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VPandya General Sponsor
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:09 am Post subject: One way to take care of old Concrete Buildings , Demolish more than 800,000.0 Bldgs. |
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Dear Seffi Friends ,
This is an eye opening remedy for old Concrete Bldgs . in a Seismic Zone : WHAT ABOUT THE COST OF DOING THIS TO OLD CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN INDIA . More than 800,000.0 old buildings to be demolished . Price Tag for PUBLIC SAFETY ?
News:
November 5, 2020
Concrete SmartBrief
CONCRETE INNOVATION
Turkish group seeks demolition of pre-1999 buildings
A combined 800,000 buildings across Istanbul and the western province of Izmir, Turkey, were built before a fatal earthquake in 1999 and should be demolished due to concrete fragmentation and iron corrosion, says Yavuz Isik, president of the European and Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association. The deteriorating buildings were built with C10 concrete, but since 1999, the country has urged the use of C20 and C30.Full Story: Hurriyet (Turkey) (11/5) :
Question : Did we ever use such low strength concrete as C10
in India ? Is this a problem in Old concrete buildings in India ?
Regards.
Vasudeo Pandya P.E.
Structural Engineer |
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