Why Engineers Compare Concrete Deterioration to Swiss Cheese

A slice of Swiss cheese beside deteriorating concrete slab with visible spalling holes

Understanding concrete deterioration in aging buildings When structural engineers evaluate aging concrete buildings, one of the simplest ways to explain deterioration is with an analogy many people understand immediately. Imagine a slice of Swiss cheese. Each hole in the cheese represents a location where material is missing. In concrete structures, those “holes” are similar to…

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