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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I've wondered for a long time how long it would be before someone started using composites, as there is no rust and very little maintenance.

They normally have an Achilles heel though: fire. Heat will usually weaken the composite quickly, unless it's a special epoxy and fiber material heat-cured at high temperature. But then your cost will go way, way up. Maybe they have a solution.

4 posted on 07/19/2018 11:26:26 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
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I wonder if the sun will accelerate or pull (dry out) epoxy/base liquid used to hold the mix together . I didn’t see in the article where the girders were weather tested (but they must have)


5 posted on 07/19/2018 11:35:37 PM PDT by mythenjoseph
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To: pierrem15

How often do bridges catch fire?


11 posted on 07/20/2018 5:20:56 AM PDT by IronJack
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Composites don’t do well with impact damage, especially if the fibers crack.


15 posted on 07/20/2018 6:28:37 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: pierrem15
-- They normally have an Achilles heel though: fire. --

That's one. Cost is another.

Cheap, high quality, fast - pick two at most.

20 posted on 07/20/2018 8:59:29 AM PDT by Cboldt
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