Poly-Foam

[Tecumseh]

Originally Posted by XSpringfieldGuy

Stupid.. Metallurgist would know different. Go figure. Not good for wind load or Siesmeic activity at all..thats just me though. I guess poly makes it possible. Who had Dow as a rep on this?

Dow does not manufacture expanded polystyrene. Dow (and Owens) make extruded polystyrene. They both come from the same resin, but the manufacturing process is different.

[uakoops]

Did they use this stuff under the new West Street deck near WTC1? I thought I saw them putting big white pieces of something in the ground there a couple of weeks ago.

[XSpringfieldGuy]

Yes they do.