• abcdqfr@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    But all the good buildings are concrete and steel! The combustible architecture is for peasants only

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      2 hours ago

      Yes but it’s also entirely made out of oil. Still plants.

      Like, even the concrete probably has oil in it. The steel may be attaxhed and painted with oil. Even the glass is probably a little bit oil.

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      As an engineer i can tell you that a building being made of concrete and steel in no way indicates it to be safeguarded against fire. With how combustible a lot of interior has become over the past century, it can still turn into a flame engulfed hellhole, unless a high level of fire protection was achieved with proper firewalls and seals, containment design, extinguishing measures etc.

      If you subject steel directly or rebar concrete to heat for a long time, the structural integrity will be permanently lowered, often requiring a building to be demolished and rebuilt after a larger fire.