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Our toboggan will be built using several different
materials, including alluminum, steel, carbon fibres, and of course, concrete.
A selection of sites have been chosen to provide a background on the various
materials which may be used in constructing "STONE COLD" or which you may
see on construction sites near you.
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Concrete is an artificially engineered material made
from a mixture of portland cement, aggregates (such
as sand or gravel) and water. Concrete has great
strength in compression, but little tensile strength.
Steel is used as a reinforcement in order to provide
the necessary tensile resistance.
Alluminum is used in place of steel, whenever
possible, to reduce the total weight.
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