Fabric molds could bring material-saving concrete beams within reach

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation at 06 Nov, 19:35 UTC

MIT engineers cast a concrete beam using a sewn fabric mold with one-third the amount of concrete and half as much steel as a conventional beam.

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• T1Fabric molds could bring material-saving concrete beams within reachMIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation06 Nov, 19:35