And something for sibeen:

https://www.twinfm.com/article/buildings-as-batteries-the-future-of-concrete

buffy said:

And something for sibeen:

https://www.twinfm.com/article/buildings-as-batteries-the-future-of-concrete

Don’t do it. Running electro-chemical reactions inside concrete will degrade the concrete more rapidly.

Apart from that, “embedded within the mixture is a metal-coated carbon fibre mesh – iron for the anode, and nickel for the cathode” does not seem like a strong cheap durable approach.

That said, I have a loathing for the way that reinforcement is handled in all sorts of concrete structures right now. Reo bars hand-tied into cages using wire ties is a perfect recipe for maximising the number of man-hours of manual labour in construction.

mollwollfumble said:

buffy said:

And something for sibeen:

https://www.twinfm.com/article/buildings-as-batteries-the-future-of-concrete

Don’t do it. Running electro-chemical reactions inside concrete will degrade the concrete more rapidly.

Apart from that, “embedded within the mixture is a metal-coated carbon fibre mesh – iron for the anode, and nickel for the cathode” does not seem like a strong cheap durable approach.

That said, I have a loathing for the way that reinforcement is handled in all sorts of concrete structures right now. Reo bars hand-tied into cages using wire ties is a perfect recipe for maximising the number of man-hours of manual labour in construction.

I doubt that this is ever going to get anywhere as well. Apart from anything else 7 Whours/m2 capacity seems pretty miniscule.

But you never know.

Regarding hand-tied reinforcement, that’s probably why people make so much use of mesh reinforcement and prefabricated cages these days.

The Rev Dodgson said:

mollwollfumble said:

buffy said:

And something for sibeen:

https://www.twinfm.com/article/buildings-as-batteries-the-future-of-concrete

Don’t do it. Running electro-chemical reactions inside concrete will degrade the concrete more rapidly.

Apart from that, “embedded within the mixture is a metal-coated carbon fibre mesh – iron for the anode, and nickel for the cathode” does not seem like a strong cheap durable approach.

That said, I have a loathing for the way that reinforcement is handled in all sorts of concrete structures right now. Reo bars hand-tied into cages using wire ties is a perfect recipe for maximising the number of man-hours of manual labour in construction.

I doubt that this is ever going to get anywhere as well. Apart from anything else 7 Whours/m2 capacity seems pretty miniscule.

But you never know.

Regarding hand-tied reinforcement, that’s probably why people make so much use of mesh reinforcement and prefabricated cages these days.

> Regarding hand-tied reinforcement, that’s probably why people make so much use of mesh reinforcement and prefabricated cages these days.

Yes That needs to be done more.