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Aside from fire hazard probability, are there any studies done about whether plastics fused with rocks (cement) could be a good material for building houses tha
by code51 4y ago
Aside from fire hazard probability, are there any studies done about whether plastics fused with rocks (cement) could be a good material for building houses that are resistant to earthquakes? (Not discarding the use of steel)
- hollander 4y agoIf concrete mixed with plastics is a good idea, then it should be done in a controlled environment (factory), not taken from the sea. I don't see what this has to do with earthquake resistant building. If you want some "flex" in building materials, we already have steel. If plastic can replace steel, or can replace it partly, that would be great. Mixing plastic with concrete is environmentally a bad idea in the long run. How are you going to undo that mix later?
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoThere's quite a few instances where they take plastic and incorporate it into bricks, cement or ground cover, e.g. https://phys.org/news/2022-03-trash-kenyan-inventor-plastic-bricks.html https://phys.org/news/2022-03-trash-kenyan-inventor-plastic-...; if you don't mind videos, Business Insider has a decent series on subjects like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmur3Z0Afau7p-Au2E1uYKYVPNE2b62dN https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmur3Z0Afau7p-Au2E1uY...