Atlantic Building
Materials
### Materials

The project used cantilevered beams of post\-tensioned [concrete](/wiki/Concrete "Concrete") and rebar with a high [yield strength](/wiki/Yield_%28engineering%29 "Yield (engineering)") (up to 600 MPa) and strands with high yield strengths of 1900 MPa. The materials have undergone in\-depth studies because the building is located in an area near the sea and likely to receive high winds and storm surges when the city is hit by a hurricane.


Why were the materials chosen with high yield strengths?