The Mineral Causing Home Foundations to Crumble

Paul Dunlop

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Pyrrhotite causes cracks in concrete. But research on how widespread the issue might be has only scratched the surface.

Period	18 Dec 2024

Media contributions

1

Media contributions

Title	The Mineral Causing Home Foundations to Crumble
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	Undark
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	18/12/24
Producer/Author	Benjamin Cassidy
URL	https://undark.org/2024/12/18/foundations-crumbling-mineral/
Persons	Paul Dunlop

Keywords

pyrrhotite

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