a: bone ~
b: reinforced concrete

What:

"In its structure, bone is like reinforced concrete - the collagen fibers, like the steel of reinforced concrete, provide tensile strength, while the bones' salts, like cement sand and rock of concrete, provide the compression strength."


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Writer: James S. Trefil
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Date: Sep 2 2015 7:05 PM


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