Despite its excellent qualities as a structural material, concrete has some weaknesses, too. One is that it has almost no strength against tension. Concrete can withstand a tremendous amount of compressive stress, but when you try to pull it apart, it gives up quickly. Concrete’s other weakness is that it’s brittle. It doesn’t have any …
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