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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I don't think the high rise condo business will be affected significantly by one building collapse. A concrete high rise building is supposed to last more than 100 years with minimal or no maintenance to the structural part. There may be more frequent inspections of buildings, but, if costly repairs and/or maintenance is required, it will be because of a bad design, not something routine.
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At the Surf Side Condo, they found that rusted re-bar caused expansion, which cracked the concrete foundation. Strangely enough, I remember reading that China used bamboo instead of re-bar and made the sidewalls of their skyscrapers MUCH thicker than the US does. I had a hard time believing that about the bamboo. I have NEVER read anything to confirm about the bamboo, so that COULD be very wrong. I am just writing about it to see if anyone else has ever heard of this practice in China. And if so WHY would bamboo be an advantage - other than cheap?