>Wood, stone, pretty much everything is stronger than concrete.
Hang on, compressive strength is very, very high. Tensile strength is much lower so that’s why we add rebar and mesh.
Hang on, compressive strength is very, very high. Tensile strength is much lower so that’s why we add rebar and mesh.
The real value proposition of concrete is that it’s made out of very common materials and can be produced in enormous quantities in most places in the world at low cost.