We now know the secret to why Roman concrete lasts thousands of years
For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out the secret to Roman concrete, and now, they may have made a major ...
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We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Years
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.
Researchers are reinventing concrete using 2,000-year-old secrets
Researchers may have finally found a way to recreate ancient Roman concrete, which is stronger and can heal itself.
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Self-Healing Concrete: What Ancient Roman Concrete Can Teach Us
Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be ...
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Scientists make groundbreaking discovery with ancient method to make use of excess mud: 'It's stronger than traditional concrete'
"This process has been around for a long time and unfortunately hasn't been industrially adopted." Scientists make ...
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Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way
The material, light tan and granular, had been a critical component of the Roman Empire, he said: the precursor to concrete, a mainstay of Roman infrastructure, including the aqueducts that ...
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roman concrete
Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be ...
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The Last Word: UTA’s Warda Ashraf on Developing Eco‑Friendly Concrete Based on an Ancient Roman Recipe
Ashraf was quoted in a recent New York Times article, "Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way," about using ...