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as we are in humidity climate, the introduction of reinforcing steel into concrete has created a new problem that affected the durability of concrete tanks. When embedded reinforcing steel corrodes, it can cause concrete to crack and break.
Lime, which is found in concrete, can also leak into the water.
in term of cost the fiber glass is cheaper the RCC tank.
Fiberglass is less in weight
Easy to install
No reinforcement required
More Economical overall in cost
most appropriate answer is given by Mr. Abdelaziz Al khawajah cost is secondary in skyscraper, it is the quality of water that matters.
the cost is most important now in gulf so , they are searching for good quality with less cost
Agreed with Fazlur answer. I like to add that could be better for health than RCC
Using Fibre Glass has the following advantages.