and affordable way. Eco-friendly ductile cementitious composite, or EDCC, is predominantly comprised of an industrial by-product called...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/new-super-concrete-makes-buildings-strong-enough-to-withstand-magnitude-9-earthquakes
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