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pebble mill studios 'concrete cancer'
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pebble mill studios 'concrete cancer'

pebble mill studios 'concrete cancer'

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hello all,
Pebble mill studios in birmingham was said to be suffering from concrete cancer, i cant find any evidence of this but only people claiming this was used as an excuse by the BBC to demolish the site and relocate. Does anyone know where i might find information on this?  

RE: pebble mill studios 'concrete cancer'

"Concrete cancer" can mean almost anything, but usually refers to something insidious in the concrete such as alkali-silica reactivity, alkali-carbonate reactivity, chloride penetration causing rebar corrosion and spalling, and freeze-thaw damage.

RE: pebble mill studios 'concrete cancer'

Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology, Fourth edition

concrete cancer
A figure of speech describing the deterioration of concrete structures, usually associated with the penetration of moisture and chloride ions, and the corrosion of reinforcement.

www.corrosioncenter.ohiou.edu/.../ Lecture%201%20ElectroChem%20and%20Corr.ppt

 

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