Attached is a graphic showing water intrusion through a form-tie to the rebar sitting on top that expands due to rust creating expansion forces great enough to split the concrete foundation wall.
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Awesome Randy! For me “Expansion Force” is hard to read in red against brown.
I just changed the colors to make it more readable.
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Really nice. Goes well with your case study.
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Sounds a lot like Champlain Towers South.
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That’s a good one Randy. Thanks for posting!
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