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Aren't bridges built out of steel and concrete? How does steel and concrete burn?

aug 31, 2025, 7:33 pm • 0 1

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Edna Dowling @libertiesbelle.bsky.social

The strength and load-bearing capacity would be reduced as a result of the intense heat. Steel probably buckled too.

aug 31, 2025, 8:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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Conn MacEvilly @conmachiavel.bsky.social

Edna’s right. For a famous example of what intense heat can do to steel and concrete, see: science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/...

aug 31, 2025, 11:04 pm • 1 0 • view