At the detail design stage, careful consideration must be given to the compatibility of building materials or systems used in structural and architectural applications.
In this primer, structural engineer Elise Love explains how a phenomenon known as galvanic corrosion occurs when dissimilar metals, subjected to the same environment, comprised of a conducting solution, are in direct electrical contact.
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