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It is considered as the main working stage of deformation of
reinforced concrete bent elements.
However, acknowledgment of the need to protect normally durable structural
reinforced concrete by coatings has been really slow to develop.
In addition, while
reinforced concrete structures have long been accepted as excellent blast protection, what is sometimes overlooked is their high level of fire resistance.
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Antonio Argibay, AIA, principal of Meridian Designs Associates, agrees that the Bellaire withstood the crash because it was made of
reinforced concrete.
What's no secret is why
reinforced concrete was specified by the U.S.
However, the use of high-strength
reinforced concrete frames for high-rise office towers, with concrete cores and wider egress stairs, provides a stronger, safer building that is terror-resistant, soundproof and fireproof and has the ability to reduce the feeling of motion caused by wind, Gerosa explains.
In order to shield office spaces adjacent to the lobby's security stations from a potential blast event within the security area, the designers chose initially to screen the stations with a massive
reinforced concrete wall some 12 to 14 inches in thickness.
characterizes the NIST findings as "bearing out what his organization has been saying since 9/11," an irresponsible statement intended to leave readers with the impression, however thoughtless, that had the WTC towers been constructed of
reinforced concrete, they would have remained standing.