Why Britain's 1960s Tower Blocks Are Still Falling Apart Today
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Britain built thousands of concrete tower blocks in a 15-year rush, then spent the next half-century watching them fall apart. From the Ronan Point collapse of 1968 to the Grenfell fire of 2017 and the crumbling, damp concrete of today, this is the story of how a housing dream became a slow-motion structural failure, and why the country still can't fix the homes it built sixty years ago.
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There is a misconception regarding concrete, it is believed to be waterproof, it is not. Once dampness reaches the steel rebar sited close to the surface, rust will result followed by cracking of the concrete due to the expansion of the rebar when rusting. This will allow more water to seep in. Look at any reinforced concrete fence post, they fail within a few years.
We rely too much on concrete because it is quick and cheap. In 1963 a perfectly good and functioning medieval stone 'hump backed' bridge, close to where we live was demolished, it was replaced by a flatter concrete one. It will need replacing within the next five years as it's already failing due to rust (concrete cancer). Cheap today, expensive when it needs replacing in sixty years time.
AUTHORITIES DOES NOT WORK, IT IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE.
THE EXISTING SYSTEM SHOULD BE SCRAPPED. FIRST PAST THE POST IS NOT DEMOCRATIC ANYWAY.
PREPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
FOR A START...
David Baxter,
Welsh,
Liverpool,
Taunton School,
Mason,
Somerset,
England,
"United" Kingdom.
IT HAS, TO AN EXTENT, BEEN COVERED
UP...IT STINKS...
Why Britain's 1960s Tower Blocks Are Still Falling Apart Today
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Britain built thousands of concrete tower blocks in a 15-year rush, then spent the next half-century watching them fall apart. From the Ronan Point collapse of 1968 to the Grenfell fire of 2017 and the crumbling, damp concrete of today, this is the story of how a housing dream became a slow-motion structural failure, and why the country still can't fix the homes it built sixty years ago.