[Ravensfort] showers / Re: [rfofficers] Gundy's Find
byzytym
byzytym at att.net
Mon Oct 13 16:04:31 PDT 2008
Six grown men could not budge the old showers before knocking off the wood.
I can't guess at the weight.
V NV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catie Clark" <cat at rocks4brains.com>
To: "Ravens Fort" <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] showers / Re: [rfofficers] Gundy's Find
>I present the following for your perusal:
>
> http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/nrrec-04.pdf
>
> be aware that in the document, when they say you can't use plastic
> building materials for building construction purposes, remember that this
> is a Corps document and the writer is a civil engineer where "building
> construction" refers specifically to structural load-bearing big-building
> applications...
>
> There are two very pertinent points that the report brings up: first is
> weight and second is cost for the good structural plastics. If weight
> really is the concern here, then the structural plastics that are
> practically indestructable at Yellowstone will be too heavy. They are
> also apparently more expensive than I thought they were, but if you
> consider it a capital outlay (due to longevity) instead of a supply
> expenses, it's cheaper in the long term.
> But if weight is the problem, then weather-worthy structural plastic is
> likely as bad as metal sheeting...
>
> What did the old panels that we are replacing weigh?
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