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'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
Rome’s Pantheon stands defiant 2,000 years after it was built, its marble floors sheltered under the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. For decades, researchers have probed samples from Roman ...
Concrete is at the heart of construction, and the push toward greener solutions has introduced new technologies that directly impact how concrete is made, used, and ultimately performs. One of the ...
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Roman concrete survived 2,000 years, and the real reason is shocking
Roman concrete has shrugged off two millennia of earthquakes, wars, and weather that would pulverize most modern structures ...
Concrete is a foundational material in construction, but it can encounter a costly problem: cracking. Engineers have been looking for ways to make stronger, more durable concrete, and researchers in ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Every sector has its own set of challenges when it comes to ...
After water, concrete is the world’s most consumed material and is the mainstay of construction everywhere, and concrete production’s impact on the environment is significant. Researchers have ...
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