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Environment
Enabling Flexible Buildings
September 1, 2014
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 92, Issue 35
The fascinating article on nanocellulose mentioned the possibility of its use in so-called flexible concrete (C&EN, June 9, page 26). Is a flexible mortar mix also feasible? Such a formulation might be of great use in building stone, brick, or cinderblock structures in seismic zones. If such a building were to prove able to avoid utter or even partial collapse in an earthquake, then perhaps some nongovernmental organization might be interested in a “flex mix” for new construction or rebuilding after a natural or man-made disaster.
Thomas Spande
Bethesda, Md.
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