Concrete is undoubtedly the best-known and most widely used composite material in construction, and it evokes all kinds of feelings among professionals in the industry. As an example, we’ve compiled a series of verses that Professor Víctor Yepes posted yesterday on his Twitter profile (@vyepesp).
These verses were recently rescued by Professor Víctor Yepes from a pile of papers that were about to be thrown away, and he decided to publish some of them for the enjoyment of those of us who work, in one way or another, with this material. The author, for the time being, is unknown. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
This civilization
it would never have improved,
if it weren't for an invention,
called «Reinforced Concrete»
It's common knowledge
that concrete under tensile stress,
lasts ten times less,
which uses compression.
Some time ago, a gardener,
wanting to make a vase,
had the brilliant idea,
to join steel and concrete.
When he saw the results,
"Eureka!" he began to shout…
The thing is, reinforced concrete,
I had just made up.
The advantages are enormous,
that result from this union,
there may be slender parts,
without undergoing deformation.
In 1910,
at the School of Civil Engineering,
Education is introduced
of this divine material.
From then until now,
A lot has changed,
the studies conducted,
They have achieved this miracle.
Traditional laws,
structural analysis,
have been modified over time,
gradually.
The EHE-08,
is the current directive,
for the calculation or design,
of a concrete structure.
Víctor Yepes holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and is an Accredited Full Professor and Tenured Professor of Construction Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. (@vyepesp – http://victoryepes.blogs.upv.es)
