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Why Coastal Projects Are Switching to GFRP Reinforcement
Section 1: The Hidden Enemy—Chloride-Induced Corrosion What’s Actually Happening Inside Your Concrete Salt from ocean spray and storm surge penetrates the concrete through microscopic pores. It takes 5 to 15 years to reach the steel rebar inside, depending on concrete quality and exposure. You can’t see it happening. When salt finally reaches the steel,…
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Why Your Structural Engineer Requires Shear Wall Hold-Downs In Coastal Regions (And Why You Should Be Glad They Do)
What’s the Deal? We hear it on nearly every residential job site in Charleston: “We’ve been building houses for forty years without all these hold-downs—why is every engineer suddenly requiring them?”Look, we understand the frustration. Hold-downs cost money, complicate your framing details, and feel like a burden that previous engineers somehow avoided. What makes…